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Dec. 28-29 COVID-19 update: 10 deaths, 208 new cases, 175 in hospital, 405 recoveries

Dec. 28-29 COVID-19 update: 10 deaths, 208 new cases, 175 in hospital, 405 recoveries

Today’s data update includes information for December 28 and 29. There are 208 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on December 29, 2020, bringing the provincial total to date to 15,022 cases. On December 28, there were 94 new cases.
Here are the most Googled topics in Canada for 2020

Here are the most Googled topics in Canada for 2020

Kobe Bryant, toilet paper, and Donald Trump are among the topics Canadians were the most interested in this year
2020 shows results of strong fiscal management for Humboldt: Behiel

2020 shows results of strong fiscal management for Humboldt: Behiel

HUMBOLDT — While 2020 was a year full of challenges, Mayor Michael Behiel said he is proud of what the city has accomplished this year.
Saskatchewan to boot bracket creep Jan. 1

Saskatchewan to boot bracket creep Jan. 1

Submitted by CTF On Jan. 1, Saskatchewan will again index its tax brackets to inflation to stop taxpayers from unfairly paying higher income taxes.
“We can do better” — humans the leading cause of orca deaths: study

“We can do better” — humans the leading cause of orca deaths: study

Human interactions are the leading cause of untimely death among B.C.’s killer whales, a new study suggests.
Here are the most Googled topics in Canada for 2020

Here are the most Googled topics in Canada for 2020

Kobe Bryant, toilet paper, and Donald Trump are among the topics Canadians were the most interested in this year
Top 10 most visited stories on humboldtjournal.ca in 2020

Top 10 most visited stories on humboldtjournal.ca in 2020

Most years, it is crime stories that dominate the list of most visited stories on humboldtjournal.ca. Not this year. If there was a common link, most of the stories related to COVID-19 and how to deal with life with the new disease.

Prisoner advocates call for intervention, CSC defends approach as Sask. Pen COVID-19 outbreak grows

Prisoner’s advocacy group Beyond Prison Walls Canada sent a letter to the Office of the Correctional Investigator Wednesday of last week saying that the rights of inmates at Saskatchewan Penitentiary are being violated as COVID-19 spreads in the faci
Sask. COVID hospitalizations have been under-reported

Sask. COVID hospitalizations have been under-reported

According to the Dec. 24 and 27 COVID-19 updates from the province, the number of hospitalizations of COVID-19 patients have been under-reported. Some who have remained in hospital after testing negative have been counted as recovered. Dec.
Sask. comic series focuses on dinosaurs

Sask. comic series focuses on dinosaurs

You don’t necessarily think of Saskatchewan as the home for a comic book based on dinosaurs yet that is exactly the case thanks to writer Brayden Martens.
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