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Canada's health minister says even as several provinces and sectors engage in a "cautious reopening," people need to understand that the coronavirus outbreak is "not over." Her message came as the number of COVID-19 cases in Canada exceeded 60,000. Patty Hajdu said Monday that "the new normal will have to include new ways of living, new ways of working, that will…

REGINA -- Saskatchewan will reopen some non-essential services on Monday, as the first phase of the Reopen Saskatchewan plan begins. The plan takes a multi-phase approach to restarting the province's economy. Public health measures and travel restrictions within the province remain in place. Here’s what phase one will look like in Saskatchewan: The first phase of the plan will…

While La Ronge, Sask., initially received an exemption from the travel ban blanketing the north due to COVID-19, Councillor Jordan McPhail says council is going to be asking the province to include the town in travel restrictions after all. They'll also be asking the province to provide data on how many travellers are being let through or being turned away from the checkpoints. McPhail had…

The Saskatchewan Health Authority says it should have notified the public sooner about an outbreak at the Lloydminster Hospital, which was not announced for days after it was declared internally. "We are reviewing this situation and we will be coming forward with improvements to support our [medical health officers] and communications through the outbreak notification process," Scott…

Nearly all Canadian COVID-19 fatalities were people more than 60 years old or who had serious medical conditions, but the Saskatchewan government's 39-page plan to reopen society contains only one line addressed to these vulnerable groups. Doctors and other health experts say that's not nearly enough. "There was a lot of discussion about hobbies for the more affluent members…