The Saskatchewan NDP has voiced their concerns regarding understaffing and safety in the province’s long-term care homes after hearing of a troubling story out of Foam Lake. Health Critic Vicki Mowat is calling on the government to address sanitary risks that residents are facing in these care homes, an issue she said has become increasingly […]
A recent spike in COVID-19 cases in the southwest and west central parts of the province has prompted the Saskatchewan Health Authority to restrict visitor guidelines. In a release from the SHA on Thursday morning, visitation at Swift Current’s Cypress Regional Hospital, along with long-term care homes and personal care homes close to areas with […]
Five new cases of COVID-19 are being reported in the province on Tuesday. Three of the new cases are in the Central region, one in the Saskatoon region and one in the Regina region. It brings the total number of reported cases to 876 with 76 active cases in Saskatchewan. There’s also 19 new recoveries […]
A couple flights that landed at the Regina International Airport between July 4 and July 6 had passengers who later tested positive for the COVID-19 virus. The government’s COVID-19 web page indicates that Air Canada flight 7947 on July 4 from Toronto and WestJet flight 296 on July 6 from Calgary are the affected flights. […]
The provincial government has announced five new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday. Two of the new cases are in the South region, one new case in the Saskatoon region and one each in both the Far North and Central regions. It brings the total of reported cases in Saskatchewan to 813 and 48 active. Four […]
A resident from Northern Saskatchewan who tested positive for COVID-19 has passed away, which brings the province’s total COVID-19 death toll to 15. The government announced in a release on Tuesday that the individual was in their 20s. Dr. Saqib Shahab, chief medical health officer for Saskatchewan’s ministry of health, said this is a reminder […]
SaskEnergy presented their annual report for the 2019-2020 fiscal year on Tuesday morning, calling it a “successful year” that saw infrastructure investment and a record demand in the province. Demand from SaskEnergy’s industrial transmission customers increased for the fifth straight year and contributed to their highest-ever level of transportation and storage revenue. In addition, the […]
Concerns from the Saskatchewan NDP were voiced on the last day of the spring session at the Saskatchewan Legislature regarding the cancellation of pandemic contracts between the Saskatchewan Health Authority and the province’s family doctors. The opposition party described it as a snap decision by the SHA to cancel those contracts, which Health Critic Vicki […]
Minister of Parks, Culture and Sport Gene Makowsky is disappointed that Saskatchewan is not receiving the same financial support for tourism during COVID-19 like Eastern Canada provinces. This comes after the federal government announced over $46 million to support Quebec’s and Atlantic Canada’s tourism industries, however he believes the same should be done for the rest of […]
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has taken the wraps off a program aimed at encouraging students to volunteer in the fight against COVID-19. At his briefing in Ottawa on Thursday morning, Trudeau launched the new Canada Student Grant which awards money to students who volunteer for COVID-19-related community projects. “If you’re a college or university student, […]
