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COVID rates climb in latest report, 18 more deaths reported
COVID-19 rates are climbing in Saskatchewan. The Government of Saskatchewan's latest Community Respiratory Illness Surveillance Program report, released on Thursday, showed increases in COVID-19 rates...
Mar 30, 2023
'Profound disappointment:' Nurses union president reacts to Sask. budget
There is nothing new in this year's provincial budget that recognizes the dedication from registered nurses across Saskatchewan, and how they've held up the health-care system for the past three years...
Mar 23, 2023 (File photo/650 CKOM)
Sask. seeing shortage of speech pathologists
Saskatchewan, along with the rest of Canada, is struggling with a shortage of speech pathologists. Speech pathology is the study and treatment of speech and language problems. Loredana Cuglietta, chai...
Mar 11, 2023
Moe praises Stewart as MLA resigns for health reasons
Right off the hop for the spring sitting, the Saskatchewan Party lost another MLA. Lyle Stewart stood up and announced he would be resigning his seat at the end of the week. Stewart has been battling ...
Mar 07, 2023
Outage causes delays for patients trying to access eHealth records
Some hospitals and medical teams were not able to access patient records Friday due to a connectivity issue with eHealth Saskatchewan. A statement from the health network said it became aware of the i...
Mar 03, 2023 (File photo/980 CJME)
Sask. syphilis numbers still growing, with 639% increase since 2019
By Susan McNeil The rate of syphilis cases in Saskatchewan has seen a massive jump since an outbreak was first declared in 2019. Dr. Ibrahim Khan, regional medical officer of health for Indigenous Ser...
Mar 03, 2023
Unions want voices heard after federal health-care deal reached
The Saskatchewan government announced Wednesday it has formally accepted Ottawa's offer of increased health-care funding. The deal includes a one-time, $61-million investment into health care for the ...
Mar 02, 2023 Barbara Cape, president of SEIU-West. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Saskatchewan reports decrease in COVID-related deaths, hospitalizations
The number of COVID-related deaths and hospitalizations dropped in Saskatchewan over the past two weeks, while the total number of confirmed COVID cases remained relatively stable. According to the Co...
Mar 02, 2023
Sask. man in hospital after stroke in Arizona, denied coverage from Blue Cross
By Nolan Kowal A Saskatchewan family is coping with an insanely high medical bill and other expenses after a man suffered a stroke while in Arizona and was denied medical coverage. Louis Lamothe of Ha...
Mar 02, 2023 Louis Lamothe (left) is dealing with several medical complications after suffering a stroke while in Arizona this winter with his wife Arlene Lamothe. (Rebecca Fee/submitted)
'It isn't enough:' Merriman says Ottawa not meeting health-care obligation
Saskatchewan has accepted the federal government's offer of increased health-care funding, but the provincial health minister says it falls short of Ottawa's obligation. The funding boost includes a o...
Mar 01, 2023 Paul Merriman, Saskatchewan's health minister. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
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