You might not have seen them, unless you live in a rural area of Saskatchewan but mobile COVID-19 testing kicked off in the province in July. Patty Couture, Director of Primary Care for northeast area says you don’t have to have had contact with any positive COVID- 19 cases, nor do you need to be […]
27 new cases of COVID-19 are being reported by the province on Thursday. Of the 27, 22 are from communal living settings meaning 95 of the 166 active cases in the province are from people in that situation. The Saskatchewan Health Authority says they are working closely with Hutterite communities throughout the province. While many […]
Mayor Michael Fougere and several City Councillors convened at the Cornwall Centre Thursday to encourage Regina residents to wear masks to help stop the spread of COVID-19. Fougere cited the need to wear a mask as a matter of public safety. “This has been a priority, in absolute terms for our council, is public safety […]
Five new cases of COVID-19 are being reported by the government on Wednesday. Four of the five cases are in Regina meaning the city now has 38 of the 150 active cases in Saskatchewan. The fifth case being reported is in the Northcentral zone. These cases bring the provincial total to 1,484. 20 more recoveries […]
CUPE Saskatchewan’s Education Workers’ Steering Committee says the province is ignoring expert advice and the concerns of many staff, parents, and students in its Safe School Plan. The Public Health Officer of Canada has recommendations that students over the age of 10 wear masks, that students and teachers stay two meters apart whenever possible, and […]
When the school bell rings in a couple of weeks to get classes going in Regina elementary and high schools, students in Grades 4-12 will be wearing masks. Just hours after the provincial government issued new guidelines, both the Regina Public School Division and Catholic School Division announced masks will be mandatory for kids in […]
It was a record-breaking month in July for SARCAN. The provincial recycling collection agency says 61 million containers were turned in to SARCAN depots across Saskatchewan. Communications manager Sean Homenick says that demand hasn’t slowed down heading into August. “In Saskatoon and Regina, we’re looking at hour, to hour-and-a-half waits at some of our locations […]
When it comes to wearing a mask when classes resume next month, the government is putting the decision in the hands of Saskatchewan’s school divisions. While many are saying the government should implement mandatory mask usage, Education Minister Gord Wyant told reporters on Tuesday it is tough to establish a province-wide policy because of the […]
Melville’s St. Peter’s Hospital is temporarily shutting down 10 of its 30 beds. Vice-President of Integrated Rural Health with the Saskatchewan Health Authority, Karen Earnshaw says in a statement affected SHA staff, management and union partners were notified of the bed closures in July. She said it was done as a result of staffing schedules […]
There are 29 new cases of COVID-19 being announced Tuesday with four of them in Regina. That means the city now has 34 active cases of the virus meaning Regina now tops the list of zones when it comes to active cases at 34. Regina has now seen 21 active cases in the last seven […]
