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The Canadian Press - Saskatchewan's health minister says the government will expand access to the life-saving antidote naloxone as a record number of people are dying from drug overdoses. Although pharmacies in the province don't usually distribute free naloxone, some started to when the COVID-19 pandemic arrived to limit the number of people in hospitals and clinics. Jim Reiter…

REGINA -- With four months left in 2020, Saskatchewan has already seen its most overdose deaths in a decade. The Saskatchewan Coroners Service has confirmed 40 people have died from drug toxicity deaths between Jan. 1 and Aug. 6. The coroner’s report also shows 139 deaths are suspected to have been due to drug toxicity. The 179 overdose deaths are more than any of the past ten years, the…

Nearly all Saskatchewan school divisions will require masks this fall, despite the provincial government refusing to bring in a mandate. The government left boards to decide whether to make masks mandatory in schools, unlike Ontario, Nova Scotia, Quebec and Alberta, which made them a rule in certain settings. Most recently, Manitoba switched from strongly recommending to mandating mask use for…

Dr. Nazeem Muhajarine knows Saskatchewan summers should be savoured. This year, that’s not just because of the welcome break from the cold. The University of Saskatchewan epidemiologist said fall won’t just bring snow and falling temperatures, but new challenges for the fight against COVID-19. “I don’t think we are going to have Christmas concerts the way that we used…

As August Arndt celebrated his 90th birthday, he reflected on how COVID-19 has changed the atmosphere in the retirement home where he lives. A resident at the Marian Chateau in Regina, Arndt was one of many people living in seniors residences in Saskatchewan when they entered into lockdown in mid-March. In those first few weeks, he said uncertainty and frustration reigned supreme.…