The COVID-19 Pandemic is now impacting court proceedings in Saskatchewan. The Courts of Saskatchewan took to Twitter to announce all jury trials that were scheduled to start today until May 30th will be postponed. The tweet also asks anyone to attend jury duty before May 30th to not come to court. #SKQB All jury trials […]
Many have their eyes on the stock market which has taken a couple of major tumbles since COVID 19 started to spread. 620 CKRM’s financial analyst Brian Golly with Smart Investing Services has one tip of advice. “It’s not the time to panic,” Golly said. “We have been getting calls from clients, and basically what […]
The provincial NDP is pushing the government to provide more clarity when it comes to Sunday’s release from the province about keeping schools open. NDP Leader Ryan Meili says it’s not clear yet from the government whether or not a single case of community transmission of COVID-19 would be enough to close down schools. The […]
NDP leader Ryan Meili called for regular daily updates from the province regarding COVD-19 at a press conference on Friday morning. Meili says information needs to be made available to support those who need to be tested or treated in a way that’s clear, obvious and high quality. Adding daily reports on the number of […]
A staff member at Ecole Palliser Heights School in Moose Jaw has been tested for COVID-19. The school sent a letter to parents stating that the staff member is now in self-isolation. Director of education for Prairie South School Division, Tony Baldwin says classes will still continue as normal.
OTTAWA — The House of Commons decided to shut down today for five weeks to help ensure MPs do not contribute to the spread of COVID-19. All parties agreed to the measure, which means MPs will miss two sitting weeks, as they had previously planned to be away next week and two weeks in April. […]
The Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority is taking steps to address the coronavirus outbreak. In addition to Health Canada guidelines including proper hand sanitation, SIGA casinos are doing things like increasing the frequency of cleaning on high-touch areas, posting signage to stress proper hand-washing and cough etiquette and adding hand sanitizers. SIGA is not, for now, […]
Two University of Regina students are in self-isolation as a precaution against the spread of COVID-19. The U of R says while these are not confirmed cases of COVID-19 at this time, the university had previously put in place protocols to manage the coronavirus, and the students are complying with those protocols with self-isolation. Test […]
The provincial government has pitched in with financial support to help find a vaccine for COVID-19. On Wednesday, the government announced they are providing $200,000 to the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization-International Vaccine Centre (VIDO-InterVac) at the University of Saskatchewan to develop a cure after it was ruled a pandemic by the World Health Organization. Tina […]
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife are in self-isolation over COVID-19 concerns, which has forced the cancellation of an in-person meeting of Canada’s first ministers. The Prime Minister’s Office says Sophie Gregoire Trudeau returned from a speaking engagement in the U.K. and began exhibiting flu-like symptoms, including a low fever late last […]
