Canada’s top doctor says it could be weeks or even months until we know whether social distancing measures being employed across the country are slowing the spread of COVID-19. The numbers of newly confirmed cases released daily reflect people who were tested days ago, and it would have taken them several days before that to develop symptoms. Chief public […]
Schools in Saskatchewan from Kindergarten to Grade 12 are now closed indefinitely. With the efforts on to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, the announcement was made earlier this week to close schools down. With the bell having rung for what could likely be the last time this school year, teachers and school division staff are now […]
20 people in Saskatchewan now have the COVID-19 virus. The ministry of health is confirming four new presumptive positive cases bringing that number to 12 with eight cases being confirmed. Three of the four new cases are related to travel and one is a close contact of a previous reported case. All are self-isolating at […]
Saskatchewan NDP Leader, Ryan Meili is asking the government to come up with a clear, concise plan to address childcare concerns in the province during the COVID-19 outbreak. Meili says there needs to be a plan in place to help take care of children of health care workers because, by nature, they are more likely […]
In a news conference Thursday, Regina Mayor Michael Fougere said that despite rule being no gatherings of 50 or more, he thinks that 4 or 5 is a more reasonable number. Regina City Manager, Chris Holden said that 500 city employees are now working from home, resulting in city hall being a “ghost town, and […]
WASHINGTON – The Canada-U.S. border will likely be closed to all non-essential travel in both directions as of Friday night. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the expected timing of the closure Thursday morning after leaders of the two countries revealed details of the plan Wednesday. Both countries have been in talks in recent days to […]
Farmers in Saskatchewan are showing support for the SaskParty government’s effort to control the coronavirus outbreak. The Premier has declared a state of emergency, closing casinos and gyms and limiting public gatherings to less than 50 people. APAS president Todd Lewis says the measures are necessary to ensure public safety. Lewis says the government […]
The Saskatchewan Health Authority welcomed the news of Premier Moe declaring a state of emergency in the province, saying that it will help them be able to contain, delay, and mitigate the spread of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan. Through the declaration, as of Monday the 23rd, the SHA will be discontinuing all non-urgent or elective surgeries, […]
FSIN has also declared a state of emergency as part of the current COVID-19 pandemic spreading across the province. Chief Bobby Cameron says in a news release that many First Nations are not prepared for the pandemic due to inadequate health services or a lack of access to necessary supplies and medicine to fight COVID-19’s […]
Experts on Wednesday urged Canadians not to get discouraged if the number of COVID-19 cases continues to rise rapidly in the coming days, despite the drastic measures taken by society to slow the spread. Dr. Matthew Oughton, an infectious disease specialist at Montreal’s Jewish General Hospital said that, because it takes five to seven days […]
