Covid-19 News

475 new COVID-19 cases in Sask. 2 more deaths

Sep 15, 2021 | 1:53pm

For the fourth straight day and the fifth in the last six days, the Saskatchewan government is reporting 400+ new cases of COVID-19. On Wednesday, the province told us there are 475 new cases of the virus and two new deaths.  That means 629 people have died because of the virus.  The active case count […]

Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation renews calls for more COVID-19 protection for schools

Sep 15, 2021 | 8:13am

The Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation is calling on the province to take measures to protect school staff and children from COVID-19. According to the STF, this year’s school measures would include students who are identified as close contacts in a school setting would be able to return to class as long as they wear a mask, […]

Province hits 500+ new cases of COVID-19 for first time

Sep 14, 2021 | 2:36pm

One day after setting a new record for daily new COVID-19 cases, the province has set another record as the number climbs to the 500 level for the first time since the pandemic was declared in March of 2020. Numbers from the government on Tuesday show 506 new cases with 426 coming from people who […]

Trudeau says lack of leadership by Moe on COVID-19 is putting people at risk

Sep 14, 2021 | 1:26pm

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has taken a swipe at both Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe and Alberta Premier Jason Kenney for their COVID-19 response. Speaking in Richmond B.C Tuesday morning,  Trudeau says he feels bad for the people in both provinces who have stepped up to do the right thing by gettinfg fully vaccinated and are […]

City of Regina vaccine mandate delayed by two additional months

Sep 14, 2021 | 8:54am

It appears the City of Regina’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for City owned facilities will be delayed by two months. Originally set to take effect September 20, a City Council report now says the target date is November 15. The City’s reasoning is, “to procure and implement the needed devices to ensure a positive experience for […]

New provincial emergency order is issued to address labour mobility in healthcare system

Sep 13, 2021 | 5:16pm

Late Monday afternoon, the provincial government announced a new Provincial Emergency Order had been issued to once again provide for labour mobility in the health system through greater flexibility in scheduling and redirecting health care workers to areas experiencing capacity pressures and in the use of supplementary resources. A previous letter of understanding (LOU) enabled the […]

Prairie South School Division makes masks mandatory in Moose Jaw

Sep 13, 2021 | 10:15am

Effective immediately, the Prairie South School Division in Moose Jaw says mask use is now mandatory for all PreK to Grade 8 students in Moose Jaw when at school or on school buses. This will apply to all visitors as well. The division says this is just for schools in Moose Jaw with all other […]

Over 400 new COVID-19 cases being reported

Sep 12, 2021 | 2:56pm

The government is telling us there were 420 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday as the province goes over 400 new cases  for the second time in three days.  There were also three new deaths bringing the provincial total to 621. The new cases are located in the Far North West (7), Far North East (28), […]

Active COVID-19 cases inch a little higher on Saturday

Sep 11, 2021 | 3:24pm

The government is reporting 341 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday pushing the active case count up to 3,588 The new cases are located in the Far North West (25), Far North Central (1), Far North East (29), North West (43), North Central (47), North East (17), Saskatoon (78), Central West (11), Central East (15), Regina […]

Second-highest daily total of COVID-19 cases unveiled in Saskatchewan

Sep 10, 2021 | 2:16pm

There are 432 new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan Friday, the second-highest daily total since the pandemic began. Nov. 21, 2020 holds the record with 441 according to the provincial government COVID-19 dashboard.  Friday’s new cases come from Saskatoon (93), the north west (77), the north central (69), Regina (31), the far north west (22), […]

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