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Saskatchewan seeks to address stagnant vaccine uptake
Saskatchewan is looking to jumpstart its stalled COVID-19 vaccination program. Chief medical health officer Dr. Saqib Shahab said during a conference call Thursday the vaccine uptake has "stagnated," ...
Nov 25, 2021
Doctor addresses parents' skepticism about COVID vaccines for children
While some parents are determined to have their sons and daughters vaccinated against COVID-19, other parents have a different mindset. Skeptical parents in the province want to see a bit of time go b...
Nov 25, 2021
Moose Jaw woman killed after being hit by vehicle on Trans-Canada
A 21-year-old woman from Moose Jaw is dead after a vehicle-pedestrian crash Wednesday on the Trans-Canada Highway near that city. According to the RCMP, officers responded at about 6 p.m., to a call o...
Nov 25, 2021
Latest COVID update Nov. 25: 96 new cases, 96 recoveries, 1 death
Another Saskatchewan resident who was being treated in an Ontario intensive care unit has returned to their home province. As of Thursday, there were still six people from Saskatchewan being cared for...
Nov 25, 2021 (Saskatchewan Health Authority/Submitted)
Tech company partners with beef industry at Agribition
Canadian beef could be getting better. Dave Sibbald, the president of the Canadian Beef Breeds Council, announced a partnership Thursday involving an Alberta tech company and ranchers throughout Saska...
Nov 25, 2021
Saskatchewan extends public health order until Jan. 31
Saskatchewan is maintaining the status quo with its public health order. On Thursday, the provincial government announced it was extending the current public health order until Jan. 31 as the province...
Nov 25, 2021
Sask. doctors not fully vaccinated must tell patients: College of Physicians and Surgeons
If you're going to see a doctor outside of a hospital who isn't fully vaccinated against COVID-19, they now have to tell you that. The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Saskatchewan is out with a ...
Nov 24, 2021
Saskatchewan passes safe access legislation for hospitals
Everyone entering a hospital in Saskatchewan now will do so in a bubble. The provincial legislature on Wednesday passed legislation establishing safe access zones — or “bubbles” R...
Nov 24, 2021
Kids, parents all smiles for first day of child vaccinations
At long last, parents and kids excitedly trekked to vaccine clinics across the province Wednesday for the first day of child vaccinations in Saskatchewan. The province received 112,000 doses of Pfizer...
Nov 24, 2021 Rogan Knaus with his dad, Steven, at the Prarieland Park vaccine clinic on Nov. 24, 2021. (Libby Giesbrecht/650 CKOM)
Latest COVID update Nov. 24: 110 recoveries, 90 new cases, 0 deaths
The seven-day average of new COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan fell Wednesday to its lowest mark since mid-August. According to the Ministry of Health, the average was 95, or 7.9 per 100,000 people. It h...
Nov 24, 2021 (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM file photo)
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