The Government of Saskatchewan announced that it is temporarily suspending eviction hearings as a result of COVID-19. Starting Thursday, the Office of Residential Tenancies (ORT) will not be accepting applications for evictions related to missed or late rent and other non-urgent claims. Previous eviction orders and hearings, not related to health and safety concerns, will […]
The President of SUMA says we need to be thankful to those who are out in the community still working to provide the services we all require and those who can work at home can show their support by being responsible and following the guidelines put out by the province and the Public Health Department. […]
The Prime Minister provided more information on the federal government’s COVID-19 economic support plan Thursday. During his daily briefing on the COVID-19 pandemic, Justin Trudeau said the Canada Emergency Response Benefit and other measures will total close to $102-billion. “We’ll also be supplementing the GST credit, which is sent to low income Canadians,” Trudeau said. […]
The Canadian Cattlemen’s Association is calling on Ottawa to provide a comprehensive aid package to producers during the COVID-19 pandemic. The CEO of the Saskatchewan Cattlemen’s Association, Ryder Lee, says his organization helped put together the proposals. He says producers need immediate stop-gap support after prices look a nosedive in early March. He says some […]
First Nations around the province are putting their own measures in place to help stop the spread of COVID -19 in their communities. Chief of Pasqua First Nation, Todd Peigan shared that several First Nations, including his own, have set up security checkpoints on their borders to limit the amount of travel to and from […]
The Commissioner of the CFL is hoping impact of COVID-19 is minimal, but says the league needs to protect players and fans during the global pandemic. Commissioner Randy Ambrosie was on 620 CKRM’s the Sportscage with Derek Taylor Wednesday night. While he didn’t have many answers, he did say the league is taking all precautions […]
The Saskatchewan Health Authority is warning anyone who was at a snowmobile rally Christopher Lake back in March 14th that they will need to self-isolate. This comes after two people that were at the rally’s supper tested positive for COVID-19. One of the two confirmed cases was serving at the event.Organizers say over 110 people […]
During a press conference Wednesday, Regina Mayor Michael Fougere thanked the people of Regina for their resiliency through the Covid-19 crisis and urged people to keep following guidelines set out by the provincial and federal governments. Fougere also commended the most recent announcement made by the provincial government, restricting public gatherings to no more than […]
The province of Saskatchewan has confirmed 14 new cases of COVID-19 in the province, bringing the total to 86 in the province. Of the 86 cases, four are related to local transmission, the rest are travel related. There are currently four people hospitalized because of COVID-19. Four of the cases are 19 years old or […]
The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency hopes the creation of a new phone line will reduce wait times for people calling in to HealthLine 811. The agency announced on Wednesday a dedicated, toll-free phone line is available for residents wanting to ask general questions regarding COVID-19 that are not health specific. Residents will be able to […]
