Saskatchewan kids heading back to school in September may end up wearing masks after all. The province said the ministries of education and health are actively considering a mandatory masking policy under Level 2 of its Safe Schools plan released earlier this week. Under Level 2 of that plan, mask usage can be implemented under […]
As of Wednesday, Aug. 12, masks will be mandatory for customers of all Walmart locations in Saskatchewan and across Canada. In an e-mail, the company says this will be in effect for all customers and workers at all locations even there is not a government mandate to wear a mask or some other form of […]
The province says a person from the Regina region in their 70’s has died due to COVID-19 making them the 19th person in Saskatchewan to succumb to the virus. The information comes as the province tells us there are 11 new cases and 31 recoveries. Of the 11 cases, nine are in the South Central […]
The WHL still plans on holding a full 68-game regular season and playoffs, but they are pushing the start date of the season back. The league announced Thursday the 2020-21 campaign will open Friday, December 4. As part of the WHL’s commitment to the health and safety of its players, officials, staff, and fans, the […]
14 cases of COVID-19 are being reported by the province with nine of the 14 coming from multiple hutterite communities across Saskatchewan. Of the 14, 6 are in the Central region with another 6 in the South. there is one each in the Saskatoon and North regions bringing the provincial total to 1,319. There have […]
An outbreak of COVID-19 has been declared at the Prairie Wind Estate personal care home in Herbert. The Saskatchewan Health Authority says a person associated with the home had a positive test for the virus. The SHA is now conducting a public health investigation to identify and contain any risk of further spread. Staff and […]
A person in their 90’s from the South region has become the 18th person in Saskatchewan to die from COVID-19. The death is being reported at the same time as the province announces double-digit day in cases as 38 new ones have been diagnosed with 55 more recoveries putting the active case total at 304 […]
Due to an increased number of COVID-19 cases in northeast Saskatchewan, visitor restrictions are being put in place at some health facilties in the region by the Saskatchewan Health Authority. The S-H-A says visitation will be limited in hospitals in Melfort, Tisdale and Nipawin (pictured) with long-term care homes like Pineview Lodge in Nipawin, New […]
Premier Scott Moe is making a request to some Hutterite communities as the province continues to deal with an outbreak of COVID-19 in many of them which has resulted in the amount of active cases in Saskatchewan now over the 300 mark. Speaking on Wednesday, Moe said while many have done what has been asked, […]
There is another big jump in COVID-19 cases being reported by the province on Wednesday. 50 new cases, which is the second-highest recorded since the pandemic started, are being reported with 44 coming from one communal living setting in the North. The other six cases, which brings the total number of cases to 1,268, come […]
