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Prince Albert Daily Herald Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation president Patrick Maze speaks in Prince Albert on Nov. 1, 2019. (Peter Lozinski/Daily Herald) Teachers and their advocates have been making it known that they should be changed to be included in frontline workers eligible for a vaccine. The province, on the other hand believes that teachers can get their shot when their age group becomes available. Health Minister Paul Merriman said during a press conference on Tuesday that both teachers and corrections officers are eligible if their age category comes online with the province. “A...

Saskatchewan leaves teachers, other front-line workers off its vaccine priority list Teachers are among essential workers in Saskatchewan who have been excluded from the province’s vaccine priority list. Other notable omissions include childcare workers, correctional officers and retail clerks who are often dealing with members of the public. Social Sharing

Since April 1, COVID-19 and variant cases have increased 162 percent in Saskatoon and by 83 percent provincewide, including cases in Prince Albert, Nipawin, Humboldt, Strasbourg and Lloydminster. Border communities such as Lloydminster are also at risk from both the B.1.1.7 (UK variant) dominating in Saskatchewan and the P.1 (Brazil variant), which has spread into most regions of Alberta. According to the Province of Saskatchewan’s statistics, as of April 8, 3,086 variants of concern have been identified by screening in Saskatchewan, reported in the Far North West (2), Far North East (4),...

  SASKATOON -- The Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation (STF) is urging increased vigilance to protect against COVID-19 and its variants as students to return to class on Monday. The organization was concerned with the rise in cases before the Easter break and called for all schools to move to remote learning to be proactive in preventing the spread, STF president Patrick Maze said in a Saturday news release. “Predictably, case numbers have continued to climb at an exponential rate throughout the province. This is no longer an issue for just Regina and southeast Saskatchewan but in fact f...

STF urging caution as students return to school By Josh Sigurdson Apr 10, 2021 12:39 PM The Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation (STF) is asking resident to be extra vigilant to protect against COVID-19 variants when students return to school on Monday. In a news release issued Saturday, STF President Patrick Maze says the organization is concerned with the rise in cases since schools decided to move to remote learning before the Easter. Predictably, case numbers have continued to climb at an exceptional rate throughout the province,” said Maze. “This is no longer an issue for just...