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Protective equipment and empty waiting rooms: Massage therapy in the new economy
The province has hit the second phase of the reopening plan and on Tuesday, massage therapists are among those allowed to go back to work. Cathedral Sports Massage will have its doors open for the fir...
May 19, 2020 Cathedral Sports Massage with be among the massage therapy studios open for the first day of Saskatchewan's second phase on May 19, 2020. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Labour ministry explains workers' rights in Sask. during a pandemic
Saskatchewan's economy will creak open a little more on Tuesday, putting hundreds of people back on the job when the second phase of the Re-Open Saskatchewan plan starts. However, there will still be ...
May 15, 2020 (File photo/980 CJME)
Regina man waits for surgery that was cancelled over pandemic plan
Jeff DeDekker's plans were set. He was heading up to Saskatoon for surgery a day early, his wife would come to help drive back, and then the pain that had been in his left shoulder for the last year w...
May 15, 2020 Jeff DeDekker was supposed to have surgery to fix his left shoulder in March but it was cancelled just hours ahead of time due to the health authority's COVID-19 response plan. (Jeff DeDekker/Submitted)
Planning underway for wildfire season amid COVID-19
All kinds of things in the province have been put on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic -- surgeries, retail, vacations -- but one that won't be paused is wildfire season. The virus has become an impor...
May 14, 2020
Regina remand centre being used to detain patients who won’t self-isolate
As of Monday night, the White Birch Remand Centre in Regina was housing three people its designers likely never considered -- COVID-19 patients. The provincial government is using the centre as an iso...
May 12, 2020 (980 CJME file photo)
Premier says work is ongoing for some sort of ‘legislative oversight’
Saskatchewan's NDP is calling for "oversight and accountability" and for the legislature to resume sitting. NDP Leader Ryan Meili sent a letter to the Premier on Monday, saying the legislature needs t...
May 11, 2020
RCMP Heritage Centre sending out 'Hearts for Heroes'
The RCMP Heritage Centre in Regina may be closed, but it's joining in on showing appreciation for essential workers during the pandemic. On Wednesday, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the centre will be handin...
May 11, 2020 (RCMP Heritage Centre/Facebook)
On the market: Buying and selling homes during a pandemic
While many of society's activities have been put on hold, buying and selling homes can't be stopped for many people. But a pandemic certainly adds a different dynamic to showing and touring homes. Jas...
May 11, 2020 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Government inspecting Saskatchewan meat plants
Hundreds of cases of COVID-19 across North America have been traced to meat plants, and the provincial government is looking to stop that from happening in Saskatchewan. Dr. Saqib Shahab, the chief me...
May 07, 2020
Moe says fall election will happen under the 'new normal'
Predicting what's going to happen just a couple of weeks from now can be difficult, let alone what might happen in six months due to COVID-19. But planning still is underway for the fall provincial el...
May 06, 2020
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