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A Saskatoon mother is concerned the Saskatchewan Health Authority is using a hand sanitizing gel that may be harmful to individuals who are nursing or breastfeeding.  A May 21 memo obtained by CBC sent to staff across the authority indicated a type of Health Care Plus Sanitizing Hand Gel "is unsafe for pregnant and nursing women" as it uses "technical grade ethanol…

Dr. Fergall Magee and his team waited for another shipment that never came. The provincial and clinical lead for integrated lab services with the Saskatchewan Health Authority and his colleagues were doing everything they could to get enough swabs, chemicals and equipment to test the people of Saskatchewan for the novel coronavirus. The problem was that nearly every other jurisdiction in the…

TORONTO -- A little over two months ago, there was a titanic shift in Canada's attitude toward COVID-19. Almost overnight, what had been thought of as primarily a problem for other parts of the world was suddenly understood to be the greatest public health threat the country had seen in generations. Many Canadians found themselves caught off-guard, surprised to find out that schools and…

Saskatchewan's bars, restaurants and many other businesses will be allowed to reopen June 8 when Phase 3 of the government's reopening plan starts, the government announced Thursday. However, eateries and licensed establishments will have to operate at 50 per cent capacity — or lower — to comply with physical distancing rules in the COVID-19 era.  "We got extra…

"Please, we beg you, join us in battling this disease."  Almost 200 doctors have signed an open letter to Saskatchewan businesses calling on them to stop all person-to-person interactions.  The provincial government declared a state of emergency on Wednesday due to the coronavirus pandemic. It came after the number of COVID-19 cases in the province doubled from eight to 16…