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With flu season fast approaching, the Saskatchewan government has increased its order of influenza vaccine. In a media release Tuesday, the government announced it had purchased 36.5 per cent more vaccine than it did in 2019 in hopes of meeting an expected rise in demand. As well, high-dose vaccine is available this year for personal care home residents who are 65 years of age or older.…

With the Saskatchewan Health Authority working to increase daily COVID-19 testing capacities, one union has concerns over current staffing levels to help accommodate that. "Increasing the capacity is always a good thing. I think testing and monitoring is the way to find our way out from underneath the crush of this pandemic," said Barbara Cape, the president of the Service Employees…

Labour Day is an important reminder of our strength when we work together toward a common good. This past year has been a difficult one for all of us – both in our professional lives as registered nurses and in our daily lives in our communities. COVID-19 has turned the world upside down for everyone. So many workers and families are suffering and have sacrificed so much as governments…

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…