Author Archives: Lisa Schick

It appears the Saskatchewan government wouldn't allow any municipality to take health orders into its own hands. On Friday, Saskatoon's city council voted down a proposed bylaw that would have impleme...

Those who still haven't got a COVID-19 shot could have another option in the coming weeks to join the ranks of the fully vaccinated. Saskatchewan Health Minister Paul Merriman said Monday he has made ...

True to his word earlier this week, NDP Leader Ryan Meili didn't let up on Premier Scott Moe in the first Question Period of the new legislative session. On Thursday, all of the NDP's questions came f...

When more than 100 anti-vaccine protesters took to the entryway in front of the Legislative Building on Wednesday, they got so aggressive the government decided to shut down a Throne Speech ceremony t...

On Wednesday afternoon, the new legislative session in Saskatchewan will begin with the throne speech, outlining the government's priorities for the coming eight weeks. On Monday, in his State of the ...

Health Canada has yet to approve Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for children aged five to 11, but Saskatchewan is looking to be ready for when that green light is given. The province unveiled its vaccinati...

Through the pandemic, about a third of cases in Saskatchewan have been in kids and teens, so as cases have gone up in Saskatchewan the last few months, so have cases in kids. However, those high numbe...

The crushing pressure COVID-19 cases are putting on Saskatchewan's health-care system is affecting the care patients are getting and that pressure could continue for months yet. Last spring, at the be...

For weeks, we've been hearing that the limiting factor in Saskatchewan hospitals isn't necessarily the equipment but the properly trained health-care workers -- and top officials of the SEIU-West unio...

Many people are feeling the pressure of 20 months under a pandemic, particularly as COVID-19 cases continue to rise in Saskatchewan and the health-care system reaches a breaking point. On Wednesday, D...