Saskatchewan will be keeping an eye on the effects of other provinces increasing their minimum wage. Ontario recently announced they’ll be raising minimum wage to $15 per hour in the new year. Labour Relations Minister Don Morgan says they will be monitoring other jurisdictions before making changes. “Over the years we’ve done things with our […]
After this weekend, Saskatchewan will be putting a pause on transferring ICU patients outside of the province. 22 patients have been moved to Ontario so far. Marlo Pritchard from the Sask. Public Agency says that ICU patient transfers will continue for the next couple of days. “At this point of time again planning transferring two […]
The Saskatchewan government is continuing to seek ways to reduce the workload of health care workers The provincial government announced yesterday that 3 more ICU patients will be transferred over the weekend. Marlo Pritchard of the Sask. Public Agency says that more ICU patients will be sent to Ontario next week. “We are anticipating the […]
The Saskatchewan government says three more people who are currently being treated in the ICU for COVID-19 are going to go to Ontario. As of Wednesday, the government says six people have been sent to Ontario meaning this will increase the total to nine. In the release, the government says the out-of-province transfers depend on […]
With ICUs more than full in Saskatchewan, mostly with COVID-19 patients, the province says they’ll be sending six COVID-19 ICU patients to Ontario. As of Monday afternoon, 85 people were in ICUs across the province. The province normally has 79 ICU beds, however work is being done to increase that to 135, to prevent more […]
The Saskatchewan government announced that a new public health order will come into effect on Monday. Proof of vaccination or negative test will now be required for seated dining in all restaurants including fast food, liquor manufacturers conducting liquor sales and liquor stores with permits to hold liquor restaurant or tavern permit. Proof of vaccination […]
The Saskatchewan Health Minister isn’t ready to say the 4th wave of the pandemic is over, but he is optimistic that the tide is beginning to turn. Paul Merriman is hopeful that COVID numbers have now peaked in the province. He says there a couple of factors that have contributed to a decrease of case […]
The provincial NDP believe not enough action is being taken right now by the provincial government to handle the fourth wave of the pandemic. NDP leader Ryan Meili says now is the time for the Saskatchewan government to seek help from federal government. Meili says the Premier is underestimating the impact of the federal government’s […]
Saskatchewan may soon be looking outside of its borders for support to aid the rising ICU numbers. The province said today that they have held discussions with Ontario about sending over ICU patients. SHA CEO Scott Livingstone says the ICU capacity in the province is at its full limit. “We’ve seen a surge over 80 […]
Premier Scott Moe says he will not be loaning Saskatchewan health care workers to Ontario. The statement comes after a formal request on Friday morning from Ontario Premier Doug Ford to other provinces and territories to aid in Ontario’s health care system as it combats a third wave of COVID-19. Following Friday’s question period at […]
