Covid-19 News

Kramer IMAX Theatre set to reopen Thursday

Jul 20, 2020 | 6:00am

Saskatchewan’s largest movie screen, the Kramer IMAX Theatre at the Saskatchewan Science Centre, is set to reopen on Thursday. The IMAX theatre is the first part of the Science Centre’s phased reopening plan. Vice President of Operations, Ryan Holota, says it’s exciting to be able to finally welcome people back to the theatre. “We’re really […]

More businesses identified as possible COVID-19 exposure in Swift Current area

Jul 20, 2020 | 5:48am

Additional businesses have been identified as places of possible COVID-19 exposure in Swift Current and area. 10 different businesses between Swift Current and Ponteix have been identified as places where someone who previously tested positive for COVID-19 have stopped at while they were likely infectious. The businesses include: • Wholesale Store, Swift Current, July 6, […]

Business in Cut Knife sees possible COVID-19 exposure

Jul 20, 2020 | 4:24am

The Saskatchewan Health Authority is advising the public of a possible COVID-19 exposure to those who attended a business in Cut Knife last week. The SHA says an individual who tested positive attended the Country Roads Motor Inn dining area each day from July 13th to 16th from noon until 1:00 PM each day attended […]

Federal gov’t announces revision to wage subsidy program

Jul 17, 2020 | 4:27pm

OTTAWA — Finance Minister Bill Morneau says the Liberals are easing eligibility rules for the government’s emergency wage subsidy and changing the amounts businesses can receive. The government had been under pressure to make the subsidy more accessible, specifically by loosening the requirement of a 30 per cent drop in revenues, so more companies under […]

Sask. reports 13 new COVID-19 cases; 12 people in hospital

Jul 17, 2020 | 1:53pm

The provincial government has announced 13 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday. This brings the reported total to 936 cases with 128 considered active. Of the new cases, eight are from the Central region, two are from the Regina area and one is in each of the Far North, North and South regions. The province’s […]

Two more Sask. bound flights had positive COVID-19 cases on board

Jul 17, 2020 | 1:14pm

The Government of Saskatchewan confirmed two more Saskatchewan bound flights with confirmed COVID-19 cases on board. The flights are Air Canada AC 8629 from Toronto to Saskatoon, rows 12-17, on July 9th, and West Jet WS605 from Toronto to Regina, rows 4-10, on July 6th. The new confirmed flights come after five positive COVID-19 cases […]

Province warns of COVID-19 exposure at Regina Costco and KFC on Albert St. South

Jul 17, 2020 | 9:37am

The Saskatchewan Health Authority has issued an advisory after learning that a person who was likely infected with COVID-19 visited two Regina businesses on July 6th. According to a release from the province, the possibly infected individual was in Regina’s Costco sometime between 3:00 and 4:00 p.m. and at the KFC at 3998 Albert Street […]

YQR International Airport ‘confident’ in safety measures after two COVID-19 positive flights land in July

Jul 16, 2020 | 5:42pm

The Regina International Airport is remaining confident in their precautionary measures even after two flights came into the Queen City earlier this month that had COVID-19 positive patients on them. Regina Airport Authority CEO James Bogusz says since the pandemic began, cleaning and sanitation efforts have seen a major increase. “Things that passengers would typically […]

Forty-two new cases of COVID-19 in Sask.; 11 in hospital

Jul 16, 2020 | 2:40pm

The Government of Saskatchewan has confirmed 42 new cases of COVID-19 in the province, the biggest single-day jump since the pandemic started. The spike in cases comes after the province warned of a high risk of transmission in the southwest and west central areas of the province on Wednesday night. The new cases bring the […]

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