As the ‘Freedom Convoy’ rolled into Ottawa on Saturday, support was shown in Regina as the ‘Saskatchewan Solidarity Convoy,’ and their supporters all met the Legislative Building. The solidarity convoy saw over 500 trucks and over a thousand supporters gather to protest the vaccine mandate for cross-border truck drivers, as well as COVID-19 restrictions in […]
The Saskatchewan Government is reporting a 3 month record high for hospitalizations connected to COVID-19 for the province. At present time there are 342 people in hospital for COVID-19 related illness and 34 in provincial ICUs. In recent press conferences Chief Medical Health Officer Saquib Shahab has acknowledged that hospitalization numbers will climb – as […]
Patrick Maze the President of the Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation is questioning the government’s move to change COVID-19 isolation and reporting protocols within the school system. “It is difficult to know how safe the learning environment is for students. Parents are going to have a difficult time going forward. It also makes it difficult for school […]
The province reported 6 COVID-19 related fatalities Jan 26th, along with an increase in hospitalizations of 24 – bringing the total hospitalized patient count to 315, with 33 patients in the ICU. 1149 new COVID-19 infections were reported in the province among the new cases, 342 Saskatoon, 227 Regina and 129 in the south east. […]
The Saskatchewan Government announced today that the antiviral pill PAXLOVID will be available to eligible Saskatchewan residents starting January 26th. While the treatment is no substitute for the vaccine, it is a treatment that will be suitable in helping individuals with compromised immunity to COVID-19 overcome infection and prevent the progression to hospitalization. PAXLOVID is […]
A convoy of truckers protesting federally enforced vaccine mandates for cross border trucking is about to roll into Regina, as they make their trek onward to Ottawa. Branded a “freedom convoy” – the protest is meant to draw attention to a policy that many feel is unfair to truck drivers choosing to not get fully […]
The Saskatchewan government is reporting 909 new cases of COVID-19 in the province today. Hospitalizations also increased by 10, with 262, including 29 people in provincial ICU’s. Among the new cases, 235 Saskatoon. 281 Regina and 86 in the south central region. Sadly the province also reported 3 new deaths – bringing the provincial total […]
During a press conference Premier Scott Moe pointed to Quebec as an example of why lockdowns do not work. “Omicron is spreading across Canada and spreading around the world regardless of the public health measures that are in place” Premier Moe pointed to Quebec – a province that has some of the most stringent current […]
The RCMP has issued a warrant for Michael Gordon Jackson. Investigators believe individuals may be assisting Jackson in evading police – noting that this activity may lead to criminal charges. It is believed that Jackson is with his daughter, 7-year-old Sarah Jackson. Mariecar Jackson – the girl’s mother and Michael’s ex-wife, has not spoken to […]
The provincial COVID-19 death toll rose by 9 in the January 2022 update of the Saskatchewan COVID-19 dashboard. A database error lead to no deaths being reported since the start of 2022 – those numbers have now been adjusted to 969. Dr. Saqib Shahab says the data error does not reflect the current case count […]
