Saskatchewan’s chief medical health officer is not recommending masks as the province deals with a trifecta of respiratory viruses. Dr. Saqib Shahab said coughs and colds are returning after a two-year hiatus and that people can expect to get sick two to four times a year. “Ultimately, it’s your personal choice to wear a mask,” […]
The City of Regina is continuing to see its high levels of COVID-19 continue. In their weekly wastewater update, the University of Regina found that viral levels continued to be at their highest levels since April of this year. “The latest SARS-CoV-2 measurements in Regina are at 91% of the highest levels of the Omicron […]
The University of Regina has found new strains of the Omicron variants in the City’s wastewater. According to the U of R’s latest wastewater update, the school found Omicron sub-lineages BQ.1/BQ1.11 and BA.2.75.2, which are “highly transmissible and immune evasive,” were identified in Regina in September. COVID-19 viral load levels have also increased to their […]
Autumn might have just arrived, but the high levels of COVID-19 will continue into the new season. According to the University of Regina’s latest analyst, COVID-19 viral loads decreased in the City’s wastewater; however, weekly averages over the last month have remained ‘moderately high.’ Despite the high rate, it is at only 56 per cent […]
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) has confirmed that three residents at Regina’s Extendicare Elmview who tested positive for COVID-19 have died. In a statement, SHA also confirmed that all 46 long-term care residents at home, two temporary residents and 15 staff have tested positive for COVID-19 since an outbreak was declared on September 3. Currently, […]
The Saskatchewan Roughriders have been hit by COVID-19 once again. On Wednesday, the club announced Head Coach Craig Dickenson has tested positive for COVID-19. http:// We wish Coach Dickenson a quick recovery and look forward to having him on the sidelines this Sunday. 💚 pic.twitter.com/cWkTROMa6V — Saskatchewan Roughriders (@sskroughriders) August 31, 2022 Dickenson is currently […]
Logan Stankoven knows he and the rest of Team Canada are under the microscope as the world junior hockey championship begins. Not only will the squad be playing on home soil when they face Latvia in their first game of the tournament on Wednesday, they’ll be doing so during a period of intense scrutiny for Canadian hockey. […]
Its been a tough few years for the air travel industry. COVID, shutdowns, borders being closed, all contributing to a huge decline in air travel. You have probably seen in the last few months, as the restrictions have been stripped away, passengers are flying in droves. That is also causing a few problems at major […]
Over half of Saskatchewan residents do not want to see more frequent COVID-19 updates and easier access to information. Many provinces, including Saskatchewan, have left it up to residents to evaluate their own risk with health restrictions removed. For many, a lack of data for accurate risk assessment is a sticking point of current provincial […]
With COVID cases seeing a summer surge, Canadians don’t want public health measures like vaccine passports and masking mandates making a return. A study from the Angus Reid Institute found that many Canadians still worry about the risk of the virus on their own and their family’s health. Still, their want for government public health […]
