Saskatchewan saw a spike in new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, reporting 334.
The province’s seven-day average of daily new cases is now 254 — or 20.9 new cases per 100,000 population.
It was at 153 just eight days ago on Dec. 30.
Three more seniors have died in Saskatchewan after being diagnosed with COVID-19. This brings the province’s COVID-related death toll to 177.
One of the newly reported deaths was in the 70 to 79 age group in the Regina zone. Two people were in the 80 and older age group, one in the north central and one in the Regina zone.
The Saskatoon area is the hotspot with 83 new cases and the north central zone is close behind with 65.
Of the remaining new cases, 15 are located in the far northwest, one is in the far north central, 24 are in the far northeast, 11 are in the northwest, 14 are in the northeast, four are in the central west, six are in the central east, 49 are in the Regina area, one is in the southwest, one is in the south central and 33 are in the southeast zones.
Twenty-seven of the new cases have pending residence information.
(Government of Saskatchewan )
Of the provinces total 17,138 COVID-19 cases, 2,947 cases are considered active. There have been 278 new recoveries.
One hundred and seventy-six people are in hospital, 147 of whom are receiving in-patient care. One is in the far north central, one is in the far northeast, eight are in the northwest, 31 are in the north central, three are in the northeast, 39 are in the Saskatoon area, seven are in the central east, 45 are in the Regina area, two are in the south central and 10 are in the southeast.
Twenty-nine people are in intensive care, with two in the northwest, five in the north central, nine in the Saskatoon area and 12 in the Regina zone.
Vaccination
Immunizations for eligible health-care staff, along with long term and personal care home residents, began this morning in Prince Albert, which has now received 3,900 Pfizer-BioNtech vaccine doses.
As of Thursday, a total of 4,832 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Saskatchewan, including 2,069 Pfizer-BioNtech doses in the Regina pilot program and 233 second doses, 2,407 Pfizer doses in Saskatoon, and 123 Moderna doses in the far northwest zone.
An additional 100 Moderna doses have been allocated to Saskatchewan. This increases the Feb. 1 expected vaccine delivery to 5,400 doses.
The province says February allocations for the Pfizer-BioNtech vaccine have been confirmed — 11,700 doses will be arriving each week.
(CBC News Graphics)
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TORONTO – Cineplex Inc. reported a loss in its latest quarter compared with a profit a year ago as it was hit by a fine for deceptive marketing practices imposed by the Competition Tribunal.
The movie theatre company says it lost $24.7 million or 39 cents per diluted share for the quarter ended Sept. 30 compared with a profit of $29.7 million or 40 cents per diluted share a year earlier.
The results in the most recent quarter included a $39.2-million provision related to the Competition Tribunal decision, which Cineplex is appealing.
The Competition Bureau accused the company of misleading theatregoers by not immediately presenting them with the full price of a movie ticket when they purchased seats online, a view the company has rejected.
Revenue for the quarter totalled $395.6 million, down from $414.5 million in the same quarter last year, while theatre attendance totalled 13.3 million for the quarter compared with nearly 15.7 million a year earlier.
Box office revenue per patron in the quarter climbed to $13.19 compared with $12 in the same quarter last year, while concession revenue per patron amounted to $9.85, up from $8.44 a year ago.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 6, 2024.
TORONTO – Restaurant Brands International Inc. reported net income of US$357 million for its third quarter, down from US$364 million in the same quarter last year.
The company, which keeps its books in U.S. dollars, says its profit amounted to 79 cents US per diluted share for the quarter ended Sept. 30 compared with 79 cents US per diluted share a year earlier.
Revenue for the parent company of Tim Hortons, Burger King, Popeyes and Firehouse Subs, totalled US$2.29 billion, up from US$1.84 billion in the same quarter last year.
Consolidated comparable sales were up 0.3 per cent.
On an adjusted basis, Restaurant Brands says it earned 93 cents US per diluted share in its latest quarter, up from an adjusted profit of 90 cents US per diluted share a year earlier.
The average analyst estimate had been for a profit of 95 cents US per share, according to LSEG Data & Analytics.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 5, 2024.
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – Fortis Inc. reported a third-quarter profit of $420 million, up from $394 million in the same quarter last year.
The electric and gas utility says the profit amounted to 85 cents per share for the quarter ended Sept. 30, up from 81 cents per share a year earlier.
Fortis says the increase was driven by rate base growth across its utilities, and strong earnings in Arizona largely reflecting new customer rates at Tucson Electric Power.
Revenue in the quarter totalled $2.77 billion, up from $2.72 billion in the same quarter last year.
On an adjusted basis, Fortis says it earned 85 cents per share in its latest quarter, up from an adjusted profit of 84 cents per share in the third quarter of 2023.
The average analyst estimate had been for a profit of 82 cents per share, according to LSEG Data & Analytics.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 5, 2024.
