Category Archives: Covid-19 News
COVID-19 claims 2020 Dauphin Countryfest Music Festival
A big country-music festival in Manitoba is off for this year. Organizers of Dauphin’s CountryFest have announced the 2020 show, which was planned for July 2-5, has been cancelled due to the COV...
Apr 09, 2020
Provincial lab reaches milestone
After saying earlier in the week that he wanted COVID-19 tests in Saskatchewan to be increased at the provincial lab, Premier Moe announced Friday that the challenge had been met. Speaking during the ...
Apr 09, 2020
Reginans being asked to support healthcare workers
Mayor Michael Fougere is encouraging citizens to safely walk outside of their homes and participate in a cheer for frontline workers. Friday has been declared as the Day of Cheer in Regina by Fougere ...
Apr 09, 2020
Small businesses in SK get a shot in the arm from provincial government
Just hours after unemployment numbers came out from Stats Canada saying roughly 21-thousand jobs were lost in March with more significant job losses expected in April’s report, the provincial go...
Apr 09, 2020
7 new cases of COVID19 confirmed; 12 more people recovered
The Government of Saskatchewan confirmed seven new COVID-19 cases in the province Thursday, bringing Saskatchewan's total to 278. Of the 278 cases, 160 are considered active cases, five less than Wedn...
Apr 09, 2020
Shahab reminds residents to stay home for Easter
The Saskatchewan government is issuing a reminder for people to stay at home this weekend and not have family gatherings for Easter. Provincial chief medical health officer Dr. Saqib Shahab says now i...
Apr 09, 2020
NDP calls for province to protect people from predator loans during pandemic
The Saskatchewan NDP is calling on the provincial government to try and protect families from predatory lending, as well for banks to cut credit card interest rates during the COVID-19 pandemic. NDP F...
Apr 09, 2020
Emergency aid available for Saskatchewan post-secondary students
The Saskatchewan government will make up to $1.5 million in emergency financial aid available to help at-risk post-secondary students impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Ministry of Advanced Educat...
Apr 09, 2020
Trudeau warns COVID-19 restrictions will be the new normal for months
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said health care systems across the country are coping with the coronarivus crisis, but according to new projections released today by health officials, the peak will lik...
Apr 09, 2020
Saskatchewan loses nearly 21,000 jobs in March during COVID-19 pandemic
Saskatchewan was unable to avoid the impact of COVID-19 when it comes to the provincial unemployment rate. A reported 20,900 less people were working in the province according to Statistics Canada whe...
Apr 09, 2020
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