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The Saskatchewan Health Authority is alerting individuals of a possibility of COVID-19 transmission through a local business in Turtleford and is urging Saskatchewan residents to follow public health measures and personal safety precautions to preven

While some people can develop severe illness from COVID-19, others may have impacts lasting weeks or months – even if they were never hospitalized, and had a “relatively mild illness.” That’s according to Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.

There are 25 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on Aug. 15, bringing the total to 1,566 total cases. The new cases are located in the North West (17), Saskatoon (2) and South Central (6) zones. One more person with COVID-19 has died.

In lieu of an in-person update to the media, Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada's Chief Public Health Officer, issued the following statement Saturday: “There have been 121,652 cases of COVID-19 in Canada, including 9,020 deaths.

While parents form covert Facebook groups and teachers mull collective action over the province’s back-to-school pandemic plan, some First Nations in the province are opting for specific, hands-on approaches to curb viral spread of COVID-19 in their

There are 30 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on Aug. 14, bringing the total to 1,541 total cases. The new cases are located in the North Central (1), South West (23) and South Central (6) regions.

A trial for a Meadow Lake man facing 13 firearms-related charges in connection to a shooting last year didn’t go ahead as scheduled after defence lost contact with the accused. The trial in Meadow Lake Provincial Court was scheduled for Aug.

I spent another few but painful hours in hospital this week. It turned out to be relatively easy to deal with this time and a shot of morphine helped dull the agony.

Despite extremely sluggish drilling activity in Saskatchewan’s oilpatch, the Aug. 11 Crown land sale for petroleum and natural gas rights brought in $2.4 million.

From the province: There are 27 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on August 13, bringing the total to 1,511 total cases. The new cases are located in the South West (18), South Central (4), Saskatoon (3) and Regina (2) regions.