Premier Scott Moe said it would be “disastrous” for Saskatchewan’s small business community to face a second lockdown as they did in the spring.

NDP Leader Ryan Meili is calling for a three-week circuit breaker to slow the transmission of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan.

"I think it's terrible. I think it won't make a difference. I think it was an easy out."

The British government's main scientific advisory group said the virus' reproduction rate dipped even before the latest lockdown.

Opposition Leader Rachel Notley described the Alberta government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic as inadequate on Thursday.

For provinces like Alberta, currently seeing a sharp rise in transmission, the strategy is on the table.