Tag Archives: Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan is taking steps to eliminate the surgical backlog caused by COVID-19, and to create more intensive care beds for patients. On Thursday, the government and the Saskatchewan Health Authorit...

The Water Security Agency says the ice on Saskatchewan’s lakes and rivers isn’t thick enough yet to support many activities. The agency says the warm fall has resulted in thin ice on many ...

People under the age of 18 in Saskatchewan can't legally buy tobacco or vape products, and the provincial auditor believes the Ministry of Health needs to do a better job of making sure that's enforce...

Saskatchewan has identified 16,425 cases of a COVID-19 variant of concern as of Wednesday. There have been 8,808 cases of the Delta variant, 7,123 cases of the Alpha strain, 484 cases of the Gamma var...

Snowplows throughout Saskatchewan are out in force and that’s prompting the Ministry of Highways — along with snowplow drivers — to educate the public on what their driving etiquette...

The provincial government says more than 295,000 Saskatchewan residents have received their flu shots so far this year. Since the campaign started in October, about 295,165 flu shots have been adminis...

It was just over a week between when Rose Botting's mother, Frances Sander, was admitted to a long-term care home in Rosetown and when she died in hospital. According to a report from the provincial o...

More hospital employees in Saskatchewan are heading back to their normal jobs after spending months redeployed because of COVID-19 pressures. On Tuesday, Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) chief of e...

Saskatchewan has yet to see a case of the Omicron COVID-19 variant. During a media conference Tuesday, Dr. Saqib Shahab - the province's chief medical health officer - said the province had been told ...

Saskatchewan is making COVID-19 booster shots available to more people in the province. During a media conference Tuesday, Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency president Marlo Pritchard announced changes...