20 people in Saskatchewan now have the COVID-19 virus. The ministry of health is confirming four new presumptive positive cases bringing that number to 12 with eight cases being confirmed. Three of the four new cases are related to travel and one is a close contact of a previous reported case. All are self-isolating at […]
WASHINGTON – The Canada-U.S. border will likely be closed to all non-essential travel in both directions as of Friday night. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the expected timing of the closure Thursday morning after leaders of the two countries revealed details of the plan Wednesday. Both countries have been in talks in recent days to […]
The covid-19 outbreak dominated debate in Saskatchewan legislature Monday. NDP leader Ryan Meili called on the Moe government to shelve the budget scheduled for Wednesday and develop a whole new plan to battle the coronavirus outbreak. Meili called on the SaskParty government to follow Ontario and the federal government’s lead and postpone Wednesday’s budget. […]
The City of Regina is announcing several closures and cancellations effective Tuesday to help slow the rate of COVID-19 in Regina. This includes • All ice arenas including Brandt Centre and the Co-operators Centre • Neil Balkwill Civic Arts Centre • North West Leisure Centre • Sandra Schmirler Leisure Centre • Sportplex – Fieldhouse & […]
The Saskatchewan government says four new presumptive positive cases of COVID-19 have been made. This brings the total number of people in the province to have the virus to six One resident is a health care worker in their 30’s who has a recent history of travel to Nigeria and Germany, as well as Alberta. […]
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government is looking at ways to get money directly into the pockets of Canadians so they can cover their bills should their lives be upended by COVID-19. He says help would be targeted to vulnerable Canadians, as well as help to small businesses and workers who see disruptions […]
The NHL has suspended the 2019-20 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. League commissioner Gary Bettman made the announcement in a statement Thursday afternoon following a conference call with the board of governors. The move to “pause” the NHL schedule came after the NBA announced the same measure Wednesday night following the revelation a member […]
The speculation of a spring election in Saskatchewan can end. Premier Scott Moe is releasing a statement in which he says his government will remain focused on providing a strong, stable government and addressing the health and economic challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and that he will not be calling voters to the polls […]
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump was impeached by the U.S. House of Representatives Wednesday night, becoming only the third American chief executive to be formally charged under the Constitution’s ultimate remedy for high crimes and misdemeanours. The historic vote split along party lines, much the way it has divided the nation, over the charges that […]
The discovery of a deceased man has prompted the Regina Police Service to begin a death investigation. At around 4:00 a.m. on December 1, police were sent to the 1200 block of Queen Street where a man was lying injured in the street. Officers and EMS located the man who was confirmed dead. Since this […]
