The world men’s curling championship has been put on hold as the event reaches the playoff stage. After games Friday night, positive tests for COVID-19 were announced. The World Curling Federation and Curling Canada says the positive results of two competitors came during exit testing, which was conducted in order for curlers to fly to […]
Premier Scott Moe and health minister Paul Merriman have received a letter from 285 physicians across the province. They are calling on the government to expand public health measures currently in place in Regina to the rest of the province, saying it will decrease the number of cases and hospitalizations and that the healthcare system […]
The government is reporting a record one-day high when it comes to vaccine delivery in Saskatchewan. In its daily COVID-19 report, the government says 10,437 doses were handed out across the province. Saskatoon had the most at 3,364 followed by Regina at 1,822 and the northeast zone at 1,444. The news comes as the province […]
The age limit for COVID-19 vaccines continues to get lowered. The Saskatchewan Health Authority is announcing that as of Friday morning at 8 a.m those 55 and older can book their appointment online or by phoning 1-833-SASKVAX. In addition, the Regina COVID-19 vaccine drive-thru will begin administering Pfizer/Biontech vaccines starting Friday. The drive-thru will begin […]
The Saskatchewan Medical Association is making a plea to the provincial government to change its vaccine strategy from one that is age-based to one that would see all essential workers including healthcare workers who haven’t received their first dose yet get vaccinated immediately. President Barb Konstantynowicz says COVID-19 is mutating into variants of concern that […]
Chief Medical Health Officer Dr. Saqib Shahab is extending the provincial public health order announced last month until April 26. The announcement comes at the same time as the province announces 189 new cases and two new deaths. The two deaths are someone in their 30’s from the north-central zone and someone in their 80’s […]
Moose Jaw bars and restaurants can still have in-person dining, but one of the city’s more popular eating establishments has shut its doors in an attempt to keep people safe. The decision was made after a busy Easter weekend by Deja Vu to shut the doors and just offer takeout and delivery services. Owner Brandon […]
The province is reporting 217 new COVID-19 infections on Tuesday. Of those 217 cases, 97 are from Regina bringing the total amount of active cases in the region to 1,096. That still accounts for just under half of the total active cases (2,195) in the province. The other new cases are located in the Far […]
Hospitalizations are up ever so slightly in Monday’s COVID-19 update from the Saskatchewan government. 195 people are in hospital which is an increase of one from Sunday with 47 in the ICU which is an increase of three from Sunday meaning another record high has been established. In all, there are 219 new cases to […]
With the third wave of COVID-19 hitting Canada, more than two million doses of vaccines are set to arrive in Canada this week. Over one million does of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, 855,600 doses of Moderna and 316,800 doses of AstraZeneca vaccines are expected over the next seven days. By the end of the first quarter, […]
