NDP Deputy leader Nicole Sarauer has gone to social media to defend a photo taken during Friday’s Rider game that shows herself and fellow MLA’s Aleana Young and Carla Beck in Pil Country along with others enjoying themselves while not wearing masks. The photo, which was taken down from the party’s Facebook and Twitter accounts, […]
The province is telling us of 54 new COVID-19 cases being diagnosed. Of the 54, almost 30 percent were from people aged 19 and under. The new cases are located in the Far North West (5), Far North Central (1), Far North East (1), North West (2), North Central (12), North East (3), Saskatoon (12), […]
The active COVID-19 case in Saskatchewan is climbing up again, but the province is saying a large majority of new cases and serious outcomes are coming from people who have not been vaccinated. The Ministry of Health says more than 90 percent of all new cases and hospitalizations in July were from people who were […]
There are 81 new cases of COVID-19 being announced by the Saskatchewan government on Monday with the active case count now sitting at 656. When the province relaxed restrictions on July 11, there were 399 active cases. The new cases are located in the Far North West (5), Far North Central (6), North West (4), […]
130 new cases of COVID-19 are being reported by the province on Saturday. That is the highest number of cases Saskatchewan has had since June 3 when 130 cases were also reported. This puts the active case count at 628. Saskatoon had the most new cases with 38. Others were diagnosed in the Far northwest […]
The province is reporting its highest one-day total of new COVID-19 cases since July 8. 85 new cases are being announced with the active case count moving up to 549. 33 of those 549 cases are in the Regina region. The new cases are located in the Far North West (6), Far North Central (2), […]
The province’s seniors minister says the ombudsman’s report on a COVID-19 outbreak at Regina’s Parkside Extendicare nursing home is troubling. Everett Hindley says he is apologizing on behalf of the government and the Saskatchewan Health Authority and says all recommendations made will be implemented. “We need to do better. The findings and recommendations in this […]
“This was a tragedy”. That is what provincial ombudsman Mary McFadyen is saying about a deadly COVID-19 outbreak that hit the Parkside Extendicare home last fall, after releasing a report that looks into how the deadly outbreak occurred. That outbreak saw 39 residents of the home die with 194 out of 198 residents and 132 […]
The CFL is taking a page from the NFL when it comes to games being cancelled as a result of COVID-19. On Tuesday, the league said if a COVID-19 outbreak results in a game not being played, the team that is responsible will forfeit the game. If that team can’t prove that 85 percent of […]
After climbing up in July, the province’s active COVID-19 case is starting to go down again. On Tuesday, the province announced 24 new cases of the virus with the active case count sitting at 449. That is a drop of 47 in the past two days. For a second straight day, none of the new […]
