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Health minister believes municipalities should stick to their jurisdictions
It appears the Saskatchewan government wouldn't allow any municipality to take health orders into its own hands. On Friday, Saskatoon's city council voted down a proposed bylaw that would have impleme...
Nov 02, 2021
Proof-of-vaccination policy introduced for SHA facilities
The Saskatchewan Health Authority has announced that proof of full vaccination will be required to enter its facilities starting Nov. 8. In a news release issued on Friday, the SHA said that will incl...
Oct 29, 2021
Senior medical health officer discusses letter sent to Sask. government
The doctor behind sending a letter to the Saskatchewan government asking for more COVID-19 measures is providing his reasoning. Senior medical health officer Dr. Cory Neudorf sent the letter showcasin...
Oct 27, 2021
Sask. doctors pen letter to government, ask for more to be done on the COVID front
Some medical health officers (MHO) in Saskatchewan are teaming up to ask the provincial government to do more to address challenges caused by COVID-19. MHOs are designated by the Ministry of Health to...
Oct 26, 2021
Incoming vaccinations will 'definitely' bring child case rates down
Through the pandemic, about a third of cases in Saskatchewan have been in kids and teens, so as cases have gone up in Saskatchewan the last few months, so have cases in kids. However, those high numbe...
Oct 25, 2021
Rapid testing kits begin arriving in Saskatchewan
Some of the Saskatchewan government’s two million rapid testing kits are beginning to appear at locations throughout the province. Chambers of commerce throughout Saskatchewan were expected to r...
Oct 22, 2021
Tavern owner frustrated with public health order discrepancies
A Saskatchewan tavern owner is frustrated that public health restrictions mandating proof of vaccination for businesses aren't more fair. Christine White, who owns the Crossroads Inn in Stoughton, sai...
Oct 22, 2021 Christine White owns the Crossroads Inn in Stroughton, Sask. (Crossroads Inn/Facebook)
STF demands stricter COVID measures in Saskatchewan schools
Action needs to be taken to reduce COVID-19 transmission in schools. That’s according to the Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation (STF), which released an open letter to the Government of Sas...
Oct 21, 2021
Ontario doctor puzzled after Sask. cancels transfer of ICU patient
An Ontario-based critical care doctor was surprised Wednesday when he learned his hospital would no longer be receiving ICU patients from Saskatchewan. Dr. Michael Warner was anticipating getting an I...
Oct 21, 2021
'We're in really bad shape': Saskatchewan doctor on ICU numbers
Some COVID-19 ICU patients are getting moved to Ontario to ease the impact on the health-care system, but an infectious disease doctor at Regina's General Hospital says it isn't making things any easi...
Oct 20, 2021
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