Provincial News

An understated sign directs visitors down a quiet, gravel road.

Recreational boaters and the general public are urgently advised to heed safety signage and protective buoys surrounding the Gardiner Dam spillway at Lake Diefenbaker.

As of May 7, 2020, Saskatchewan has 19 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, bringing the provincial total to 531. Fifteen of the new cases are in the Far North with 12 of those being in the La Loche area, while the remaining four are in the North region.

The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) will be initiating a phased resumption of health care services on May 19, 2020.

As of May 6, 2020, Saskatchewan has 25 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, bringing the provincial total to 512. Twenty-four of the new cases are in the Far North with 22 of those being in La Loche, while the remaining one is in the Saskatoon region.

As of May 5, 2020, Saskatchewan has 20 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, bringing the provincial total to 487. Eighteen of the new cases are in the Far North (La Loche and surrounding area), while the remaining two are in the North region.

As of May 1, 2020, Saskatchewan has 26 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, bringing the provincial total to 415.

A Saskatchewan resident in their 80s from the far north region has died from complications related to COVID-19. There are now six deaths in the province as a result of being infected with the virus.

Today, the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) released new data showing that Saskatchewan is in a significantly better position to manage COVID-19 as a result of the interventions taken to date to slow the spread of the virus.

A Saskatchewan resident in their 80s from the Far North region has died from complications related to COVID-19. The province now has five deaths related to having been infected with the virus.