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Saskatchewan's field hospitals are preparing in case there is an increase of COVID-19 cases during flu season.  The province set up multiple field hospitals in Saskatoon and Regina, including one in Evraz Place. The strategy is to be prepared in case hospital capacity cannot meet demand. "Those areas at Evraz have been built, I'd say, a large medical ward," said Graham…

Establishing a network of knowledge is key to ensuring Local OH&S Representatives have the skills and knowledge required to assist and advocate for the safety of their colleagues at work. This network helps encourage OH&S Representatives to take more active roles in promoting health and safety initiatives. This half-day workshop, designed for Local OH&S Representatives, will focus on…

SASKATOON -- Saskatoon paramedics responded to a record 100 overdoses between July 27 and Aug. 3 – and Jason Mecredi says the true number of overdoses may have been higher. Mecredi, the executive director of Prairie Harm Reduction, calls it a “public health issue” and says the figure could be much higher if the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) recorded and tracked overdoses…

Public health officials aren't doing enough to reach out to people from different provinces who may have been exposed to COVID-19 on flights, often stopping contact tracing at their own borders, an epidemiologist warns. "Canada has a system of contact tracing on the ground, but as soon as it's wheels up and they start pushing a little beverage cart around, then that system…

The Ministry of Health has confirmed that a recent spike in COVID-19 cases in Regina is linked to an outbreak at the facility that provides laundry to Saskatchewan hospitals.  By Aug. 9, 18 employees at the K-Bro Linens facility had tested positive for COVID-19.  All of the 11 new reported cases on Aug. 8 were either employees or their close contacts. There are now 30 active cases…