There are now 44 cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan with 25 of them confirmed and 19 remaining presumptive positive. This is an increase of 18 from Friday’s numbers. The government says all current cases with the exception of one are people 20-years of age and older. 65 percent of them are men. The government adds […]
The NDP’s finance critic is welcoming Friday’s announcement from the government about a business response unit being established as it was something they were calling for, but he is now asking for the Saskatchewan Party to go one step further. Trent Wotherspoon is asking the provincial government to rapidly expand support for small businesses and self-employed […]
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said, during a press conference Saturday morning, that the federal government is doing everything they can to help Canadians abroad come home due to travel restrictions related to COVID-19 but won’t be able to help everyone. The worldwide spread of the new coronavirus has resulted in many countries closing their borders […]
With the ongoing escalation of COVID-19 activities, the Saskatchewan Health Authority, Laboratory Medicine Provincial Program is closing in-hospital lab collection sites to ensure that staff and resources are being prioritized effectively. The Saskatchewan Health Authority will close the following in-hospital collection sites effective Monday March 23, 2020 at 7:00 a.m.: • General Hospital, Regina • […]
Canada’s shared border with the United States is now closed to casual, non-essential travel in a bilateral effort to slow the spread of COVID-19 in North America. A mutual ban on recreational and incidental travel in both directions, like vacations and cross-border shopping trips, went into effect across the country at midnight ET. Agents with […]
A member of the B.C. Lions football operations department has tested positive for COVID-19. The Lions issued a statement Friday night announcing they were made aware of an unnamed employee who has the coronavirus. The person is currently at home in isolation. The CFL team says the employee was last at club headquarters on March […]
As of Saturday, those using Regina Transit will notice some changes. Customers will be required to use the rear doors for both entering and exiting the bus to help exercise social distance between drivers and passengers. The front doors will remain available for those who use a mobility device or require the low floor bus […]
Walmart Canada says it will hire 10,000 more employees to work in its stores and distribution centres as it deals with issues related to COVID-19. The company announced the jobs in a letter sent to customers from Walmart Canada CEO Horacio Barbeito, but did not provide details on where the jobs would be or whether […]
The RCMP Academy has announced that training at Depot has ceased, and all public events are suspended due to COVID-19. While there are no presumptive cases of COVID-19 at the Academy, the RCMP say that their primary concern is the safety of the public and their employees. One troop is scheduled to graduate on Monday, […]
The Saskatchewan government is shutting down more services in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Premier Scott Moe says part of this is due to the fact that is he is concerned some people returning from international travel were not following the 14-day self-isolation policy. “These measures need to be taken and taken seriously. There […]
