Saying it is a move that is necessary to protect against more dangerous variants of COVID-19, the federal government says all federap employees, workers in federally regulated industries and many travellers will have be to vaccinated. A timeframe as to when this will come into effect for public servants is not known, but President of […]
141 new cases of COVID-19 are being reported in Saskatchewan Wednesday. That is the highest one-day total since 172 were announced on May 30. About two-fifths (40.4%) of new cases are in the 20 to 39 years age category according to the Ministry of Health. The new cases are located in the Far North West […]
The provincial government is being called on to make vaccines mandatory for all healthcare workers by the Saskatchewan Medical Association. The call comes as Saskatchewan deals with what appears to be the beginning of the fourth wave of COVID-19. President Dr. Eben Strydom says to put it simply, vaccines work. “It’s safe, it protects, it […]
Canada is moving forward with proof of vaccination for Canadians travelling internationally. Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino says Ottawa is working with the provinces to develop consistent credentials, which would likely be digital. He also says the government is also working with other countries to recognize the credentials issued in Canada. Ottawa plans to have this […]
Cases of COVID-19 are on the rise again in Canada with doctors saying we have entered a fourth wave of the pandemic. With that news coming, the province is reporting 90 new cases of the virus on Wednesday. Regina has five of the new cases. The others are located in The new cases are located […]
The province is reporting 65 new cases of COVID 19 in Saskatchewan. Of those 65 cases, 5 are in the Regina zone. The Saskatoon region had the most new cases with 18. There are new cases being reported in the Far Northwest (12), Far North Central (4) , Far Northeast (11), Northwest (2), North Central […]
Saskatchewan’s health minister says the latest COVID-19 numbers show the vaccines are working so he is once again encouraging those who haven’t had a shot to do so or for those who aren’t fully vaccinated yet to get to that level. Numbers yesterday show out of the 1,220 cases in Saskatchewan during July that over […]
NDP Deputy leader Nicole Sarauer has gone to social media to defend a photo taken during Friday’s Rider game that shows herself and fellow MLA’s Aleana Young and Carla Beck in Pil Country along with others enjoying themselves while not wearing masks. The photo, which was taken down from the party’s Facebook and Twitter accounts, […]
The province is telling us of 54 new COVID-19 cases being diagnosed. Of the 54, almost 30 percent were from people aged 19 and under. The new cases are located in the Far North West (5), Far North Central (1), Far North East (1), North West (2), North Central (12), North East (3), Saskatoon (12), […]
The active COVID-19 case in Saskatchewan is climbing up again, but the province is saying a large majority of new cases and serious outcomes are coming from people who have not been vaccinated. The Ministry of Health says more than 90 percent of all new cases and hospitalizations in July were from people who were […]
