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'Sicker and sicker every day': Sask. woman pushes gov't for help as she waits on surgery
Nearly as long as Saskatchewan has been dealing with the pandemic, Stephanie Brad has been waiting for surgery to get her bladder removed. "I'm getting sicker and sicker every day," said Brad. She and...
Nov 30, 2021 Stephanie Brad holds a picture of her four daughters, who she says have been seriously affected by her illness. Brad has been waiting for a bladder surgery that was postponed in April 2020 then again in October 2021 due to COVID pressures on the healthcare system. She was brought to the legislative building by the Sask. NDP. Nov. 29 2021 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Saskatoon vaccine docs giving kids an extra thanks, and extra stickers
Kids in Saskatoon who get their COVID-19 vaccines are getting a little superhero help, courtesy of local doctors. Doctors in the area have come together to create new stickers, colouring pages, poster...
Nov 26, 2021 (Caitlin Grant/Twitter)
Finn family to finally get health-care money from province
After more than a year of fighting with Saskatchewan's Ministry of Health, the Finn family will now be reimbursed for the hundreds of thousands of dollars they spent on lifesaving health care for thei...
Nov 24, 2021 Conner Finn, whose parents are calling on the provincial government to reverse its decision not to help pay for his treatment for Adrenoleukodrystrophy (ALD). (Submitted)
Anti-vaccine protest fills sidewalk outside school division office
About 150 people filled the sidewalk outside the Regina Public School Division offices on Tuesday evening. The protesters waved at honking cars and pumped up signs reading things like "no kill shot" a...
Nov 23, 2021 Around 150 people showed up to a protest against COVID-19 vaccination and vaccinations for kids outside the Regina Public School board office on Nov. 23, 2021. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
City of Regina's proposed 2022 budget includes mill rate increase
The City of Regina could end up taking a bigger chunk out of homeowners' wallets in 2022. In the proposed budget for the coming year, city administration is putting up a 3.49 per cent mill rate increa...
Nov 23, 2021 Former Regina city manager Chris Holden. (980 CJME file photo)
Agribition to open its doors for the first time in two years
The largest livestock show in Canada will open again Monday morning after being put on hold for a year because of COVID-19. This year is also the 50th show for Agribition, something the show's CEO, Ch...
Nov 22, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
Education minister defends policy on extracurricular vaccinations
Saskatchewan's education minister is defending a policy that would allow unvaccinated teenagers to play sports with other students, vaccinated and unvaccinated alike. Earlier this week, in a letter se...
Nov 19, 2021 Education Minister Dustin Duncan. Nov. 18, 2021 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Teams busy preparing for first Agribition in two years
With just a few days to go until the doors officially open, teams are right in the thick of preparing for Agribition. "(We) spend way more time getting ready for Agribition than we do actually putting...
Nov 19, 2021
Sask. mom takes daughter's health-care issues to legislature
Sarah Turnbull's daughter, Blake, hid behind her pink skirt at times while Sarah explained her frustration and exhaustion over health-care pauses and cancellations. Blake is 2 1/2 years old and has be...
Nov 18, 2021 Sarah Turnbull and her daughter, Blake, were at the legislative building Thursday to bring their story of paused services and therapies to government attention. Nov. 18, 2021 (980 CJME)
Regina another step closer to curbside composting
The City of Regina is another city committee decision closer to having year-round curbside food and yard waste collection -- also known as curbside composting collection. The Operations and Community ...
Nov 17, 2021 (Britton Gray/980 CJME file photo)
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