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Questions and answers on proof of vaccination
While most people in Saskatchewan will be able to figure out how to use their QR code to show their proof of COVID-19 vaccination just fine, there are others having problems. Some people haven't been ...
Sep 30, 2021 Thomas Siarkos, co-owner of Memories Fine Dining in Regina (left), and Davin Church, eHealth VP of Programs and Technology (right), demonstrate the new COVID-19 vaccine wallet and verifier apps on Sept. 29, 2021. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Regina's public school board votes 'yes' on proof of vaccination
The Regina Public School Board is taking another step toward a proof-of-vaccination policy for staff. On Tuesday night, at a board meeting, the trustees passed a motion for the division to "develop an...
Sep 29, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
All vaccine apps may not be available by Friday
As of Friday, people in Saskatchewan will need to prove they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to do all kinds of things in public including eating in a restaurant, going to a bar and seeing a mov...
Sep 29, 2021 (Brady Lang/650 CKOM file photo)
Regina curling clubs mandating COVID vaccines
Along with their shoes and broom, curlers in Regina will have to bring their proof of COVID-19 vaccination to be able to play in the coming year. Both the Callie and Highland clubs are implementing a ...
Sep 27, 2021 The Caledonian Curling Club in Regina. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Sask. Medical Association worried about health-care slowdown
As Saskatchewan's health-care system slows down to help move resources over to the COVID-19 response, doctors in the Regina area are concerned about what that's going to mean for other patients. On We...
Sep 26, 2021
COVID situation in Sask. hospitals could get worse before it gets better
Saskatchewan hit another record high for COVID-19 hospitalizations and ICU admissions on Friday, and it's expected things will keep getting worse. "I would say, broadly speaking, our health system is ...
Sep 24, 2021
Sask. school boards considering mandatory COVID vaccinations for staff
Groups have been calling for mandatory vaccinations in Saskatchewan schools for a while, and some divisions could soon be heading in that direction. The Saskatchewan School Boards Association (SSBA) h...
Sep 24, 2021 Two organizations are threatening legal action if the Saskatchewan government doesn't alter its new policies surrounding students' chosen pronouns in schools. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Effect of health-care slowdown worries SHA
The Saskatchewan Health Authority is in the middle of putting the brakes on most surgeries and services in the province to try to make enough room for COVID-19 patients today and in the near future. A...
Sep 24, 2021 Saskatchewan Health Authority chief medical officer Dr. Susan Shaw. (980 CJME)
'A little bit reckless': Student close contacts allowed to stay in class
The head of the teachers' union in Saskatchewan is raising his eyebrows over a policy change for the current school year on COVID-19 close contacts. Previously, students would have to isolate at home ...
Sep 23, 2021 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
NDP wants province to call on military for help with COVID-19
As COVID-19 cases rise by hundreds each day and hospitalizations continue to hit record highs, Saskatchewan's NDP is calling for the provincial government to extend a request to the Canadian military ...
Sep 22, 2021 Saskatchewan NDP Health Critic Vicki Mowat calls on the provincial government to reach out to the military to ask for help in dealing with rising COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations on Sept. 22, 2021. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
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