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Interpreter keeping the deaf and hard of hearing in Sask. informed during COVID-19 pandemic
For those tuning in to the provincial government's daily COVID-19 new conferences, Karen Nurkowski is becoming a familiar face. Nurkowski has been interpreting the briefings into American Sign Languag...
May 02, 2020 Karen Nurkowski has been interpreting the Saskatchewan COVID-19 news conferences into American Sign Language for the deaf and hard of hearing in the province. (Karen Nurkowski/Facebook)
RCMP institutes new protocols in light of COVID-19 outbreak
RCMP officers have been dealing with infectious disease concerns on the job for decades, whether it's hepatitis, HIV or other illnesses. But as part of their job, police still have to get close to peo...
May 01, 2020
U of S partners with Ministry of Health for online tick reporting
The Western College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Saskatchewan is switching to a new method of tick surveillance-eTick. “The way the program works is if you go out and you or your ...
May 01, 2020
67 groups chosen for Cameco’s COVID-19 relief fund
Cameco saw first hand the tremendous struggle groups and organizations in Saskatchewan are facing during the COVID-19 health crisis. The Saskatoon-based uranium company announced in April a COVID Reli...
May 01, 2020
Fire ban issued in RM of Corman Park
The RM of Corman Park issued a fire ban Thursday afternoon. It includes all fires except those on propane appliances. The RM surrounds Saskatoon, Martensville, Warman, Dalmeny, Langham and Osler. The ...
Apr 30, 2020
Free psychological services for frontline health care workers
More than 200 psychologists, including 11 from Saskatchewan, are providing free mental health assistance to those working on the health care frontlines during the COVID-19 pandemic. “I’m v...
Apr 30, 2020
NDP leader calls on the province to do more for homeless and vulnerable people during pandemic
NDP leader Ryan Meili says what the provincial government is doing for the homeless and most vulnerable in Saskatchewan is not enough. On Wednesday he called for a $3 million aid package from the gove...
Apr 29, 2020
SHA identifies cluster of COVID-19 cases at Lloydminster Hospital
A cluster of COVID-19 cases has been identified in Lloydminster. 13 positive cases of COVID-19 have been found in the city, including five health workers and eight patients, according to a Wednesday p...
Apr 29, 2020
Hair salons face operational changes amid plans to reopen in May
Phase 2 of the Re-Open Saskatchewan plan kicks off on May 19 and hair salons are one type of business that will be allowed to open. However, it won't be business as usual. There will be many operation...
Apr 29, 2020
Asymptomatic testing for COVID-19 in Saskatchewan unlikely
Random or asymptomatic testing for COVID-19 likely won’t be coming to Saskatchewan anytime soon. Chief Medical Health Officer Dr. Saqib Shahab joined Gormley on Wednesday to discuss the province...
Apr 29, 2020
OPINION
Sarah Mills: Floor crossing should be a choice between sitting as an independent or running in a byelection
Sarah Mills says floor crossing from any party in the House of Commons just one year into a mandate shouldn't be allowed...
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