Ten thousand. That’s the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases Saskatchewan reached over the weekend. That’s enough to fill the Brandt Centre nearly twice. Saskatchewan reported 415 new cases of COVID–19 on Sunday, pushing the total number of cases over the 10K mark at 10,139. The province said in a press release yesterday that the spike in numbers is due to a data reporting issue which […]
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New COVID-19 measures for Moose Jaw facilities
The Moose Jaw Public Library is still offering readers safe access to their favourite books. “We have a limited browsing area, so the full library isn’t open,” said librarian Gwen Fisher. “We are doing curbside pickup for folks who don’t want to physically enter the […]
Bushwakker customers raise a glass to Mead Day
Mead Day looked very different this year as Regina’s Bushwakker Brewpub took its Christmas kickoff tradition curbside. For years, the first Saturday of December marks the day Bushwakker unveils its infamous blackberry mead. Usually, people assembled from all over to line up down the snow-covered […]
Regina woman says Raising Hope is not the safe space it should be
Fay Munro, a university student and mother, suffered a brain injury four years ago after rolling her SUV, initiating a string of events that eventually led to a crystal meth addiction and brought her to Raising Hope. “I came here to try to break the […]
Value Village sees increase in donations amid COVID-19
Businesses across Saskatchewan have been affected by COVID-19 and Value Village is no different. The thrift store has seen a decline in in-person shopping however they haven’t suffered a decline in donations according to manager Dawn Timm. The volume of donations they’ve received […]
23 weeks of simulated football
Without a CFL season, the people at the Rod Pedersen Show created one of their own with a video game. It ended Saturday with the make-believe Ottawa Redblacks needing overtime to defeat the pretend Saskatchewan Roughriders 20-17 in their version of this’s year Grey […]
Pats support T’s for Toys charity
The WHL has replaced its annual teddy bear toss games with “T’s for Toys,” a fundraiser where all 22 teams sell limited edition T-shirts that are emblazoned with their mascots. Saskatchewan clubs have chosen a wide array of organizations to fundraise for, with the Moose […]
Rising COVID-19 numbers have medical industry worried
By: Kayla Guerrette With the rising number of COVID-19 cases, doctors in Saskatchewan are banding together with one clear message— wear a mask or stay home! According to the Government of Saskatchewan, 211 is the average number of new cases per week and there have […]
Saskatchewan official skating to the world juniors
A hobby has turned into a career for one Saskatchewan official who will experience a major milestone when he dons the stripes to work as a linesman for the upcoming IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship. Tarrington Wyonzek got his start in officiating when he was 10 years old. “I had a paper route to make some money as a kid,” said Wyonzek. “But all of the elderly […]
Regina Little Theatre adapts to COVID-19 with online Christmas events
Regina Little Theatre is celebrating their 95th season but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, things look a little different. There have been five productions cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Jennifer Lyn Squires is a board member at the Regina Little Theatre. “We did have […]
