Concerns about Saskatchewan’s back-to-school plan are legitimate, the premier said Friday as doctors added to calls for more safety measures when schools reopen in September. Premier Scott Moe said the province’s chief medical officer and his team are looking at whether wearing masks should be mandatory for students and staff because of the COVID-19 pandemic. […]
Add the group that speaks for Saskatchewan’s doctors to the list of those wanting the government to make mask usage at schools mandatory when they re-open next month. The Saskatchewan Medical Association met this week with the province’s chief medical health officer and officials from the health and education ministries to discuss the back-to-school plan […]
The Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan has a new centralized home. Located at 2440 Broad Street, the provincial archives is reopening with their public reading room on Monday. Provincial archivist Linda McIntyre says they are reopening with safety protocols in place due to COVID-19. “We’ve increased cleaning and disinfecting protocols,” said McIntyre. “We have mandatory hand […]
A person who has tested positive has visited several businesses last week in Regina while likely still infectious according to the Saskatchewan Health Authority. The person visited the Harbour Landing Walmart the morning of July 29th from 9 until 9:30. The person also visited Bismallah Halal meat and groceries and the Golden Mile Superstore on […]
The province says a number of employees at the Regina location of K-Bro Linens has tested positive for COVID-19. An investigation has started to determine transmission with part of that investigation being a microbiologist’s assessment of the processes for the linen to make sure they are still safe for use in health care facilities. That […]
A person in their 60’s from the southwest region of Saskatchewan has become the 20th person to die from COVID-19. The information comes as the province releases its daily update. That update shows 23 new cases with 19 of them coming from hutterite colonies. The South Central region has 12 cases with the Southwest and […]
Saskatchewan kids heading back to school in September may end up wearing masks after all. The province said the ministries of education and health are actively considering a mandatory masking policy under Level 2 of its Safe Schools plan released earlier this week. Under Level 2 of that plan, mask usage can be implemented under […]
As of Wednesday, Aug. 12, masks will be mandatory for customers of all Walmart locations in Saskatchewan and across Canada. In an e-mail, the company says this will be in effect for all customers and workers at all locations even there is not a government mandate to wear a mask or some other form of […]
A Tim Hortons restaurant in east Regina closed on Thursday after a staff member tested positive due to COVID-19. In a statement from the company, they say the location on 1490 Park Street is closing temporarily. They did not give the identity of the employee or the most recent hours they worked at the store. […]
The province says a person from the Regina region in their 70’s has died due to COVID-19 making them the 19th person in Saskatchewan to succumb to the virus. The information comes as the province tells us there are 11 new cases and 31 recoveries. Of the 11 cases, nine are in the South Central […]
