Five more people have tested positive for COVID-19 in Saskatchewan. Three of the new cases come from the north west, and two come from Saskatoon. There are 1,609 total cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan, but 58 of those cases are still active. Of those 58 active cases, 29 are located on communal living settings such […]
Elections Saskatchewan is anticipating an increase in vote by mail for this upcoming provincial election. Spokesperson Tim Kydd says out of the total 434,000 votes cast in the last election less than 5,000 were vote by mail. Kydd says mail in voting has been around for several elections now and was generally used by students […]
Education Minister Gord Wyant says it’s great news that the federal government was able to contribute to educational costs from the pandemic. $79.4 million is coming from the federal government to school divisions through application intakes throughout the school year. Wyant says this is on top of the $40 million the provincial government committed earlier […]
Saskatchewan’s own Dr. Nevan Krogan is leading a global team of scientists to understand how the SARS-CoV-2 virus, typically known as the coronavirus, replicates in human cells. The University of Regina grad is now a professor at the University of California, San Francisco, and joined researchers and media on a Zoom call Tuesday to provide […]
The Saskatchewan High Schools Athletic Association has delayed all fall athletics until at least September 28th. Cross-country, Soccer and Football events will be able to start on the 28th, while Volleyball can start on October 13th, and the fall golf season has been cancelled altogether, with the hope being to have a spring golf season […]
The provincial NDP is again calling on the province to ensure there is enough funding for a safe return to school for teachers and staff, This time, the opposition is asking that funding is not pulled back from schools based on enrollment. Normally, the province would pull funding in certain divisions once enrollment is finalized […]
The Saskatchewan Health Authority is warning the public of a possible COVID-19 exposure at the Co-op Food Store in Battleford. Someone who tested positive visited the store from August 11th to the 14th while likely still infectious. Those who visited this business on those days are being asked to self-monitor their symptoms for 14 days […]
It was a record-breaking month in July for SARCAN. The provincial recycling collection agency says 61 million containers were turned in to SARCAN depots across Saskatchewan. Communications manager Sean Homenick says that demand hasn’t slowed down heading into August. “In Saskatoon and Regina, we’re looking at hour, to hour-and-a-half waits at some of our locations […]
Melville’s St. Peter’s Hospital is temporarily shutting down 10 of its 30 beds. Vice-President of Integrated Rural Health with the Saskatchewan Health Authority, Karen Earnshaw says in a statement affected SHA staff, management and union partners were notified of the bed closures in July. She said it was done as a result of staffing schedules […]
The NDP is now calling on the provincial government to reconvene the Human Services Committee in an effort to fix the “complete failure” of a return to school plan. Education critic Carla Beck says in a news release that teachers and parents want a clear path forward, with Premier Moe, the Saskatchewan Health Authority and […]
