Teachers' union calls for remote learning in Saskatoon due to 'perilous' COVID-19 situation
The Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation wants Saskatoon and area schools to move to remote learning effective Monday.

The Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation wants Saskatoon and area schools to move to remote learning effective Monday.
The Saskatchewan Health Authority is warning of an increased risk of exposure to COVID-19 variants of concern Canadian Plasma Resources in Saskatoon.
Saskatoon police are warning about a scam in which fraudsters us a social method of distraction to steal debit cards from seniors.
Saskatchewan recorded 254 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, along with 299 recoveries and one additional death.
The city's fire chief says the department can't "in good conscience" allow many residents to keep living in the building.
The Saskatchewan Health Authority reported that the province’s current vaccine supply cannot keep up with demand for appointments.
An investigation into an uncontrolled fire at the Northeast Swale on Wednesday night has been turned over to police, according to the Meewasin Valley Authority.
Canada could be administering 3.1 million COVID-19 vaccine doses a week, but well into what the federal government has coined the 'ramp-up' phase of Canada's vaccine rollout, the number of shots coming into Canada most weeks is still below what provinces and territories are capable of putting into arms, according to the head of the Public Health Agency of Canada.
The Saskatchewan Dental Students Society (SDSS) says it is "relieved" to finally be a part of the province’s vaccine rollout for frontline workers.
The federal government is imposing a 30-day ban on all commercial and private flights from India and Pakistan effective Thursday at 11:30 p.m. EST, as COVID-19 infections continue to surge in those countries.
Canada could be administering 3.1 million COVID-19 vaccine doses a week, but well into what the federal government has coined the 'ramp-up' phase of Canada's vaccine rollout, the number of shots coming into Canada most weeks is still below what provinces and territories are capable of putting into arms, according to the head of the Public Health Agency of Canada.
As Nova Scotia reports 38 new cases of COVID-19 – the largest single-day case increase in nearly one year – the province's premier announced tighter restrictions in the Halifax area and some surrounding communities in order to help curb the spread of the virus.
Premier Doug Ford apologized and said the province moved 'too fast' in announcing sweeping new measures aimed at curbing the third wave of COVID-19 in Ontario and said his government is working on a provincially-run sick leave benefit to curb the spread of infection.
The world's fastest pace of spreading infections and the highest daily increase in coronavirus cases are pushing India further into a deepening and deadly health care crisis.
A Canadian billionaire is hoping people will ditch their cars for a smaller three-wheeled electric vehicle.
Some construction companies are now turning to 3D printing to build homes in a fast, cheap and sustainable way.
A Vancouver Island man has kept himself busy during the pandemic by designing and building a luxury treehouse.
It's been 40 years since well-known meteorologist David Spence broadcast his first weather forecast from the CTV News Calgary station.
Amanda Stubbs was walking on a U.K. beach when she was forced to run from a huge landslide.
There will be no public celebration as Queen Elizabeth II marks her 95th birthday just days after the funeral for her husband Prince Philip.