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The continuing COVID-19 outbreak in the far northern Saskatchewan village of La Loche — which claimed the province's sixth victim Wednesday — has forced the provincial government to put off plans to reopen parts of the economy on Monday in La Loche as well as in Lloydminster, where another outbreak has now emerged. Premier Scott Moe also announced a…

The plan to reopen Saskatchewan’s economy is coming too fast, according to some leaders in northern Saskatchewan. While big cities in the province have seen a drop in active cases of COVID-19, some northern communities are in the midst of outbreaks. At least three communities — La Loche, Patuanak and Beauval — are experiencing outbreaks according to The 155…

The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) believes public health measures may have pushed COVID-19 infections below a “tipping point” in the province, as authorities plan for fewer deaths and draw up a phased approach for resuming elective surgeries. The SHA released a new modelling document on Tuesday. It is now planning for a scenario with 254,756 cases of COVID-19 and 3,050 deaths…

Canada's top doctor says that when Canada's locked-down economic activity revives, she expects to see companies embrace a "new normal" in how they operate to prevent the further spread of COVID-19. In the second part of a wide-ranging interview with CBC News, Canada's Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Theresa Tam said that when Canadians return to…

The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) cannot provide a timeline for when elective surgeries will resume in the province, as it continues to prepare for a worst-case scenario with up to 255,000 cases of COVID-19. Scott Livingstone, the SHA’s CEO, said in a press conference Tuesday that it’s hard to leave hospital beds empty when people need them. But he wants the health system…