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Years ago, Saskatoon communicable disease medical health officer Dr. Johnmark Opondo says he was working in New York, helping to locate and contact people who contracted sexually transmitted diseases. There, he learned some of the best ways to get information from people — even if they didn’t want to speak with him. Contact tracers need to be engaging, open and good at gathering…

As the province prepares to start talks about unrestricted travel in the northwest, leaders in area say there is hope on the horizon for the region as the number of COVID-19 cases being recorded in the area has slowed substantially.  The province's north was one of the areas hit hardest by the COVID-19 pandemic, as of Saskatchewan's total 645 cases, 368 of them — roughly…

The Saskatchewan Health Authority and Indigenous Services Canada say someone who tested positive for COVID-19 visited the North Battleford Walmart, likely while they were infectious.  As a result, both organizations have asked people who were at the Walmart on May 21, 2020 between noon and 2 p.m. to immediately self-isolate and call the 8-1-1 healthline if they have symptoms of COVID-19.…

Tillie Barrett was known around Radville, Sask. for her cinnamon buns.  "She was a homemaker. She made everyone's life comfortable when she was around," Barrett's daughter Sue Nimegeers said.  Nimegeers said her mom died April 6 at the age of 89, and is a victim of the COVID-19 pandemic — but not because she died from the virus. Nimegeers…

With another warm weekend on the way, people in Saskatchewan are being reminded about how to safely hold backyard barbecues in the age of COVID-19. On Wednesday, a community outbreak was declared in Saskatoon, after two cases were recorded between May 21 and May 26. The cases have been linked to two large gatherings which are believed to have exceeded the 10-person public…