Canada’s top doctor says it could be weeks or even months until we know whether social distancing measures being employed across the country are slowing the spread of COVID-19. The numbers of newly confirmed cases released daily reflect people who were tested days ago, and it would have taken them several days before that to develop symptoms. Chief public […]
20 people in Saskatchewan now have the COVID-19 virus. The ministry of health is confirming four new presumptive positive cases bringing that number to 12 with eight cases being confirmed. Three of the four new cases are related to travel and one is a close contact of a previous reported case. All are self-isolating at […]
Experts on Wednesday urged Canadians not to get discouraged if the number of COVID-19 cases continues to rise rapidly in the coming days, despite the drastic measures taken by society to slow the spread. Dr. Matthew Oughton, an infectious disease specialist at Montreal’s Jewish General Hospital said that, because it takes five to seven days […]
Provincial NDP leader Ryan Meili says the state of emergency declared by Premier Scott Moe in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis is good to see, but he thinks it should have been done earlier. He is accusing the government of putting politics ahead of people by bringing down the budget estimates and having MLA’s […]
The province says there are eight new, presumptive positive cases of COVID-19 bringing the total number of cases to 16. Fifteen of the sixteen cases are self-isolating at home right now with the other case in hospital for medical reasons not related to the virus. The new cases are: An individual in their 30s was […]
Western Hockey League Commissioner Ron Robison announced today the conclusion of the 2019-20 WHL Regular Season. Following a meeting with the WHL Board of Governors and consultation with medical professionals it was determined that the remaining 54 games on the 2019-20 WHL Regular Season schedule will be cancelled and not played. “The WHL takes the […]
Many are closing up shop temporarily because of COVID-19, but the Regina Food Bank isn’t considering that—at least not yet. CEO John Bailey says they have a service to provide and if people can’t get food that is a problem. He says things are OK at this time. “There’s a fine line between a call […]
Saskatchewan has its 8th case of COVID-19. The resident was tested in Regina after being in Vancouver. The person, who is in their 50’s, is currently self-isolating at home. Seven of the eight cases in Saskatchewan so far have been related to travel. As of yesterday, Dr. Saqib Shahab who is the province’s chief medical […]
The City of Regina is announcing several closures and cancellations effective Tuesday to help slow the rate of COVID-19 in Regina. This includes • All ice arenas including Brandt Centre and the Co-operators Centre • Neil Balkwill Civic Arts Centre • North West Leisure Centre • Sandra Schmirler Leisure Centre • Sportplex – Fieldhouse & […]
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is due to address the nation again on Monday after a weekend that saw health officials strengthen their tone on COVID-19 as provinces took more drastic measures to stem the virus’s spread. News of Trudeau’s press conference, which is scheduled for 11 a,m Saskatchewan time, came hours after cabinet ministers left […]
