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Data released by Saskatchewan on Monday said more than 90 per cent of all new cases and hospitalizations during July were in unvaccinated or partially vaccinated people.

Saskatchewan Health Authority CEO Scott Livingstone on Thursday asked for patience as the province works through Phase 1 of its vaccine rollout, which will inoculate high-priority populations, adding that current federal vaccine allocations will leave Saskatchewan approximately 50 per cent short of “fully immunizing” high-priority groups. “This only marks the beginning of the end, and...

Saskatchewan Seniors Minister Everett Hindley said Thursday that in long-term care homes where at least 90 per cent of residents have been fully vaccinated, visitors will be allowed starting next Thursday, April 29. He also said vaccinated residents will be able to leave the facilities without having to quarantine upon their return.

An organization is threatening legal action if the University of Saskatchewan vaccine mandate, which brought the campus vaccination rate up to more than 95 per cent, is not rescinded.

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe announced on Tuesday that the provincial government is committing $15 million in funding to support a new centre for pandemic research at the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO) in Saskatoon. “This will not only serve Saskatchewan residents but it will support all Canadians through research, development and ultimately the production...

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe on Wednesday revealed some “stark” differences in statistics for those fully vaccinated and those who are not. Moe said for the month of June the province had just over 2,000 positive COVID-19 cases in which over 80 per cent were unvaccinated. Fewer than two per cent of positive cases were people...

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe laid out the three-phase plan to reopen the province as more people get vaccinated. Step one will start once vaccine eligibility will be open to all adults province-wide and three weeks after 70 per cent of residents 40 and older received their first dose. Measures and restrictions will be further relaxed...

Seventy per cent of the population over the age of 30 have now received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine, the trigger for setting the date to start Step Two of Saskatchewan’s re-opening plan.

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe said Tuesday that the province has completed its first round of vaccinations in long-term care homes, administering the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine to 91 per cent of residents. Moe added that 53 per cent of long-term care residents are “fully vaccinated” after receiving their second shot.

More than 40 per cent of long-term care residents in the province have been vaccinated against the novel coronavirus, according to the Saskatchewan Health Authority; residents at some facilities say they’re relieved.

Saskatchewan Health Minister Paul Merriman commented on if the province would reach an 80 per cent COVID-19 vaccination rate, stating that while they “can’t put a date” on it, people are going to continue getting vaccinated throughout the summer. “I’m encouraged that people are coming out still,” he said, adding “if we can get higher...

Complaints are climbing about the controversial ArriveCAN app. How glitches are upending the lives of some fully vaccinated travellers, and why some privacy and data experts are concerned the app may infringe on your constitutional rights. Two children at the centre of a Saskatchewan Amber Alert have been found safe. Where the pair was found...