Phase 4.2 of the provincial government’s Re-Open Saskatchewan plan takes effect on Monday. As of now, libraries, museums, art galleries and movie theatres can open. Both Cineplex and Landmark Cinemas in Regina have said they won’t open until this weekend, with the Royal Saskatchewan Museum saying they will delay their opening with the Regina Public Library […]
A professor at the University of Regina has been given close to $1 million dollars from the federal government for research into gaps in therapy and diagnosis of COVID-19. Dr. Mohan Babu, an associate professor of biochemistry is focusing on the testing and diagnosis of asymptomatic and mild symptomatic people. Dr. Babu says the money […]
There are six new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan, bringing the provincial total to 777. The new cases are in the Far North. Seven more people have recovered, bringing that total to 661. Six people are in hospital including one person in intensive care in Saskatoon.
Those who use Regina Transit will get a couple of more days of riding for free. Fares were to start being collected again on Monday, but seeing Regina council did not get to that at its meeting earlier this week, fares will be waived until Thursday as council will rubber-stamp the resumption of fares when […]
The province continues to deal with an outbreak of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan’s southwest. Numbers from the government Friday show 13 new cases of the virus with 10 of those cases in the South and are connected to an outbreak in the RM of Maple Creek. Two of the other three cases come from the North […]
Saskatchewan Provincial Parks are opening to full capacity Friday. Nightly, group, double, and equestrian campsites that were previously closed due to COVID-19 restrictions have become available to book once again. More sites will become available throughout the weekend. No further seasonal sites will be available in provincial parks, but there is no maximum stay per […]
Minister of Parks, Culture and Sport Gene Makowsky is disappointed that Saskatchewan is not receiving the same financial support for tourism during COVID-19 like Eastern Canada provinces. This comes after the federal government announced over $46 million to support Quebec’s and Atlantic Canada’s tourism industries, however he believes the same should be done for the rest of […]
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has taken the wraps off a program aimed at encouraging students to volunteer in the fight against COVID-19. At his briefing in Ottawa on Thursday morning, Trudeau launched the new Canada Student Grant which awards money to students who volunteer for COVID-19-related community projects. “If you’re a college or university student, […]
Canadian Western Agribition in Regina is reporting a successful year with a net income of 325 thousand dollars for 2019. CEO Chris Lane says the profits are about 150 thousand dollars higher than the previous year. He says there was good support from exhibitors and last fall’s show welcomed over 10 thousand students, and […]
There’s some good news for people who use the Regina Public Library as staff are hoping to have all RPL locations ready to reopen by July 13 amid the COVID-19 pandemic Libraries in Saskatchewan are permitted to open their doors starting on June 29th when phase 4.2 of the Re-open Saskatchewan Plan gets underway. However […]
