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On Tuesday, the Saskatchewan Health Authority announced a resumption of some health services it calls a "cautious first step" in reopening the health system. "It's a delicate balance we begin today toward a 'new normal' while still responding to the realities of a global pandemic," SHA CEO Scott Livingstone said in a news release. "Teams have and will…

The Saskatchewan government has lifted COVID-19-related travel restrictions in the northeast part of the province, but restrictions in the northwest will continue for now. Seven more cases of COVID-19 were reported in the province on Tuesday, all of them on the west side of the far north region. That includes three cases in the La Loche area and four are in Beauval,…

Health officials say a program prescribing liquor to chronic drinkers in La Loche is helping keep its most vulnerable residents safe amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Northern medical health officer Dr. James Irvine said the managed alcohol program (MAP) launched by the Saskatchewan Health Authority in the northern village has become an “integral part of the COVID-19…

REGINA -- The Saskatchewan Union of Nurses says one of 34 employees considered non-contact with a COVID-19 patient at Regina's Pasqua Hospital is now exhibiting symptoms of the virus. Tracy Zambory, the president of SUN and a registered nurse, told CTV News the employee was self-monitoring prior to showing symptoms and is now in the process of being tested. "That is very concerning,…

The Saskatchewan Union of Nurses (SUN) says the provincial government is dragging its feet on declaring a COVID-19 outbreak at the Pasqua Hospital after a patient at the facility tested positive for the virus earlier this week. On Thursday, when the case was announced, SUN president Tracy Zambory called on the province to declare the case an outbreak, saying the patient came in close…