There are now 2,055 active COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan. The government is reporting another triple-digit increase in cases Tuesday as 240 were announced to go along with 113 recoveries. The new cases are located in the Far North West (5), Far North Central (5), Far North East (6), North West (16), North Central (12), North […]
The president of a group that represents Saskatchewan’s rural leaders doesn’t believe they would be opposed to mandatory masks in public areas. Ray Orb of the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities lives in a small town and says he sees people wearing face coverings to guard against the spread of COVID-19. The province has brought […]
The government’s new health measures aimed at fitness clubs should not be a one-size fits all policy. That from the owner of a Regina fitness studio who is frustrated at what has happened and what some are getting away with. Tracy Read runs Readiness Fitness in the Warehouse District. She doesn’t like the fact that […]
The amount of people in hospital due to COVID-19 keeps going up. 68 are now in hospital which is an increase of six from Sunday’s numbers. Of the 68, 16 people are in intensive care including five in Regina. On October 16, only nine people were in hospital The news comes as the province reports […]
For the second time this month, there’s promising news from a COVID-19 vaccine candidate: Moderna said Monday its shots provide strong protection, a dash of hope against the grim backdrop of coronavirus surges in the U.S. and around the world. Moderna said its vaccine appears to be 94.5% effective, according to preliminary data from the […]
Monday is the first day of new measures announced by the province on Friday, with one of those measures now calling for masks to be worn in indoor places in 59 different communities that represent over 65 percent of the population. During Friday’s news conference, Saskatoon’s Chief Medical Health Officer, Dr. Susan Shaw, spoke about […]
31 people in Saskatchewan have now died from COVID-19. Two residents from the North Central zone, one in their 20’s and one in their 80’s passed away in the latest report from the government on the virus. The Sunday numbers show 181 new cases with 63 recoveries and 62 in hospital. The 181 cases puts […]
A record-high daily number of COVID-19 cases is being reported on Saturday. 308 cases are being announced along with 43 recoveries to bring the active case count to 1,691 with 57 people now in hospital which is the highest figure we have seen since the pandemic started in March. The previous high had been set […]
Regina Public High Schools had already moved to Level 3 in an effort to reduce traffic, but after not doing so originally, Regina Catholic Schools will be doing so after an announcement by the Saskatchewan government Friday. Riffel, O’Neill. Leboldus and Miller will be moving to the hybrid model which sees kids go to class […]
There is a lot of worry in the town of Indian Head, about 45 minutes east of Regina, because many people have been diagnosed with COVID-19. It has resulted in learning at both the elementary and high school to be done remotely and visitation rights being restricted at long-term care homes and the hospital. Mayor […]
