The Saskatchewan branch of the Canadian Mental Health Association is partnering with the popular game platform Minecraft to bring mental health support to young people across the province. A special mentally safe Minecraft server has been created to provide a fun and safe online environment for people to seek mental health assistance. Rebecca Rackow Director […]
Brace yourselves Saskatchewan – a clipper storm system is on it’s way. The clipper will bring a combination of fresh snow, possible freezing rain, and winds that could exceed 90 kilometers an hour across the province. Meteorologist with Environment Canada Terri Lang says different parts of the province will see different versions of the clipper […]
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 provincial NDP government has closed the gap between themselves and the Sask. Party for the first time in nearly five years. According to a poll done by the Angus Reid Institute, the NDP had a 39 per cent approval rating while the Sask. Party had a 48 per cent approval rating. The gap has […]
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 RCMP are looking to apprehend a man connected to an armed robbery that took place January 22nd in Cupar, Saskatchewan. The incident took place at a business on Stanley Street in the community. On January 22nd at 7:30 p.m. police responded to a report of an armed robbery at a business. A male entered […]
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 […]
The Saskatchewan Government is providing more than $750K to police agencies around the province. The funds are coming from the criminal property forfeiture fund and will be used to purchase new policing tools in the Regina, Saskatoon, Weyburn and File Hills districts. In Regina $300,000 will be used to purchase a real time infrared and […]
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 […]
