A McDonalds restaurant worker in Saskatoon has tested positive for COVID-19. The restaurant was shut down on Sunday, and will be cleaned and sanitized by third-party cleaning experts. Health officials will make a decision as to when it will re-open. A worker at a Sobey’s Liquor Store in the Bridge City also tested positive for […]
They are not cancelling the season altogether, but the National Lacrosse League will not play the remainder of its regular season due to COVID-19. In a release from the league on Wednesday, they say the league will continue to look at possible scenarios in which return-to-play is determined to be both safe and “beneficial for […]
Another corrections officer at the Saskatoon Provincial Correctional Centre has tested positive for the COVID-19 virus. The Ministry of Corrections and policing made the announcement on Friday making this the sixth staff member to test positive at the centre. The employee has since been told to self-isolate at home. Noel Busse, communications branch executive director, […]
A snow storm is moving in to Saskatchewan’s central region, and with it will bring snow and freezing rain. The system has caused Environment Canada to issue several warnings and special weather statements for the impacted area, which is expected to see up to 15 cm of snow overnight Monday and into Tuesday morning. Central […]
The Ministry of Corrections and Policing is taking significant steps to reduce the potential spread of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan’s correctional centres. The government has confirmed that two staff at Saskatoon Correctional Centre have been identified as having COVID-19 through testing. They have since been directed by public health authorities to self-isolate at home. The ministry […]
The province has confirmed nine new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of cases in the province to 104. Six people are currently hospitalized due to COVID-19. One patient in the northern part of the province, three people in Regina, including one in ICU, and two people in Saskatoon including one person […]
The Saskatchewan government is releasing a list of 14 flights that had a confirmed case of COVID-19 on board. These flights flew into oR out of either the Regina or Saskatoon airports and include the row numbers where there is some concern. The flights are as follows: Egypt Air flight MS 0995, from Cairo, Egypt, […]
Saskatchewan has eight new, confirmed cases of COVID-19 as of March 22. This brings the provincial total to 52 reported cases. 33 cases have been confirmed and 19 cases are presumptive positive. The provincial government says one of the the newest cases is a person in their late teens; the rest are adults. The Roy […]
Westjet says some of its passengers may have been exposed to those with COVID-19. The airliner’s website says guests in the affected rows of 14 flights are considered close contacts and they may be a risk of exposure. Health officials are recommending that passengers who sat in the affected rows to self-isolate for 14 days […]
The Saskatchewan Health Authority spoke Saturday afternoon on some of the concerns regarding coronavirus in Saskatchewan. Chief Medical Officer Dr. Julie Kryzanowski says there are still only 2 cases of people testing positive for the virus. With neither needing to be hospitalized and both having traveled recently, the SHA states there is no evidence of […]
