Beginning Nov.10th, the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) will issue service outage updates using a new process on its website.

Regardless of the length of all emergency disruptions, will now be posted publicly on the SHA website with updates daily at 4 p.m., seven days a week.

The website lists all the affected facilities alphabetically and provide direct links from the SHA Facilities & Locations directory to community-specific disruption notices.

When emergency room services are disrupted, signage will be posted at the affected facility. Real-time information is also available by calling Healthline 811, toll-free, 24 hours a day. Patients and families can speak with Registered Nurses and other qualified health professionals for advice on service availability or health guidance.

In a news release announcing the change, the SHA said it is working to improve this process by developing a user-friendly public interface for real-time updates.

In any life-threatening emergency, call 9-1-1 immediately. Paramedics will assess, treat, and transport patients to the nearest available medical facility.

The city of Regina fell silent for a few moments Tuesday morning, as Remembrance Day was observed through ceremony right across the Queen City.

People were busy attending traditional events at the cenotaph and other memorials in addition to new ones, which even included a wartime tribute concert.

With a military career spanning 37 years, retired Major Brad Hrycyna said the national day of remembrance carries a personal meaning for him.

“I always remember my great uncle. He was a farm boy from Carrot River around Germany. He joined the army in the First World War,” said Hrycyna.

“On the 19th in July, about 2:45 a.m. he was in a trench with one other soldier, and a German artillery round landed in trench with them and killed them both. I always remember him. I’d been to his grave site in France.”

On Tuesday, Hrycyna joined hundreds of people at Victoria Park, paying tribute to Canadian soldiers who gave their lives in times of war.

The Gerald Ford aircraft carrier strike group has moved into the Latin America region, U.S. officials said on Tuesday, dramatically escalating a military buildup that has deepened tensions with Venezuela.

President Donald Trump ordered the deployment of the Ford last month, adding to the eight warships, a nuclear submarine and F-35 aircraft already in the Caribbean.

The Ford, which was commissioned in 2017, is the United States’ newest aircraft carrier and the world’s largest, with more than 5,000 sailors aboard.

The Pentagon confirmed the arrival, which was first reported by Reuters, saying in a statement it would help “disrupt narcotics trafficking and degrade and dismantle Transnational Criminal Organizations.”

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has repeatedly alleged that the U.S. buildup is designed to drive him from power.

Washington in August doubled its reward for information leading to Maduro’s arrest to $50 million, accusing him of links to drug trafficking and criminal groups that Maduro denies.

The U.S. military has carried out at least 19 strikes so far against suspected drug vessels in the Caribbean and off the Pacific coasts of Latin America, killing at least 76 people.

When the U.S. first announced the Ford’s deployment, Maduro warned that if the U.S. ever intervened in the country, “millions of men and women with rifles would march across the country.”

Venezuela is deploying weapons, including decades-old Russian-made equipment, and is planning to mount a guerrilla-style resistance or sow chaos in the event of a U.S. air or ground attack, according to sources with knowledge of the efforts and planning documents seen by Reuters.

Tensions between the United States and Venezuela’s neighbor, Colombia, have also spiked in recent weeks, with Trump and Colombian President Gustavo Petro trading barbs.

Trump has called Petro an “illegal drug leader” and imposed sanctions on him. The leftist Colombian president has accused the U.S. of committing “murder” with its strikes.

Rising military readiness

A Reuters visual investigation found the U.S. military is upgrading a long-abandoned former Cold War naval base in the Caribbean, suggesting preparations for sustained operations that could help support possible actions inside Venezuela.

The deployment of the Ford, however, is a far more overt demonstration of U.S. military readiness.

With only 11 aircraft carriers in the U.S. military’s arsenal, they are a scarce resource and their schedules are usually set well in advance -- making the Trump administration’s surprise announcement last month unusual.

The Ford carrier, which includes a nuclear reactor, can hold more than 75 military aircraft, including fighter aircraft like the F-18 Super Hornet jets and the E-2 Hawkeye, which can act as an early warning system.

The Ford also includes sophisticated radars that can help control air traffic and navigation.

The supporting ships, such as the Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser Normandy, Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyers Thomas Hudner, Ramage, Carney, and Roosevelt, include surface-to-air, surface-to-surface, and anti-submarine warfare capabilities.

Canada has lost its official measles elimination status for the first time since 1998 as outbreaks in Ontario and Alberta drove infection rates to the highest levels in decades, according to one health expert.

Infectious disease specialist, Dr. Dale Kalina Samji, in an interview on CTV’s Your Morning Tuesday, cited low vaccine coverage and community mistrust as key reasons for the resurgence.

“We had two huge outbreaks that drove the number of cases that we had, particularly because they were in communities where their vaccine rates are very, very low. And with measles, which already spreads like wildfire, it really can take over,” Samji explained.

Measles is a highly contagious virus but also highly preventable with two doses of the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine.

Tight-knit communities with little exposure to public health information became transmission hotspots, Samji added.

Certain religious and cultural groups, including Mennonite populations — where the first outbreak began on Oct. 27, 2024, after an international traveller from Thailand attended a wedding in New Brunswick and guests then returned to southwestern Ontario — and Amish populations, were disproportionately affected.

“We trust the people that you know and love more than strangers, and it’s always difficult in tight-knit communities such as those to be able to transmit information ... that’s what led to reduced rates of vaccines,” Samji said.

Earlier this year, the Pan American Health Organization — regional arm of the World Health Organization — withdrew Canada’s measles-free designation after the country reported more than 5,000 cases.

According to the latest federal measles report, in week 44, spanning from Oct. 26 to Nov. 1, 23 new measles cases were reported — bringing the total cases in 2025 up to 5,162.

Cases have been reported in every province, except for Newfoundland and Labrador, Nunavut and Yukon.

The report also noted that two deaths have been reported in Canada — one from Alberta and one from Ontario — both of which occurred in congenital cases pre-term where a mother passes the measles infection to her baby during the final weeks of pregnancy.

According to a statement in March issued by Ontario Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Kieran Moore, more than 90 per cent of the province’s cases were linked to unimmunized individuals.

“A majority of Ontario’s cases are concentrated in southwestern Ontario among unvaccinated people,” the statement read.

To reverse course, Samji stressed the need for tailored outreach and increased investment. “Realistically, funding to be able to support vaccine programs across the country are what’s required to help us regain that elimination status,” he emphasized.

Samji also urged public health officials to develop programs in different languages to build a level of trust between physicians, public health and a variety of communities.

A popular street in Regina’s downtown core has reopened now that the city has concluded its construction on 11th Avenue for the year.

Construction on 11th Avenue between Broad Street and Albert Street has finished and is open to the public as of Monday, Nov. 10.

“It’s been a long time waiting, especially for the businesses that have lived through the construction, which obviously can be very frustrating and is impactful to them,” said Mayor Chad Bachynski.

“It looks amazing. I’ve had commentary that it truly looks like a downtown space. I’m extremely excited to see it wrapping up and open it up so people can actually get out and enjoy it.”

The City of Regina’s four-year revitalization project focuses on upgrading the underground infrastructure, along with rebuilding the roads and sidewalks all across 11th Avenue.

Work on the major downtown artery has been done in phases, roughly two to four blocks at a time.

Although construction has ended, the city said it will continue to keep its bus stops at Victoria Avenue, Lorne Street, 12th Avenue and Albert Street for public transit users.

“In the future, and pending budget approvals, we wouldn’t have a time point where all the busses just sit down and wait together. It’d be a simple flow through the downtown,” explained Nathan Luhning, the City’s director of transit.

Luhning said the city’s long-term plans are to improve the frequency of Regina Transit buses. Until then, buses will not be driving down 11th Avenue.

“If you come down here at night, you know all the busses come down, meet together and transfers occur. If we’re moving away from that model, we need increased frequency to make sure if people do want to have transfers, that if they miss a bus, they’re not waiting an hour for the next one.” he said.

“That budget request is asking for increased frequencies to make sure that we have the correct service for customers if they want to do transfers in the downtown.”

The City’s director of roadways and transportation, Chris Warren, said the project contributes to beautifying Regina’s downtown core.

“As part of this project we want to revitalize the downtown as well as renew all of the infrastructure and prepare us for growth into the future,” shared Warren.

“There will be a lot of amenities, new wider sidewalks, we’ll definitely have trees installed. It’s part of our regular tree planting process.”

Construction for the remaining and final phase of the project are expected to resume in spring 2026.

“We want to make sure that any of the work that remains going into the 2026 construction season is repaired in an accessible way, that our residents can enjoy the sidewalks,” explained Warren.

“There’s a few locations on the north side of 11th Avenue, just past the Cornwall that we didn’t complete that construction. We put some temporary asphalt in there, and then we’ll resume at that location in 2026.”

11th Avenue from Hamilton St. to Rose St. are currently closed to vehicle traffic. However, sidewalks in the area remain open.

Those who travelling to between Regina and Saskatoon on Sunday may have been witness to a flaming spectacle, as a tractor trailer was lost to a fire.

On Nov. 9, at around 3 p.m., Lumsden RCMP and local firefighters received a report of a semi on fire on Highway 11 around two kilometres east of Lumsden.

Traffic on the highway was stopped temporarily until the fire was contained. It was reopened shortly after.

No injuries were reported to police. An initial investigation determined that the fire was not the result of criminal activity.

It’s been six years since the Regina Bypass was completed, but controversy continues over whether the $2 billion highway was necessary. Now, a Regina author has completed a review of the project which included walking the entire bypass.

Walking on the shoulder of a freeway usually isn’t the best idea, but author Ken Wilson did it as research for his new book, “Walking the Bypass: Notes on Place from the Side of the Road.”

“And I remember standing on an overpass looking down at the highway and I said to myself, ‘You know what, you’re going to have to walk on this thing if you really, really want to do this project.’ And my heart sank because I didn’t want to walk on this highway,” Wilson recounted.

The University of Regina English professor had heard a lot about the 44-kilometre highway and it’s controversial $2 billion cost.

“I was just curious about the bypass because I didn’t understand it. I didn’t know why it was there. I didn’t know what its purpose was,” Wilson said.

The Regina Public Library recently hosted a book launch event for “Walking the Bypass.”

“It’s partly natural history. It’s partly broad political history. I don’t shy away from some of the accusations that were made around land purchases but that’s not the focus of the book,” Wilson explained.

Some who have read the book say it’s not just about the bypass but about things passed by in the province’s history.

“And fitting that into our history as settler people who came to this land in a colonial way and we still live in kind of a colonial culture here,” Saskatchewan naturalist Trevor Herriot told CTV News.

It took Wilson two and a half days to walk the bypass.

“When I walked it in 2020, it’s a little different now,” he explained. “It was empty of traffic and that told me, and people who like it, people who drive it all the time, that’s what they tell me. They say ‘But I like the bypass. There’s never any traffic on it.’ I say ‘Yeah, exactly.’”

The author says the bypass is a place that’s very difficult to connect to as a pedestrian, because it’s a place where pedestrians really don’t belong.

A Saskatchewan Court has ordered Brandt Industries Canada Ltd. to pay $55,000 in relation to the worker being seriously injured in 2021.

Brandt Industries was sentenced in provincial court on Oct. 27 after being found guilty of one violation of occupational safety regulations.

The violation stemmed from the employer failing to “ensure that only trained operators are required or permitted to operate mobile equipment, resulting in the serious injury of a worker.”

The court imposed a fine of $39,286.71, along with a surcharge of $15,713.29, for a total of $55,000.

The charges stemmed from an incident on Sept. 2, 2021, in Regina. A worker was seriously injured while operating a forklift.

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