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Memo claiming unvaccinated staff will be fined is fake: SHA
The Saskatchewan Health Authority is warning of a fake memo being shared online that claims unvaccinated staff will be fined. The memo claims failure to follow the provided vaccination schedule may re...
Dec 10, 2020
RCMP officers nab pair after break-in at Canora fire hall
Canora's fire department has more than $40,000 worth of stolen equipment back thanks to the work of two RCMP officers from the Canora/Sturgis detachment. In a media release Thursday, the RCMP said the...
Dec 10, 2020 (RCMP/Submitted)
Health minister shares more detail on vaccine rollout
Saskatchewan Health Minister Paul Merriman is sharing more details about the province's vaccine rollout plan. In an interview with Gormley on Thursday, Merriman answered a variety of questions. He cov...
Dec 10, 2020
Regina police tracking bus shelter vandals
Police in Regina are reaching out to residents for help tracking down whoever is responsible for a string of bus shelter vandalism. In a media release issued Thursday, the Regina Police Service (RPS) ...
Dec 10, 2020 Locations of bus shelter vandalism. (Provided by Regina Police Service)
Second round of funding for Safe Schools Plan announced
The province has approved another $37.5 million in funding for its Safe Schools Plan. This is the second round of payments going to schools to cover expenses of keeping staff and students safe during ...
Dec 10, 2020 Henry Funke demonstrates the Graco disinfecting sprayer on school desks. (Libby Giesbrecht/980 CJME)
Premiers’ demands for long-term health funding increase take back seat to pandemic
A meeting Thursday of Canada's first ministers appears set to feature two different agendas. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau hopes the meeting will focus on the country's response to the COVID-19 pandem...
Dec 10, 2020 (Government of Saskatchewan/Submitted)
Health-care worker whistleblower protection coming to Sask.
The province is introducing whistleblower legislation to protect health-care workers more than a year after it was initially promised. In a media release Thursday, the province outlined its new Public...
Dec 10, 2020 Health Minister Paul Merriman. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Dietitian offers advice on saving on groceries as food prices rise
According to the 2021 food price report, the average family of four will spend an extra $700 next year on groceries, with the cost of bread, meat and vegetables going up by five per cent. But a local ...
Dec 10, 2020
After two years, China says Michael Kovrig, Michael Spavor have been indicted, tried
OTTAWA - In his darkest moments, Michael Kovrig draws strength from knowing that his fellow Canadians and people around the world are working to free him and Michael Spavor from their respective Chine...
Dec 10, 2020
COVID cases at St. Joan of Arc, Henry Janzen schools
As all schools in Regina prepare to move to online learning, two more schools have discovered COVID cases. In a media release Wednesday, Regina Public Schools revealed a positive test result from some...
Dec 10, 2020 (980 CJME file photo)
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Sarah Mills: Canada is getting a taste of FIFA's World Cup demands
Sarah Mills says a full motorcade with a police escort for the FIFA president is unnecessary, but it shows that the orga...
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