SHA doubling up Regina ICU rooms in 'unprecedented' move as units near capacity
The Saskatchewan Health Authority is doubling up intensive care rooms and expanding capacity in Regina to keep up with increasing COVID-19 hospitalizations.

The Saskatchewan Health Authority is doubling up intensive care rooms and expanding capacity in Regina to keep up with increasing COVID-19 hospitalizations.
The Saskatchewan government confirmed 221 new COVID-19 cases Friday, along with 225 recoveries and two deaths.
Drive-thru vaccine clinics in Regina and Swift Current have used up their current allotment of COVID-19 vaccine doses, forcing them to temporarily close.
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says the province’s health-care workers are needed for the pandemic response here and cannot be sent to aid with Ontario’s situation.
A former Saskatchewan teacher was sentenced in Yorkton Provincial Court on Friday for three historic sexual assaults.
A man from the Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation is turning Indigenous stereotypes on their head to create comedy content on TikTok.
A federal cabinet minister is weighing in on a widely-shared video that shows a security guard struggling with a woman in a Saskatoon parking lot.
Despite Alberta predicting crowds can return to events this summer, Saskatchewan health officials do not yet have an exact projection for when large events will be able to be held in the province.
Two federal ministers have written Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe to protest his plan to bring in a tax on electric vehicles.
Prince Philip will be remembered as a man of 'courage, fortitude and faith' on Saturday, at a funeral that salutes both his service in the Royal Navy and his support for Queen Elizabeth II over three quarters of a century.
Ontario is restricting interprovincial travel, extending the state of emergency and stay-at-home order by two weeks, and placing new restrictions on recreational activities as COVID-19 cases soar.
As the Liberal government embarks on $100 billion in stimulus spending over the next three years, the treasury board president says the focus will be on supporting sectors hard-hit by the COVID-19 pandemic and bolstering the green economy.
Ontario announced Friday that police will have the authority to stop vehicles and ask individuals why they left their residence as part of the new measures introduced to curb the spread of COVID-19.
Hong Kongers living in Canada report feeling harassed and targeted by Chinese agents on home soil, and say the federal government and law enforcement agencies aren’t doing enough to keep them safe.
According to new modelling data, COVID-19 cases in Ont. could reach record heights. CTV's Merella Fernandez has the details.
Half a dozen drywallers are out of a job for throwing an out of control retirement party at a construction site.
A U.S. diver stumbled upon a wedding ring while in a river, luckily for the owner who had been looking for the lost band.
Jill Macyshon has the story of a former Winnipeg grocery store worker finding popularity on TikTok sharing his satirical stories.
An eight-day period of national mourning for the death of Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, is underway in the U.K.
A Cyclone helicopter made a precautionary landing at Nova Scotia's Rainbow Haven Provincial Park after noticing a cockpit indication.
The app, created by Indigenous Vision, shares the locations of historical Blackfoot land sites throughout Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Montana and Wyoming.
A territorial goose attacks an unsuspecting Edmonton man and his two dogs Tuesday, April 13, 2021.