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REGINA — A Saskatchewan mayor says he was left shocked after his community was given less than 48-hours notice that their emergency room would be temporarily closing as part of response planning for the COVID-19 pandemic. Tyler Alexander said he was told Tuesday morning that emergency services would be suspended Thursday at the hospital in Davidson, a town of about 1,000 people halfway…

Next Tuesday is to be the start of Phase 2 of Saskatchewan's reopen plan, a five-phase project to bring the provincial economy back online. While a provincial public health order remains in place that includes physical distancing measures, Phase 2 means businesses like clothing stores, hair salons and pawn shops are able to open as of May 19. The province said on May 11 that…

The president of the Saskatchewan Union of Nurses (SUN) is demanding to know why  a case of COVID-19 at Regina’s Pasqua Hospital appears to be drawing a much different response than a similar situation that occurred in Prince Albert. SUN President Tracy Zambory said Thursday that the union had heard from three different nurses working at the facility. “What we’re…

An in-patient at Regina’s Pasqua Hospital was “mobile enough to be out and about on the ward” in the days prior to receiving a COVID-19 diagnosis, says the Saskatchewan Union of Nurses. “The potential for a very big problem here is great,” said union president Tracy Zambory. She noted two emergency room nurses and one nurse working in a different…

The Saskatchewan government announced five new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, including a patient at Regina's Pasqua Hospital — and the nurses' union wants an outbreak declared. The province said the case is under investigation, including contact tracing. Dr. Saqib Shahab, chief medical health officer, said there is no evidence of transmission so far. "A…