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Moe says no to NDP call for checkpoints at Alberta-Sask. border

Premier Scott Moe says Saskatchewan is not planning to install checkpoints at provincial borders, a move the NDP says the province should put in place to monitor who is coming and going. Alberta has reported 659 new cases of COVID-19 over the last three days, while Saskatchewan has reported 24 over the same period. "We have had cases that have come in from other provinces. Outside of two…

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Challenge with 'flow of information' over Lloydminster hospital outbreak: Premier Scott Moe

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says there was a challenge in the "flow of information" about a COVID-19 outbreak at the Lloydminster Hospital, which was not made public until three days after it was discovered.  The premier said he did not know about the outbreak until Wednesday, although the medical health officer for the region where the hospital is located said he notified…

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Mass gatherings aren’t allowed in Sask., even if proper physical distancing maintained

REGINA -- Saskatchewan residents aren’t allowed to gather in groups of more than 10 people, even if physical distancing is maintained properly. The province said it’s aware of recent events in the province where organizers though they could go ahead as long as people could stay two metres apart. However, the province says group events aren’t allowed and gatherings with more…

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13 cases of COVID-19 linked to transmission within hospital on Sask. side of Lloydminster

Thirteen cases of COVID-19 have been linked to the Lloydminster Hospital, including five health-care workers and eight patients.  The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) said Wednesday afternoon that transmission occurred in the hospital.  "In the situation of COVID-19, most of the time you will actually realize that you are dealing with COVID-19 in retrospect,"…

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COVID-19 outbreak in La Loche, Sask., derails province's reopening plan in village

The continuing COVID-19 outbreak in the far northern Saskatchewan village of La Loche — which claimed the province's sixth victim Wednesday — has forced the provincial government to put off plans to reopen parts of the economy on Monday in La Loche as well as in Lloydminster, where another outbreak has now emerged. Premier Scott Moe also announced a…

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