A two-year capital plan, worth $7.5 billion, aimed at building a strong Saskatchewan and stimulating the economic recovery from the impact COVID-19 has been announced by the provincial government. “Over the next two years, our government will invest $7.5 billion dollars in schools, hospitals, highways, Crown utility projects, municipal infrastructure and other important capital projects […]
The Saskatchewan Health Authority says they have one confirmed case of COVID-19 of a staff member at the Meadow Lake Hospital. The case was linked to community transmission and to this date, no patients have shown COVID-19 symptoms. An outbreak was declared Tuesday night with the S-H-A saying the positive staff member and close contacts […]
The latest COVID-19 numbers in Saskatchewan are out. The provincial government says there are 20 confirmed new cases of the virus with 18 of those situated in the Far North ( La Loche and area). This brings the provincial total to 487. Three more have recovered putting that tally at 310 and 171 cases are […]
The biggest area of concern in Saskatchewan when it comes to COVID-19 continues to be the Far North. On Monday, the province announced 34 new cases with 29 of them coming from the Far North ( La Loche and area) with 97 of the 154 active cases in that region. Premier Scott Moe was asked […]
The province has recorded its largest one-day total of COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan. 34 new confirmed cases are being announced by the provincial government breaking the old record of 30 set on March 28th. Of those 34, 29 are in the Far North region as areas like La Loche and Beauval are dealing with outbreaks, […]
The Meadow Lake Co-Op has sent a letter out to members saying a worker at the town’s service centre has tested positive for COVID-19. The letter says the employee reported symptoms last week and entered self-isolation before getting a test which came back positive this weekend. The store was closed down with the facility undergoing […]
The province says there are 12 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 Sunday. Of the 12, which brings the provincial total to 433, four are in the Far North, four are in the North and four are in the Saskatoon region. Several presumptive cases found in the La Loche area still need to be confirmed at […]
The latest COVID-19 numbers in Saskatchewan are out. The provincial government says there are six new confirmed cases of the virus which brings the provincial total to 421. Of those six, four of the cases are in the North region with two in Lloydminster and two in Prince Albert. The others are in the Saskatoon […]
The province is expanding testing efforts as the battle against COVID19 continues. The Saskatchewan Health Authority announced Saturday morning that long-term care and personal care home residents will now be tested for the virus upon either admission or re-admission and that residents and staff will also be tested if there are any positive tests. In […]
The Saskatchewan Health Authority is declaring an outbreak of coronavirus in Beauval following an increasing number of cases. A contact tracing investigation is underway. The SHA is asking anyone who may have travelled through the community of Beauval between April 12 and April 27 to self-monitor for any symptoms of COVID-19. These include: fever, cough, […]
