A growing number of business and labour groups are urging the federal Liberals to up their promised wage subsidy to help companies hit hard by COVID-19 keep people on their payrolls. The latest salvo came from the United Steelworkers union on Tuesday morning, around the same time the Canadian Federation of Independent Business panned the […]
WestJet Airlines Ltd. says roughly half of its 14,000 employees will leave the company — some temporarily — due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 6,900 departures comprise early retirements, resignations and both voluntary and involuntary leaves after WestJet asked staff to choose one of those options or reduce their hours or pay, said CEO Ed […]
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is expanding capacity to meet demand for future phases of the COVID-19 pandemic. This is one part of the SHA’s overall strategy to contain, delay and mitigate COVID-19. “Based on what we know from other jurisdictions, it is critical we act immediately to expand acute care capacity to mitigate the […]
The Regina Public School board is issuing a plea to parents who may have kids with cabin fever and want to get out and play. The board is asking for kids to not use play equipment on school grounds In a notice on their webpage, it says the virus can linger on surfaces such as […]
Federal plans to speedily approve legislation freeing up billions in aid to help Canadians weather the COVID-19 pandemic have been held up over Opposition objections that the Trudeau government is attempting a power grab. An emergency sitting Tuesday of the House of Commons was suspended moments after it began as Conservatives balked at provisions that […]
The daily update from the Saskatchewan Ministry of Health shows six new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the province bringing the total to 72. 60 percent of the cases are in men and of the 72 confirmed cases, 59 are between the ages of 20-64 with 11 in people aged 65 and older and two […]
The spread of COVID-19 could exceed the Saskatchewan Health Authority’s capacity for acute services and amount to a death toll in the thousands, says a document. Some estimates for infections as well as preparations on how to deal with the spread of the virus are outlined in a March 20 internal planning presentation from the […]
Saskatchewan’s NDP leader says more transparency and aggressive action is needed by the government to slow the spread of COVID-19. Ryan Meili makes the statement after a CBC report which claims there has been serious gaps in the provincial government’s response to the virus. Meili says there are three things the province must do immediately. […]
Students at the University of Regina will not be taking part in any convocation celebrations this spring. The university has announced their 2020 spring convocation has been cancelled in order to limit social contact due to COVID-19 risks, noting “the health and safety of our campus community is of the utmost importance.” The decision also […]
TORONTO – The two-pronged battle to contain the spread of COVID-19 while inoculating the economy from the drastic fallout of the pandemic saw governments on Tuesday rush to try to ease concerns of hardship even as they tightened restrictions on people and businesses. With large swaths of normal life grinding to a halt, the federal […]
