COVID-19 was the main focus of the final day of Question Period Thursday, in particular the outbreak at the Extendicare Parkside home in Regina. NDP Leader Ryan Meili says he’s calling on the province to increase supports for long-term care homes, and asks why this wasn’t done at the beginning of the pandemic. “The government’s […]
Debate in the Saskatchewan legislature centred on covid-19 again Wednesday. Opposition leader Ryan Meili called on the Moe government to take more temporary restrictive steps to stop the spread of the coronavirus. Premier Scott Moe says he is following the advice of the provinces senior medical health officer and will review the added measures […]
The Saskatchewan Union of Nurses is saying the province’s COVID-19 vaccine plan unveiled Wednesday is optimistic. However, President Tracy Zambory says just because a vaccine is coming doesn’t mean this should be an end of the road for public health measures related to COVID-19. “Vaccination programs are are a very good thing and Saskatchewan has […]
COVID-19 cases have been found at a pair of schools in the Regina Catholic School system. First, a case of COVID-19 at Archbishop M.C. O’Neill Catholic High School, causing the closure of multiple classrooms. All parents and families in the affected classrooms have been contacted by school staff, and the remaining classrooms remain open until […]
The Regina Catholic School Division is moving to remote learning for the last school week of 2020 and the first school week of 2021. This decision comes one day after the Regina Public School Division made a similar announcement in an attempt to halt the spread of COVID-19 in schools. The Catholic school division says […]
The Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation is applauding the Regina Public School Division’s decision to pause in-person classes until mid-January. STF President Patrick Maze says this is a smart move. “It’s proactive, and it will hopefully allow things to cool down a little bit as numbers seem to continuously increase in our communities and in our schools,” […]
RCMP in Saskatchewan have been busy tending to COVID-19 related calls in November. A total of 342 calls for service were made to detachments in Saskatchewan: · 128 complaints of individuals not self-isolating; · 92 large gathering complaints; · 20 masking complaints; · 14 traveller check complaints; and · 88 other COVID-related complaints. As a […]
Regina Public Schools will be switching to virtual learning until at least January. The move is being made effective Dec. 14 and will be in effect for all grades across the public school system. Students are scheduled to return to in-person learning on Jan. 11, a week after school resumes from the holiday break. Spokesperson […]
The Regina Public School Division is reporting a case of COVID-19 at Winston Knoll Collegiate. The high school in Regina’s north end will remain open, but students and staff in the affected class will begin remote learning on Dec. 7, not returning to the school until Dec. 14. All close contacts known at this time […]
Grant Road School in Regina will remain closed until Dec. 14 due to an additional case of COVID-19 found at the school. Regina Public School Division learned about the COVID-19 case on Thursday. All close contacts known at this time have been notified, and any other close contacts identified will be contacted by the Saskatchewan […]
