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Saskatchewan reports two new cases of COVID-19, bringing total to 315
Saskatchewan reported two new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, bringing the total in the province to 315. The number of recoveries remained constant at 234 and combined with four deaths since the pandemic...
Apr 19, 2020 Health Minister Jim Reiter (l-r), Premier Scott Moe and Dr. Saqib Shahab brief the media about the province's fight against COVID-19 on March 18, 2020. (Adriana Christianson/980 CJME)
Saskatchewan NDP leader responds to provincial economic update
On Friday, the provincial government announced that the COVID-19 pandemic is expected to decrease the province’s revenues by $1.3 to $3.3 billion, depending on how long it lasts. Later that same...
Apr 19, 2020
Sask. adds 6 new COVID-19 cases, 6 recoveries
The provincial government announced six new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday. Three are confirmed while three are considered presumptive Saturday’s numbers include the La Loche area cases tested to...
Apr 18, 2020
SHA urging against travel across northern Saskatchewan-Alberta border
Health officials are urging people not to travel across the Saskatchewan-Alberta border in the north. In a news release issued Saturday, the Saskatchewan Health Authority says contact tracing is under...
Apr 18, 2020
Canada-United States border to be closed for another 30 days
OTTAWA – Canada has extended its border closure with the United States for 30 days. The closure restricts non-essential travel across the border. The border was originally closed on March 21 bec...
Apr 18, 2020
Guernsey derailments appear to be caused by track infrastructure issues
Twice in the span of two months a Canadian Pacific train carrying petroleum crude oil derailed near Guernsey, Saskatchewan, spilling more than 3 million litres of oil. According to a letter written by...
Apr 18, 2020
Picture Perfect: Canadian photojournalist wins major award for Raptors picture
By Gregory Strong, The Canadian Press With prime courtside positions at a premium, photographer Mark Blinch was saddled with a perch way up in the press box for the deciding game of the Toronto Raptor...
Apr 18, 2020
Saskatchewan College of Paramedics offers pandemic emergency licences
Former members of the Saskatchewan College of Paramedics (SCoP) can now apply for a pandemic emergency licence to help during COVID-19 uncertainty. The 90-day licence is available for inactive, non-pr...
Apr 18, 2020
Sask. RCMP has received nearly 900 COVID-19-related calls
Between March 1 and Thursday, the Saskatchewan RCMP has received 894 calls related to COVID-19 and has laid 13 charges. In a media release Friday, the Mounties said the calls for service have included...
Apr 17, 2020
Scenarios say Sask. revenue could drop between $1.3B and $3.3B due to COVID-19
Saskatchewan's financial health has taken a turn for the worse due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The provincial government announced Friday that the economic impact of the virus will decrease 2020-21 reve...
Apr 17, 2020
OPINION
Sarah Mills: Reality TV is not really a break from reality
It's fake, staged and might as well be scripted. Sarah Mills says reality TV is not great entertainment, but we all have...
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