A COVID-19 outbreak at the Victoria Hospital in Prince Albert has been announced after a patient that’s been at the facility since April 21st tested positive for the virus. The Saskatchewan Health Authority says there’s no evidence of transmission within the facility at this time, but the patient tested negative before entering the facility for […]
The City of Regina is cutting back on mosquito control measures this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Thanks to the health crisis, Mayor Michael Fougere said earlier this month that the city was facing between $7.7- $20.7 million in losses, depending on when COVID-19 restrictions are lifted. Instead of proactively treating bodies of water, […]
University of Regina Political Scientist Jim Farney believes it is in the governments best interest to hold some sort of sitting this spring. Since the COVID-19 concerns in Saskatchewan began, the province has not held any sort of sitting, which is the longest stretch of any provincial government in Canada. Farney said the Sask Party and opposition […]
A COVID-19 vaccine created at the University of Saskatchewan’s VIDO-Intervac has tested safe in two ferrets. VIDO Intervac Director Dr. Volker Gerdts says they used the prototype vaccine on the ferrets twice and there were no issues. He says these are very positive results, with the next step being to actually infect the ferrets with […]
Outlaw Trail Spirits have donated more than 1,300 litres of hand sanitizer to various community groups, as well as police services and first responders. The distillery received donations of ingredients and cash donations from other businesses. Outlaw Trail Spirits is also selling the product so that they can continue to keep the business open. Co-owner […]
SaskTel is extending the waiver of the data overage charges for postpaid Wireless plans, noSTRINGS Prepaid wireless plans and fusion internet into the end of May. The cancellation of overage charges began on March 17th. SaskTel will also continue to provide additional free content on residential and maxTV stream customers, with over 50 channels on […]
A civilian employee at the La Loche RCMP detachment has tested positive for COVID-19. The diagnosis was made official Thursday after the member went for a test on Monday. The employee will continue following direction from the Saskatchewan Health Authority. Two other civilian members and four officers have been ordered to self-isolate while they wait […]
It was a busy week for RCMP in Saskatchewan, as they responded to 78 calls for service related to COVID-19. From April 17th to the 23rd, RCMP responded to 43 complaints of gatherings of more than 10 people and eight complaints of people failing to self-isolate when allegedly required to do so. One charge has […]
A pandemic re-deployment strategy agreement for where certain health care workers will be situated and when, has been reached, but there are still some wrinkles to be ironed out between the Saskatchewan Health Authority, the Health Ministry and health care unions. President of SEIU-West, Barbara Cape, says the agreement provides for cohorting of staff at […]
TORONTO — Dozens more deaths in long-term care homes were reported Friday as new figures indicated the extent of the economic dislocation caused by isolation measures aimed at mitigating the spread of the highly contagious COVID-19 virus. The latest government figures showed more than seven million people had applied for the $2,000-a-month Canada Emergency Response […]
