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Medical professionals fighting on the front lines against COVID-19 are also taking on the mental work of providing care during a pandemic. The president of the Saskatchewan Union of Nurses (SUN) told Global News members are dealing with the health threat on all fronts. “It is the COVID-19 overload,” Tracy Zambory said. “They hear it all day at work, they…

Saskatchewan has now had 298 cases of COVID-19 with nine new cases reported Sunday, seven of which are confirmed and two of which are presumptive. The province recorded its fourth death of the pandemic earlier this week, and on Sunday seven patients were listed as being in hospital. None were receiving intensive care.  Of the province's almost 300 cases, 25 were the result of…

Politicians and public health officials promised new measures to further protect long-term care home residents and workers are coming very soon, as facilities caring for some of Canada's most vulnerable grappled with "horrific" COVID-19 outbreaks over the weekend. "People who are residents at long-term care homes are a particularly vulnerable group of Canadians, and we have…

Saskatchewan has recorded its fourth death from COVID-19.  The person is a Saskatchewan resident in their 60s who died from COVID-19-related complications, the province's chief medical health officer, Dr. Saqib Shahab, said during a teleconference on Saturday. The death came as the province announced four new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total to…

SASKATOON -- About one in 10 Battleford area residents received food hampers in March, according to Food Banks of Saskatchewan. “The demand for food will be significant in the coming weeks and months, but I have been involved with this program for 15 years and one thing I know is that our community and our province will always step up when called upon," Battlefords District executive…