The Saskatchewan Roughriders’ 2021 season home opener was supposed to be the province’s summer celebration and a reward for beating back COVID-19.
Saskatchewan had lifted all COVID-19 public health restrictions less than a month ahead of the game on Aug. 6. By the end of the event, 32,975 people had poured into Mosaic Stadium. There were no masking restrictions and no proof of vaccination was required.
A week later the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) issued an exposure warning. People with COVID-19 had attended the game and the SHA said they were likely infectious when they did so.
The province would eventually confirm at least nine cases tied to
