In-class learning for kids in Regina’s public and Catholic school systems resumes Monday morning, but as the bell rings there is a lot of worry. With COVID-19 cases and variants of concern still at a worrisome rate, some teachers are expressing hesitancy. Jeff Parry is the president of the Regina Public School Teachers Association. He […]
The provincial government is reporting one death, 238 new cases and 253 recoveries on Sunday. The death was from the Central East zone and was a resident in their 60’s. The death toll is now at 495. The new cases come from Regina (59), Saskatoon (40), the North Central (23), the North West (22), the […]
Health Canada is holding the 300,000 Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccines they have received due to a possible quality control issue. On Friday, Health Canada said in a statement that the vaccine doses are being held for further review after it was learned they were produced in the same facility which had an error last […]
Two men that allegedly attended a protest that took place Saturday were issued a Summary Offence ticket by Regina Police for violating the Public Health Order. Regina Police say they were monitoring the protest that happened in Victoria Park yesterday afternoon, and say about 30 people attended the event. Two men were then issued a […]
There were 262 new cases of COVID-19 reported in Saskatchewan on Saturday. The province also announced 233 more recoveries, putting the active case count up to 2,452. Sadly there were also three more deaths reported. One in the 40-49 age group in Regina, one in the 60-69 age group also in Regina, and one in […]
The Saskatchewan Teachers Federation would like to see a return to online learning in the province, as COVID-19 and variants of concern continue to be an issue. STF President Patrick Maze, says this echo’s concerns raised by Saskatoon Mayor Charlie Clark, and Epidemiologist Dr. Cory Neudorf. Maze says they are asking all Saskatoon schools to […]
The province is extending the Saskatchewan Small Business Emergency Payment program to help businesses cope with the financial difficulties COVID-19 has brought on. Since it was launched over a year ago, the program has provided more than $66 million in financial support to more than 6,400 small businesses The extension is for one month with […]
New priority groups were added to the eligible COVID-19 vaccination list, but not everyone has had success so far in booking or finding an appointment. Some Saskatchewan residents in the new priority groups have voiced their problems trying to book appointments now that they are eligible as of Friday. Issues include not being able to […]
There was no significant increase in claims to the Saskatchewan Workers’ Compensation Board, even considering the pandemic was in full swing last year. CEO Phil Germain says over 330 COVID-19 claims were submitted and about 65 per cent were accepted. Of the remainder, about 75 per cent didn’t have the virus. Their tests came back […]
Four more people in Saskatchewan have died as a result of COVID-19 bringing the provincial total to 487. Friday’s update from the government shows the four were someone in their 40’s from the Regina zone, a person in their 60’s from the far Northeast, one in their 60’s from residence pending and a person in […]
