With no form of government in place at the Saskatchewan Legislature since it was suspended on March 18, Sask. NDP leader Ryan Meili is calling directly on Premier Scott Moe to meet and negotiate a resumption of legislative business. In a statement from the opposition leader, he said it’s the “due diligence that our democracy […]
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government will help mid-size businesses and larger employers to access financing amid the COVID-19 crisis. Trudeau says the business credit availability program created to help small businesses will be expanded to also help mid-size businesses stay afloat. The new Large Employer Emergency Financing Facility will help larger employers […]
Financial hardship from COVID-19 restrictions could mean the permanent closure of many restaurants in Saskatchewan. Currently part of phase three of the Re-Open Saskatchewan Plan, many food service business in the province say they are in need of more working capital if they hope to eventually open their doors and dinning rooms once again. According […]
The latest numbers from the province when it comes to COVID-19 are out. 11 new cases are being reported on Sunday with nine more recoveries. The provincial total of those coming down with the virus now stands at 564 with those having recovered now at 349. Of the 11 new cases, nine are in the […]
The Regina Food Bank as well as ones in Moose Jaw, Swift Current and Yorkton are getting cash donations from a Calgary company that owns and operates rental housing units in all four cities. The 16-and-a-half-thousand dollars being given by Avenue Living is part of an overall $100,000 donation that is being shared amongst 17 […]
There are nine new confirmed cases of COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan. The nine, which see five come from the Far North, three from the North and one from the Central, bring the provincial total to 553. Of that 553, 207 are considered to be active with five more recoveries occurring bringing the total number in […]
Public health inspectors have been visiting six large meat processing facilities in Saskatchewan this week to make sure they are doing what they can to prevent COVID-19 from running through. Chief Medical Health Officer Dr. Saqib Shahab says regulations are needed. “There’s cooperation between those plants, and health and agriculture, to develop protocols that will […]
Starting Monday, SGI will resume driver road testing, but only for those working in health care and agriculture. SGI’s Tyler McMurchy says there will only be a limited number of tests made available for those sectors. As well, McMurchy says anyone in those sectors will have to apply for a road test on line through the […]
This week it was announced that the Canadian Football League was asking the federal government for $150 million in financial aid to try and make it through the COVID-19 pandemic. CFL Commissioner Randy Ambrosie went in front of the House of Commons finance committee to plead the league’s case to the government. Ambrosie was met […]
Grim numbers on the job front Friday as Stats Canada says almost 53-thousand jobs were lost last month in Saskatchewan as COVID-19 ravages our economy. On a year-over-year basis, that number stands at 74-thousand. While those numbers are like a cold slap in the face to many, Premier Scott Moe is finding some positives. “Saskatchewan’s […]
