Category Archives: Covid-19 News
Regina Airport CEO says facility is like a ghost town these days
It is very quiet at the Regina Airport these days. Regina Airport Authority President and CEO James Bogusz knew his facility would be hit hard when travel restrictions were announced by the federal go...
May 01, 2020
Sask. producers welcome re-opening of major beef processor in Alberta
Saskatchewan cattle producers welcome the re-opening of a major beef processing plant in Alberta. The High River plant handles over one third of Canada’s beef processing but was shut down two we...
Apr 30, 2020
University of Saskatchewan to temporarily lay off hundreds of staff due to COVID-19
The University of Saskatchewan announced that they are temporarily laying off up to 500 staff due to COVID-19. The exact number of people being laid off isn't know, but CUPE Local 1975, the union repr...
Apr 30, 2020
Sask. government providing temporary wage supplement for low income essential workers
Workers helping Saskatchewan's vulnerable citizens through the COVID-19 pandemic will have their salaries topped up by a cost-shared $400 per month temporary wage supplement. Recognizing the vital wor...
Apr 30, 2020
Sask. NDP calls for $10m emergency funding for north, interprovincial checkpoints
The Saskatchewan NDP is pushing the province to take urgent action in stopping the COVID-19 outbreak in northern communities. NDP leader Ryan Meili made the call on Thursday asking for the following f...
Apr 30, 2020
Six new cases of COVID19 in Saskatchewan with four more recoveries
Six new COVID19 cases are being reported by the province of Saskatchewan on Thursday. Three of the six, which now bring the provincial total to 389, are from the north region with two of them based in...
Apr 30, 2020
Working parents to get child-care accessibility of May 4
It is good news for parents who will be going back to work on Monday as the Re-Open Saskatchewan plan begins. The provincial government says anyone working now or returning to work under Phase 1 and 2...
Apr 30, 2020
The Canadian Federation of Agriculture seeks $2.6 billion in federal farm aid
The Canadian Federation of Agriculture has asked Ottawa for an emergency farm aid program of 2.6 billion dollars during the covid-19 pandemic. The C.F.A. says the funding will help maintain foo...
Apr 30, 2020
From tackling defenders to tackling COVID 19; Riot linebacker helping in the fight
The main focus for a member of the Regina Riot football team these days isn’t on the field, but in the workplace. Adrienne Zuck is a registered nurse at the Regina General Hospital. She is one o...
Apr 30, 2020
YQR Vet Run’s ‘virtual race’ raises over $8k
Huge community support helped the 2nd Annual YQR Vet Run become a success last weekend despite the COVID-19 pandemic. When the public health order came down from the Saskatchewan government earlier in...
Apr 30, 2020
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