Surging COVID-19 infections pushed Canada over 400,000 cases Friday, as federal officials announced a bigger order of prospective vaccines and released refined guidelines on who should be first for those doses. The new milestone came as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau noted case counts were “too high,” especially in Alberta “where the numbers are rising alarmingly.” […]
The province is reporting 283 new cases of COVID-19. The new cases are located in the Far North West (9), Far North East (11), North West (12), North Central (47), North East (7), Saskatoon (50), Central West (7), Central East (9), Regina (83), South West (12), South Central (9) and South East (9) zones and […]
One death, 259 new cases, 214 recoveries and 128 in hospital. That is the latest when it comes to COVID-19 cases in the province. The province says the 54th death because of the virus is a person who was over the age of 80 living in the South Zone. The new cases are located in […]
While still firmly in the grip of a global pandemic, the province’s chief medical health officer is optimistic that better times are coming despite the fact cases are still higher than he would like. Dr. Saqib Shahab says while it is still very important to follow the guidelines put out by the government late last […]
A person from the Regina zone in the 60-79 age group and a person over 80 from the north zone are the latest COVID-19 related deaths in Saskatchewan. The news, which brings the total number to die from the virus to 53, comes on a day where the province reports 238 new cases and 84 […]
Saskatchewan’s minister of corrections and policing says she doesn’t know how the novel coronavirus got into a jail where more than 100 inmates are infected — and she isn’t going to try to find out. Christine Tell says precautions were in place to try to prevent the virus’s transmission in jails. Inmates have been required […]
Whether or not Saskatchewan families can spend Christmas with one another is still on the table, but Premier Scott Moe is remaining optimistic despite the fact there are a high amount of COVID-19 cases on a daily basis. On Tuesday, Moe said it will all depend on what we are seeing and what recommendation the […]
The province is reporting four more COVID-19 deaths bringing the total to 51. Three of the four were aged 8o or over with the fourth in the 60-79 age category. Three of the four were from the Saskatoon region with the fourth coming from the southeast. The news comes as the province announces 181 new […]
The union representing legal aid staff is calling for a temporary release of some inmates to prevent further transmission of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan’s jails. CUPE says jails are overcrowded with vulnerable people who have virtually no means of protecting themselves. The request comes after a massive outbreak at the Saskatoon Correctional Centre. It calls on […]
There won’t be a New Year’s Day Celebration at Government House. Lieutenant-Governor Russ Mirasty says the event is being postponed because of COVID-19. The first New Year’s Day celebration was hosted by the Lieutenant Governor in 1884. The tradition continued until the early 1970s. The event was rejuvenated in 1985 and has been held continuously […]
