seniors

Police will not be laying charges in a bus crash that killed 17 people in western Manitoba. RCMP say they do not expect to be able to talk to the bus driver, who was severely injured in the crash. And they say officers have found no explanation as to why he pulled into an intersection […]

We’ve heard numerous times about the so called “grandparent scam”. You don’t always hear about arrests. Police in Saskatoon say they have one person in custody after a string of fraud in the Bridge City totaling over $95,000. Last fall the Saskatoon Police Service had been alerted about multiple victims of the scam, defrauding several […]

The streets of this western Manitoba city were quiet Saturday as residents awaited confirmation on whether they knew any of the 15 killed or 10 injured in a horrific highway collision this week. Outside city hall on Main Street in Dauphin, Man., there were few people passing by the flags at half-mast and the digital […]

Its a little help  for seniors, who are struggling with rising inflation. The Saskatchewan Government is increasing the maximum benefit under the Seniors Income Plan, also known as “SIP” The maximum will increase by 30 dollars to 330 per month. “Our government is following through on our commitment to make life more affordable for Saskatchewan […]

The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) will relax visitation restrictions at most long-term care homes. In a news release, the SHA said, “family presence in long-term care homes will begin to move to open family presence, except for a small number of homes where enhanced precautions are deemed necessary by the local medical health officer.” The […]

The Saskatchewan Health Authority is placing restrictions on long-term care homes in Regina.  The SHA says due to an increase in COVID-19 cases at a number of long-term care homes in the city  family presence is now at Level 3, meaning family presence is now limited to end of life care. Multiple cases are now […]

The province’s seniors minister says the ombudsman’s report on a COVID-19 outbreak at Regina’s Parkside Extendicare nursing home is troubling. Everett Hindley says he is apologizing on behalf of the government and the Saskatchewan Health Authority and says all recommendations made will be implemented. “We need to do better.  The findings and recommendations in this […]

The National Advisory Committee on Immunization says there is now enough “real-world evidence” to show the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine is both safe and effective for seniors. The decision reverses a recommendation made by the body two weeks ago when the panel of vaccine experts said AstraZeneca hadn’t included enough people over the age of 65 […]

An investigation into what led to the COVID-19 outbreak at the Parkside Extendicare long-term care home will take place. The government says it has made a request for the provincial Ombudsman to find out what exactly went wrong. In a release from the government, Seniors Minister Everett Hindley says the government will be formally asking […]

A letter campaign that is underway at a Regina retirement home  is doing exactly what those who work at the home wanted. College Park Residence went to Facebook asking people to write a letter to its residents saying they are thinking of them at this time of year. Many won’t be leaving the home this […]