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Author Archives: Lisa Schick
Drive-through COVID-19 testing facility opens in Regina
People concerned they might have COVID-19 now have a new way to get tested that could make things a bit easier. In Regina on Tuesday afternoon, the Saskatchewan Health Authority opened the province's ...
Sep 08, 2020 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Parents nervous, anxious as they drop kids off for first day of school
While the kids may still have had their backpacks on and were bouncing with excitement, the first day of school this fall felt very different for their parents. The playgrounds were nearly empty until...
Sep 08, 2020 Some students at Regina's schools returned to classrooms on Sept. 8, 2020. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Province looks to make Naloxone more available as overdoses rise
As overdose calls and deaths continue to rise, the provincial government is looking to make the life-saving drug Naloxone more available. Premier Scott Moe said last week the high numbers are disturbi...
Sep 08, 2020 Naloxone kits are available for free to anyone who may be likely to witness a fatal opioid overdose. (980 CJME file photo)
RCMP sending eagle feathers to Sask. detachments
Saskatchewan's RCMP is taking another step toward reconciliation, sending eagle feathers to be used at detachments in the province. Sgt. Karen Pelletier said that for many Indigenous cultures, one of ...
Sep 08, 2020
Teachers excited to have kids back in the classroom
After six months of wondering, waiting, planning and re-planning, teachers are back in the classroom with students. All of the teachers 980 CJME heard from ahead of the first day of school were excite...
Sep 08, 2020 Students returned to school on Sept. 8 for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic hit Saskatchewan. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Saskatchewan to open drive-through COVID-19 testing sites Tuesday
The Saskatchewan government is set to open drive-through COVID-19 testing sites in Regina and Saskatoon. The government revealed the news in a media release Friday, when it also reported four new case...
Sep 04, 2020 Saskatchewan's Chief Medical Health Officer, Dr. Saqib Shahab (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
‘No justifiable reason’: Sandra Morin speaks out about nomination
Sandra Morin doesn't have the endorsement of the leader of the NDP, but she's still out campaigning in Regina Walsh Acres. About 15 months after she got the nomination from the party in the riding, Mo...
Sep 03, 2020 (Sandra Morin NDP/Facebook)
Bus driver shortage doesn't worry Regina Catholic School Division
The Regina Catholic School Division may be short a few bus drivers as school gets underway, but the division's spokesperson says the division isn't worried about it. Twylla West said there won't be an...
Sep 02, 2020
Province discouraging interprovincial travel, will go ahead with COVID alert app
Despite a 17th straight day with a single-digit total of new COVID-19 cases, the Government of Saskatchewan issued a warning Wednesday about non-essential interprovincial travel. Premier Scott Moe poi...
Sep 02, 2020 Premier Scott Moe and Dr. Saqib Shahab. (980 CJME file photo)
Sask. NDP leadership declines to endorse Regina candidate
A campaign that has been going for 15 months in Regina Walsh Acres is in limbo after a call from the New Democratic Party. Barb Dedi, president of the NDP's constituency association in that riding, sa...
Sep 02, 2020 (Sandra Morin NDP/Facebook)
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Sarah Mills: Accountability is a word some elected officials seem to be forgetting
From four people walking away from the RM of Sherwood council with little to no explanation to the reaction of some coun...
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