COVID-19 in Sask.: Hospitalizations inch up, 11 patients in ICU
CBC
The test positivity rate remains extremely high in Saskatchewan, as the latest data from the province says more than 28 per cent of those who received a PCR test came back positive for COVID-19.
As of Thursday, the seven-day positivity rate was 29 per cent.
The 7-day average of daily new confirmed COVID-19 cases was 1,060 (88 new cases per 100,000).
There are 9,252 known active cases in the province, but that doesn't include people who tested positive on a rapid test alone, or asymptomatic people.
COVID-19 hospitalizations inched up by two, with 123 people in hospital. Eleven of those patients are in intensive care.
While there were 945 new cases, there were no new deaths.
The province hasn't reported a death due to COVID-19 since last Thursday.
Another 2,730 vaccines were given since the previous report, including 954 first doses.
A total of 872,733 people in the province are now considered fully vaccinated.
The architect of Alberta's politician recall legislation says it was never meant to be used as a political weapon, but as an "ultimate tool of accountability" if a politician engages in illegal or unethical behaviour.
The Government of Saskatchewan has introduced its long-promised involuntary treatment legislation on the final day of the fall sitting.
The Law Society of Ontario has suspended the licence of Deepak Paradkar, one of seven Canadians arrested in connection with alleged drug lord Ryan Wedding’s cocaine smuggling ring.
London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) is getting rid of unlimited mental health benefits for staff, blaming ballooning costs and former administrators for implementing it without proper due diligence or oversight.
Netflix has agreed to buy Warner Bros. Discovery's TV and film studios and streaming division for $72 billion US, a deal that would hand control of one of Hollywood's most prized and oldest assets to the streaming pioneer that has upended the media industry.
CBC Calgary kicks off its annual Make the Season Kind campaign this morning at Fratello Coffee Roasters.
CBC Newfoundland and Labrador is kicking off its annual holiday campaign, helping to raise money to support local food banks.
If all goes according to plan, at 6 a.m. AT on Saturday people working at the IWK Health Centre will become the test case for a generational change to Nova Scotia’s health-care system.
One month after Prime Minister Mark Carney announced what he called "generational" military spending, New Brunswick’s defence ecosystem is on high alert.
Miranda Mirlycourtois, 34, looks directly at the camera and makes a confession.
Saskatoon city hall says police spending is projected to be $2.6 million over budget this year. That pushes the city into a $1.2-million deficit position, according to a report that will be considered by city council next week.
Students at the University of Regina are days away from deciding whether a newly formed student association should become their official representative body.
All public schools on P.E.I. are closed Friday and thousands of Maritime Electric customers are without power as strong winds create hazardous travel conditions across the province.