Health Ministry

• Saskatchewan Ministry of health encourages those eligible to get new COVID-19 booster

  As fall rolls around, the Saskatchewan Ministry of health is expecting an increase in COVID-19 activity. The government recently announced that a new booster shot is available.

  Health

  Sep 27, 2023
  
• Saskatchewan to send patients to Alberta for privatized surgery, won’t pay for travel

  The Saskatchewan government says it will begin paying a Calgary clinic this fall to perform 20 knee and hip surgeries a month for those on Saskatchewan's surgical wait list.

  Health

  Aug 17, 2022
  
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• Coroner’s office in Quebec investigating death of woman believed to be homeless

  The woman's death is the second one to hit the homeless community in just two weeks, after a 74-year-old man was found Jan. 10 in a makeshift camp in Montreal.

  Canada

  Jan 21, 2022
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• Lake Country woman voices concerns over unvaccinated care workers in private homes

  A Lake Country woman who has spent nearly 40 years in a wheelchair is voicing concern about unvaccinated care workers being sent into her private home.

  Canada

  Oct 20, 2021
• New urgent care facility opens its doors in Penticton, 22nd of its kind in B.C.

  "Embedding mental health and addictions care into UPCC across B.C. is vital to removing stigma," Mental Health and Addictions Minister Sheila Malcolmson said.

  Health

  Mar 31, 2021
• Quebec’s ‘Plan B’ for leftover COVID-19 vaccines at the end of the day

  Quebec regional health authorities say it's rare but there are backup plans for leftover COVID-19 vaccines at the end of the day.

  Canada

  Mar 17, 2021
• Call to make Quebec gyms and workout centres ‘essential’ as possible 2nd lockdown looms

  With a second wave of COVID-19 officially upon us and the number of cases on the rise, a call to declare gyms an essential service is growing as worry of a possible lockdown looms.

  News

  Sep 25, 2020
• B.C.’s HIV rate hits record low thanks to provincial programs: health ministry

  The province used World AIDS Day to announce the number of annual HIV cases in B.C. has fallen to 208 in 2018.

  Dec 1, 2019
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• Sask. auditor calls for better monitoring of opioid dispensing in pharmacies

  Saskatchewan’s auditor says codeine, hydromorphone and fentanyl prescriptions patterns are higher in the province than national averages.

  Health

  Jun 6, 2019
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• Work begins on new $27.6M Eagle Ridge Hospital emergency room

  Construction on the expansion is expected to be completed by late 2020.

  Health

  Jan 18, 2019