Community organizations across the province are pushing the provincial government to reduce correctional centre populations affected by recent COVID-19 outbreaks. A joint letter sent to the Minister of Corrections and Policing, the Minister of Justice and Attorney General and the Head of Public Prosecutions requests “quick and drastic action to protect both inmates and staff […]
Ethel Milliken School The Saskatchewan Health Authority has informed Ethel Milliken School in Regina of one case of COVID-19 in an individual on Tuesday. All close contacts have been provided with information about self-isolation. The affected students and class will begin remote learning and will not return to the school until December 14. Remote learning […]
Tuesday is the last day schools in Saskatchewan can send in their funding applications to the Ministry of Education to receive financial support to keep students and staff safe during the COVID-19 pandemic. The funding comes from the over $150 million in the COVID-19 contingency fund for education including provincial, federal and school savings. Money […]
Positive COVID-19 cases have been identified at Sheldon-Williams Collegiate and Arcola Community School in Regina. At Arcola Community School, one positive case has forced some students and classes to shift to remote learning beginning Wednesday. Regina Public Schools shared in a news release on Tuesday morning that the affected students and classrooms will not return […]
More financial support should be given to Saskatchewan’s essential workers according to the Saskatchewan Federation of Labour. The federation is calling on the Saskatchewan Party government to allocate the remainder of the money made available by the federal government to ensure money goes to workers who are putting their health and safety at risk. President […]
Four more deaths are being reported in Saskatchewan on Friday from people who tested positive for COVID-19. Three of the residents who passed away were in the 80+ age group and were from the Regina, South East and North Central zones of the province. One resident was from the South Central zone was in the […]
The provincial government is predicting a deficit of $2 billion at its mid-year report, however the debt has shrunk by more than $381.5 million from original projections. The province’s revenue is projected just over $14 billion or a 3.7 per cent rise, a $503-million rise from budget, while there is a $41 million decrease in […]
Access to Regina’s COVID-19 drive-through testing site at Evraz Place is moving from Dewdney Avenue to Lewvan Drive beginning Friday. The Saskatchewan Health Authority shared in a news release on Thursday that anyone wanting a test will have to go through the 11th Avenue entrance of Evraz Place from Lewvan Drive, which is on the […]
Some support is coming in from organizations in Saskatchewan following the government’s expanded COVID-19 measures announced on Wednesday afternoon. Following the announcement, the Regina and District Chamber of Commerce said they support the province’s expanded guidelines, including their decision to not completely close down the economy like what has happened in other provinces. John Hopkins, […]
The Prairie Valley School Division provided a couple updates late Wednesday afternoon regarding a couple schools within their division. A case of COVID-19 has been diagnosed in an individual at Pilot Butte School on Wednesday. The division says this has resulted in one classroom transitioning to online learning until December 7. Close contacts have been […]
