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16.05.2023 / 15:05

‘It’s true what they say about dying’: Saskatoon man struggles after four flatlines

cardiac arrest and being brought back four times, Darren Mathieu is picking up the pieces of his life. To say his multiple brushes with death have changed him would be an understatement.After suffering severe pancreas damage, Mathieu went into cardiac arrest four times and fell into coma three times. Doctors were convinced he was not going to make it, but he pulled through.

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Saskatchewan researchers get $20M to help study and combat long COVID effects

University of Saskatchewan along with other researchers across Canada have received $20 million of federal money from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) to help study and combat long COVID effects. Read more: After 3 years of COVID-19, here’s how Canada’s ‘endemic’ future may look The Canada-wide consortium of researchers will study the aftereffects of COVID-19 infections for the next five years.

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Anti-maskers march through Saskatoon mall

coronavirus, which came into effect in some Saskatchewan cities on Friday. Wearing a mask may reduce how sick you get from coronavirus Saskatchewan is currently experiencing its highest number of active cases of COVID-19 and hospitalizations to date.As of Sunday, 28 people had died from the disease.Bystanders recorded the incident and posted it on social media.

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Coronavirus: Saskatoon German Cultural Centre to close down

Saskatoon German Cultural Centre will close at the end of the month, according to a post on the Centre’s Facebook page.“Due to the path that 2020 has taken, we are regretfully announcing the permanent closure of the German Cultural Centre on August 30th, 2020,” the post said.It went on to say: “(w)e have enjoyed celebrating German Culture with you for over 60 years and are saddened to be ending operations,” and is attributed to the German Cultural Centre staff and board of directors.

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Coronavirus: COVID-19 exposure alert issued for Saskatoon mall shoppers

Saskatchewan Health Authority is advising anyone who visited two businesses in Saskatoon’s Midtown Plaza mall to get tested or self-monitor for symptoms of the novel coronavirus after an employee tested positive for COVID-19.In a statement released on Friday, the Health Authority said an employee at Garage Clothing and Soft Moc had worked “during the time they were likely infectious with COVID-19.”It stated anyone who visited Soft Moc on Friday, July 10 and Saturday, July 11 between 10:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.

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Saskatoon polling stations will look like grocery stores this civic election: returning officer

City of Saskatoon’s returning officer, in charge of the upcoming civic election, said the polling stations will look a lot like grocery stores.“We’d be looking at the physical distancing requirements, hand-sanitizing stations and Plexiglas barriers between officials and the voters,” Scott Bastian told Global News.He said planning an election was difficult during the best of times and the coronavirus pandemic has presented unique challenges for the election, which is scheduled to take place Nov. 9.

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Saskatoon street sings ‘O Canada’ to honour front-line health-care workers

[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]“It felt really good that everyone decided to come no matter what,” Cory said. “We’re probably going to do that every week (going forward).”

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Coronavirus: Saskatoon mayor asks city to celebrate essential workers on Saturday

Saskatoon Mayor Charlie Clark is asking residents to show their appreciation for front-line staff working during the coronavirus pandemic, on Saturday evening at 7 p.m.

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Uptick in Saskatoon emergency room visits after ‘eerily’ quiet March

The pandemic started with talk of an ominous surge of COVID-19 patients filling Saskatchewan hospitals to the brim, but so far, that prediction hasn’t come to fruition.

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