Some inmates at the Saskatoon Correctional Centre have started a hunger strike to protest conditions in the facility that, by Friday, had reported almost 100 cases of COVID-19. In a news release Tell said the government was "deeply concerned with the rise in cases at the Saskatoon Correctional Centre." Some inmates at the Saskatoon Correctional Centre are on a hunger strike. (Northern Advancement Capital )The release said they will be doing ongoing testing of all offenders at the Saskatoon Correctional Centre for the foreseeable future. "We understand that Public Prosecutions is currently taking the outbreak at Saskatoon Correctional Centre into account when assessing bail matters."

Source: CBC News November 28, 2020 22:52 UTC