Saskatchewan’s Chief Medical Health Officer, Dr. Saqib Shahab confirmed the province’s second presumptive case of COVID-19, Friday. The case was found in a person in their 60’s who had just returned to Canada from Oregon. The test was conducted on March 10th, and the person is isolating at home. Dr. Shahab stressed the need for […]
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government is looking at ways to get money directly into the pockets of Canadians so they can cover their bills should their lives be upended by COVID-19. He says help would be targeted to vulnerable Canadians, as well as help to small businesses and workers who see disruptions […]
Lights are going to start getting installed on a dangerous section of the Ring Road Monday morning. The City of Regina says work on getting the lights put up between Wascana Parkway and Albert Street south on the Ring Road is starting earlier than planned due to warm weather and a lack of snow. Work […]
The provincial government is telling the Saskatchewan Health Authority to look into the feasibility of a privately built, owned and operated parkade at the Regina General Hospital. For years, staff and visitors at the hospital have complained about a lack of parking and safety around the hospital. “Parking is a support service, not a direct […]
One week after a record-breaking blizzard battered eastern Newfoundland, businesses in St. John’s were permitted to call in staff Friday to prepare for the expected lifting of a state of emergency the next morning. The provincial capital has been under the emergency declaration for eight days since last week’s fierce storm that dumped more than […]
States of emergency, as well as blizzard and storm surge warnings, remained in effect in parts of eastern Newfoundland and Labrador early this morning. This intense snowfall that buried St. John’s and many other communities bringing them to a standstill on Friday slowed overnight, and according to Environment Canada was expected to end later this […]
A charge has been laid against a 16-year-old boy suspected of making an online threat against Holy Cross High School which allegedly included a map of the school, the date of the planned attack and a number of those who would be killed. Staff Sergeant Grant Obst says police became aware of it at about […]
It would seem as if quite a few Reginans may have forgotten to slow down to 30 kilometers an hour when going through a school zone. Regina police say they have nabbed 430 drivers as of Monday going through those zones too fast. That number is actually likely higher since it does not include those […]
The Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association has a list of concerns for federal election candidates. An association survey pegged taxation as the number-one concern of the 56 members who took part. Public Safety was next at 20 percent. President Gordon Barnhart is calling for face-to-face meetings with future federal decision makers to discuss areas such as […]
