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Paramedics in Saskatoon say May was a record month for overdose calls. Medavie Health Services West spokesman Troy Davies said ambulances responded to 262 overdoes calls last month. The opioid antidote naloxone, sometimes referred to under the brand name Narcan, was administered 48 times. “That’s a number we’ve never seen before in the history of our service,” Davies…

Samwel Uko's uncle says he recently found out his nephew visited the Regina General Hospital not once, but twice on the day he died. The second time, he was escorted out by security just a couple of hours before he was found dead in Wascana Lake.  The 20-year-old from Abbotsford, B.C., was in Regina visiting an aunt when he died on May 21. Justin Nyee, Uko's uncle from…

Cassidy Siebert is a registered nurse, who has worked in the emergency room in Arcola Health Centre. When the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) called out for nurses to help with the COVID-19 outbreak in northern Saskatchewan, Siebert didn’t think twice. “SHA came and they were needing nurses to go up north to help with the outbreak in La Loche. I answered back immediately that I…

REGINA -- Saskatchewan health officials say the resumption of health care services will enter its second phase on June 16. In phase two, the SHA will increase surgical capacity from 65 to 70 per cent across the province, including urgent, emergent and some elective procedures. ”This will vary significantly by site, as some locations like Yorkton Regional Health Centre are already up to…

Saskatchewan students from prekindergarten to Grade 12 will return to in-classroom learning for the upcoming school year, the province announced Tuesday. "Re-opening schools is a significant milestone for our province, and an important step for families to get back to a new normal," Deputy Premier and Education Minister Gordon Wyant said Tuesday.   "Thank you to the…