Correctional Service Canada (CSC) says an inmate at the Saskatchewan Penitentiary in Prince Albert died on Friday as a result of COVID-19-related complications. A statement from CSC notes that the prisoner passed away at an outside hospital. The organization has notified next of kin of his death. “As in all cases involving the death of […]
A Saskatchewan cabinet minister says he’s in California over the holidays to finalize the sale of a home. Joe Hargrave says in a statement that he’s in Palm Springs to finish up selling personal property and move things back to Saskatchewan. The Highways Minster and legislature member for Prince Albert Carlton says he made the […]
Two people, including a four-year-old boy, are dead after a head-on crash just west of Prince Albert on Highway 3 Monday afternoon. RCMP say around 5:30 p.m, an eastbound car collided head-on with a westbound truck after the car pulled into the westbound lane. That car contained the boy and a 30-year-old man from Prince […]
When Canada takes to the ice at Rogers Place in Edmonton for the first game of the 2021 World Junior Hockey Championship, there will be three players representing Saskatchewan. Hockey Canada announced what 25 players will don the maple leaf at the tournament and on the list are Saskatoon’s Connor Zary, Prince Albert’s Braden Schneider […]
Community organizations across the province are pushing the provincial government to reduce correctional centre populations affected by recent COVID-19 outbreaks. A joint letter sent to the Minister of Corrections and Policing, the Minister of Justice and Attorney General and the Head of Public Prosecutions requests “quick and drastic action to protect both inmates and staff […]
SGI has decided to suspend its annual “Wing in the New Year” program this year due to COVID-19. Spokesman Tyler McMurchy says even with COVID-19 resulting in a very different New Year’s Eve, people need to have safe options in place. “We do encourage people, if for whatever reason they do find themselves outside of […]
A COVID-19 outbreak at the Saskatoon Correctional Centre has forced the province to look at ways to limit the spread of the virus. A total of 85 positive cases have been identified at the facility, 72 offenders and 13 staff members. 72 of those cases were announced on Thursday. Noel Busse with the Ministry of […]
Due to the increasingly high COVID-19 case numbers in Saskatchewan, the NDP is calling on the government to do more to curb the spread of the virus. NDP Leader Ryan Meili says the government should have acted early in the pandemic rather than wait until after the election, adding they knew a second wave was […]
The Saskatchewan Health Authority is notifying the public of potential exposure to COVID-19 at the following businesses where a person or persons attended while likely infectious: Lloydminster October 26 The Sticks Billiards and Lounge, 5704 44 Street, 7 to 10 p.m. Melfort October 29 Mac’s Convenience Store, 208 Saskatchewan Drive, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Independent Grocers, 620A Saskatchewan […]
The Saskatchewan health Authority is warning the public of potential COVID-19 exposures at several businesses throughout the northern part of Saskatchewan. The following businesses were visited by one or more people who tested positive for COVID-19 while likely infectious: Hague October 27 Hague Shell Gas Bar and Convenience Store, 11 a.m. to noon and 4:30 to […]
