As Canadian public health agencies prepare to deal with a new viral illness, a specialized lab in Saskatoon is using its research on different strains of the coronavirus to help develop a vaccine. The University of Saskatchewan’s Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization-International Vaccine Centre, also known as VIDO-InterVac, has received permission from the Public Health Agency […]
Weyburn’s Graham DeLaet has withdrawn from the PGA Tour’s Farmers Insurance Open in San Diego with another back injury. DeLaet returned to the tour in October after a nearly two-year absence following a second back surgery. The Canadian has played five tournaments since his return from a back problem, missing the cut in three events […]
The office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Saskatchewan is investigating a cyberattack on LifeLabs that happened at the end of October. The company believes 93,000 residents in Saskatchewan had their information accessed. The investigation will, among other things, examine the scope of the breach, the circumstances leading to it, and what, if any, […]
A Regina restaurant owner wants to help arguably the greatest player to ever wear a Saskatchewan Roughriders jersey. Eric Johnson runs Smokin Okies BBQ in the city’s east end. He has gotten to know George Reed quite well over the past few years with the Rider legend being a frequent visitor to his restaurant. Johnson […]
REGINA — Two Saskatchewan men say they were unfairly kicked out of a publicly funded detox centre where they were seeking help with their addictions. Jeff Brown says he entered Wakamow Manor Social Detox Centre in Moose Jaw in October after hitting rock bottom from alcoholism. The government pays the Thunder Creek Rehabilitation Association to operate […]
Over $15,000 was raised during 620 CKRM’s MS Musical Christmas Card on Sunday. This was the 31st year the station played Christmas music you chose and brought in stars to tell their stories about multiple sclerosis. This event helps fund the finest MS research in Canada, as well as impact driven programs and services for […]
For the first time since the federal election, Canada’s premiers had a chance to sit down with one another Monday in Toronto to talk about a variety of things at their Council of the Federation meeting which was chaired by Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe. The premiers issued a communique at the end of the […]
The provincial NDP are raising concerns about a crisis in wait times in hospital emergency rooms in Regina and Saskatoon. Opposition leader Ryan Meili said emergency room staffing must be improved because the average wait time for treatment in Saskatoon is 2.8 hours and 5.3 hours in Regina. Health minister Jim Reiter said a command […]
CUPE members are raising the alarms when it comes to the reorganization notice at Regina’s Pioneer Village. On Monday the SHA handed out the notice to 500 unionized staff members saying there was too many staff for the declining number of people in the nursing home. Related Article: 500 union members at Pioneer Village given […]
32-year-old Paul Kuspira from Saskatoon hopes his voice will catch the Saskatchewan government’s attention when calling for more insulin pump coverage in the province. Kuspira was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes when he was 18 years old. Under the provincial health system, his insulin pumps were covered until he reached age 26. His pump is […]
