Top Results For: covid 19 saskatchewan

Coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic, Saskatchewan’s health-care scene has gone through a very difficult time. Could private health care be a solution.

The case of Michael Gordon Jackson, a Saskatchewan father who abducted his daughter to keep her from getting a COVID-19 vaccine, is nearing its final days.

The case of Michael Gordon Jackson, a Saskatchewan father who abducted his daughter to keep her from getting a COVID-19 vaccine, is nearing its final days.

The Canada Emergency Business Account (CEBA) loans given by the federal government during COVID-19 have to be repaid by Jan. 18th.

WATCH: A new Omicron sub-variant of COVID-19 has made its way into the province of Saskatchewan. Global’s Easton Hamm has more on the new variant and the current state of COVID-19.

Saskatchewan is bringing in measures geared towards those with weaker immune systems and front-line healthcare workers as it navigates the fourth wave of the pandemic.

COVID-19 cases across Saskatchewan are up — and once again we are seeing an uptick of cases in long-term care homes. On Monday the Saskatchewan Health Authority announced new restrictions on visitation in Regina, effective immediately.

Some Saskatchewan doctors say case numbers show lowered rates of COVID-19 among the fully-vaccinated, and booster shots may be needed.

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe announced on Wednesday that the province will receive 1,950 doses of the Pfizer vaccine by Dec. 15 which will be administered at Regina General Hospital. Health-care workers providing direct care to COVID-19 patients will be prioritized with those doses.

Saskatchewan treaty commissioner Mary Culbertson said Canada is legally obligated to give Indigenous communities early access to the coronavirus vaccine.

Less than a month ago, there were 5,000 total COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan — a figure that’s now more than doubled. As Roberta Bell reports, it’s leading to questions about how well the public health measures are working to contain the virus.

On this week’s episode of Focus Saskatchewan, we examine how the provinces top doctor warned of the danger the fourth COVID-19 wave presented to Saskatchewan’s health care system, how the rare earth metals industry might change the province, and how one-man facing assault charges was nominated for a public service medal.

‘The West Block’ host Mercedes Stephenson joins Saskatchewan Health Authority Chief Medical Officer Dr. Susan Shaw to discuss what she calls a crisis in the province’s health-care system. Saskatchewan is seeing record-setting hospitalizations in a Delta variant-fuelled fourth wave, and Shaw doesn’t see a plateau coming in the near future. She is hopeful the newly...

As of today, you’ll have to provide proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test at a number of non-essential businesses. Hospitality Saskatchewan CEO Jim Bence talks about the impact on businesses.

Saskatchewan officials provided a number of updates during a technical briefing on Friday, including the delivery of millions of rapid antigen tests and how the health care system has redeployed staff to dealing with an overwhelming amount of COVID-19 patients.

The Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation is calling on the government of Saskatchewan to acknowledge the alarming rate of COVID-19 transmission in schools and take immediate action.

It’s now been more than two weeks since all remaining COVID-19 restrictions were lifted in the province. Taz Dhaliwal takes a look at cases and vaccination numbers to find out what kinds of trends we’re seeing in this early stage post restrictions.

Saskatchewan is taking a new approach to target people who are unvaccinated or under-vaccinated.

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe announced on Thursday that the province is pivoting it’s COVID-19 response strategy. He said the government is enhancing the provincial Emergency Operations Centre and it will become a unified command centre with the Ministry of Health and the Saskatchewan Health Association.

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe said on Thursday the province is not looking instate further public health restrictions at this time, amid a sharp uptick in COVID-19 cases, because the majority of the population is vaccinated for the illness.