Small businesses in Saskatchewan and across the country are suffering from the COVID-19 pandemic. Results from a survey conducted by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) suggest a full 60 per cent of small companies, or 55 per cent in Saskatchewan, have dealt with a significant drop in sales. Almost 11,000 small business owners participated […]
After two readings, the House of Commons has ended an emergency session on a $82-billion deal designed to help Canadians weather the COVID-19 storm. Government House speaker Pablo Rodriguez announced on Twitter that the House has adopted the support package and says it’s now up to the Senate. It's done. The House has adopted the […]
TORONTO – The two-pronged battle to contain the spread of COVID-19 while inoculating the economy from the drastic fallout of the pandemic saw governments on Tuesday rush to try to ease concerns of hardship even as they tightened restrictions on people and businesses. With large swaths of normal life grinding to a halt, the federal […]
There are number of challenges the Regina Police Service is working with while the community attempts to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Chief of Police Evan Bray said they have taken a lot of steps during the pandemic. Among those steps are changes to service delivery such as police investigating less serious, non-in-progress crimes through […]
As COVID-19 numbers continue to climb across Canada, Saskatchewan NDP leader Ryan Meili believes more needs to be done by the government to help “flatten the curve”. When discussing emergency orders, Meili understands why the Regina city council wants to implement more assertive regulations to their local state of emergency order. This comes after the Sask. […]
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government is planning to invest $192 million to help create and produce vaccines for COVID-19. The money will be distributed to a number of different companies and universities in the drive to find a way to stop the illness’s spread. The federal government is also unveiling advertisements to […]
Grain markets had a jump in price last week as the world grapples with the COVID-19 outbreak. Commodity futures adviser with P.I. Financial in Regina Adam Pukalo says canola rose $20 a ton and wheat jumped 20-40¢ a bushel last week. Pukalo says the upward price move reflects an easing of trade tensions between the […]
The provincial government is clarifying a discrepancy between emergency orders placed by the province and the City of Regina will be superseded by the provincial order. A release from the government on Sunday states this is to ensure consistency of COVID-19 standards and restrictions across Saskatchewan and minimize confusion among residents. On Friday, Regina city […]
Saskatchewan has eight new, confirmed cases of COVID-19 as of March 22. This brings the provincial total to 52 reported cases. 33 cases have been confirmed and 19 cases are presumptive positive. The provincial government says one of the the newest cases is a person in their late teens; the rest are adults. The Roy […]
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has confirmed that the House of Commons will reconvene on Tuesday at noon. During his update outside of his home from Ottawa on Sunday morning, he told Canadians this is to pass emergency measures that will put the federal government’s $82 billion economic strategy into effect. Trudeau thanked members of opposition […]
