The Saskatchewan NDP is asking the provincial government redo their homework. Leader Ryan Meili says the back to school plan doesn’t have enough clarity and puts the responsibility for reopening schools on the school divisions, so he is urging the government to revise and resubmit their plan. In the plan released on Tuesday, class sizes […]
All 27 of Saskatchewan’s school divisions have released their plans for a safe return to school. This comes after much criticism of the provincial government’s initial back-to-school plan released on Tuesday. For Regina Public Schools, the school division will be installing plexi-glass screens at administrative offices and similar spaces, and will also be supplying hand […]
There are eight new cases of COVID-19 and 36 new recoveries in Saskatchewan as of Wednesday, August 5. Three of the new cases are in the North East, two in the Saskatoon region, two in Regina and one in the Central West. The reported total is now at 1,376 cases with 225 considered active. A […]
The government has reached deals with two major companies to make sure Canada gets access to COVID-19 vaccines being developed. The contracts are with pharmaceutical giant Pfizer and American-based biotech firm Moderna, which both started Phase 3 clinical trials of their vaccine candidates last week. The government says the deals will let Canada procure millions […]
Concerns persist for the Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation following the release of the government’s COVID-19 Safe Schools Plan for the fall. It’s an eight-pronged plan that doesn’t include mandatory mask usage and reduced class sizes unless three of four scenarios are activated regionally or provincially based on the advice of Chief Medical Health Officer Dr. Saqib […]
Saskatchewan NDP Education Critic Carla Beck did not mince words as she reacted to the provincial government’s plan to reopen schools in the fall. “The minister has managed to come up with the worst plan in Canada, despite all of the extra time, and the ability to learn from the plans of other provinces,” said […]
The Saskatchewan Health Authority is warning the public of possible COVID-19 transmission at two businesses in Regina and is urging people to self-monitor for symptoms. Although the risk of transmission to the general public is presently considered low, the SHA is asking people who visited Best Buy between the hours of 1-4 pm on July […]
Saskatchewan’s 27 school divisions have plans in place for the safe return of students and staff to the classroom in September amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Saskatchewan school divisions had their draft plans reviewed by Saskatchewan Education’s Response Planning Team (RPT), in order to ensure that they adhere to the Primary and Secondary Institution Guidelines, developed […]
There are nine new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan, bringing the provincial total to 1,368 cases. The new cases include 1 in the North West, 1 in the North Central, 2 in Saskatoon, 4 in Regina, and 1 in the South West. Of the 1,368 reported cases, 253 are considered active with 1,097 recoveries. Fourteen […]
The owner of the famous Moosehead Inn at Kenosee Lake says despite a COVID-19 transmission scare a couple of weeks ago, the resort village is still a safe place to unwind and enjoy the summer weather. Dale Orsted says this year has been financially difficult with a lack of tourists coming to his bar. Orsted […]
