There are 499 new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan, bringing the active case count to 4,329. One more person who tested positive for COVID-19 has died. Saskatchewan’s death toll stands at 638. The most new cases are in Saskatoon with 109, followed by the North Central with 76, and Regina with 62. 228 people are […]
The province is telling us about seven more COVID-19 related deaths on Friday to go along with 472 new cases. The active case count is now at 4,234 with 291 of them in the Regina zone. The new cases are located in the Far North West (16), Far North East (26), North West (60), North […]
The Saskatchewan Health Authority announced it will be moving into the next level of its surge plans to address the surge of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan. The SHA Emergency Operations Centre says it has directed all leader and care teams to activate the second phase of surge plans, which includes the slowdown of elective surgeries. SHA […]
The City of Regina says it will be free for voters to ride Transit on election day Monday. A pass for free bus service can be downloaded at Regina.ca/transit. Residents can print the pass or show the bus operator the pass on their phone. A pass can be picked up at the Transit Information Centre […]
Like many others, the Saskatchewan Federation of Labour is welcoming the introduction of a vaccine passport system and the re-introduction of a mask mandate, but the organization’s president isn’t letting Scott Moe off the hook, Lori Johb says the announcement was overdue and she hopes it is not too late. “It’s a good thing that […]
The Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce is pleased to see the new COVID-19 orders that were announced Thursday. Chamber CEO Steve McLellan says the business community is pleased to see something being done. “These are moderate actions, ones we think are very responsible,” McLellan said. “Businesses will adopt them without question, but the fact remains of […]
Effective October 1st, Saskatchewan residents will be required to show proof of vaccination, or a negative test, to access a variety of services in the province. The move follows a surge in cases that has record numbers of daily new cases of COVID-19. Premier Scott Moe says numbers show the fourth wave is being driven […]
Premier Scott Moe has gone to his Facebook page to announce additional measures to deal with COVID-19. Mandatory masking is once again being implemented, government employees are going to have to be vaccinated or receive negative tests and a proof of vaccination policy is coming. The update comes as Saskatchewan battles with the fourth wave […]
The provincial NDP say there are over 70,000 people who got their first shot to protect themselves against COVID-19, but haven’t had their second one yet. Leader of the Official Opposition, Ryan Meili, is calling on the Sask Party government to implement a second dose strategy to get these people fully vaccinated. Meili says if […]
Starting Friday, the Saskatchewan Health Authority says it will be moving all initial notifications for COVID test results to an automated service as the increase of positive cases keeps growing. Anyone tested for the virus will quickly be informed of both their positive and negative lab test results through either a text message or voice […]
