There are eight new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on August 2, bringing the total to 1,342 cases. The new cases are located in the North (1), Central (1), Saskatoon (2), South (3) and Regina (1) regions. Of the 1,342 reported cases, 254 are considered active. A total of 1,070 people have recovered. […]
Ryan Meili said on Thursday afternoon that Saskatchewan’s rising new cases of COVID-19 are “extremely concerning.” This was after the provincial government announced 38 new cases of COVID-19 and one new death for a provincial total of 18. The leader of the official opposition mentioned that Thursday’s numbers put Saskatchewan at the highest weekly-per-capita average […]
Members of the Saskatchewan NDP are voicing their concerns following reports of hallway medicine at the province’s facilities while there is an increase in COVID-19 cases. On Tuesday, party leader Ryan Meili and health critic Vicki Mowat invited Angela McLean to recount her experience from last fall in a Regina hospital and share what her […]
The provincial government plans to begin evictions and eviction hearings for non-emergent issues next week by lifting the moratorium on non-urgent evictions. On Monday, Saskatchewan NDP leader Ryan Meili called on the government to extend the eviction moratorium originally set on March 26 until at least the end August 31. This comes as Saskatchewan deals with a spike […]
The NDP Education Critic was joined by Elya Lam Wednesday who cited three specific concerns about sending two of her children back to class this fall. Lam is former teacher with the Saskatoon Public School Division who points out that stringent rules are in place for businesses trying to reopen but if you read the […]
The Saskatchewan Health Authority gave good news to residents in Radville and surrounding communities on Monday. Emergency services are resuming at the Radville Marian Health Centre starting July 27 after they were suspended in order to convert the facility into a temporary community hospital. Radville was one of 12 communities that were affected by the move […]
Emergency services are to resume at the Radville Marian Health Centre according to a release from the Saskatchewan Health Authority. “As the SHA resumes services across the province, health leaders have been working to ensure that there could be a safe re-opening with stable and predictable services while considering COVID cases in areas throughout the […]
OTTAWA — Finance Minister Bill Morneau says the Liberals are easing eligibility rules for the government’s emergency wage subsidy and changing the amounts businesses can receive. The government had been under pressure to make the subsidy more accessible, specifically by loosening the requirement of a 30 per cent drop in revenues, so more companies under […]
The provincial government has announced 13 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday. This brings the reported total to 936 cases with 128 considered active. Of the new cases, eight are from the Central region, two are from the Regina area and one is in each of the Far North, North and South regions. The province’s […]
The Government of Saskatchewan has confirmed 42 new cases of COVID-19 in the province, the biggest single-day jump since the pandemic started. The spike in cases comes after the province warned of a high risk of transmission in the southwest and west central areas of the province on Wednesday night. The new cases bring the […]
