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Relief after verdict in Floyd killing, but what comes next?
NEW YORK - When the verdicts came in - Guilty, Guilty, Guilty - Lucia Edmonds let out the breath she hadn't even realized she'd been holding. The relief that the 91-year-old Black woman felt flooding ...
Apr 21, 2021
Parent Central website to provide families with info about child care
Families looking for information about child care in Saskatchewan now have a website to help them find it. On Wednesday, the Saskatchewan government and the United Way announced the creation of an onl...
Apr 21, 2021 The governments of Saskatchewan and Canada have announced $23.5 million in funding for 2,349 new child care spaces across the province. (Canadian Press file photo)
Three confidence votes to determine fate of minority Liberal government
OTTAWA - A pair of proposed changes to the federal budget put forward by opposition parties will determine whether the minority Liberal government will fall, triggering a process that could culminate ...
Apr 21, 2021
School board rep says 'light at the end of the tunnel' with vaccine eligibility changes
The vice-chair of the Regina Board of Education was excited to hear that teachers will soon be eligible for COVID-19 vaccines. On Tuesday, the government announced that on Thursday, it will lower the ...
Apr 21, 2021
Sask. gov't rolls out EV road-use fee, vaping tax as promised in budget
The Saskatchewan government followed through Tuesday on two of its budget pledges. The government introduced amendments to The Fuel Tax Act that will require owners of electric passenger vehicles regi...
Apr 20, 2021
Impaired drivers charged during weekend checkpoint near Regina Beach
Hundreds of vehicles were checked for impaired drivers on Friday and Saturday near Regina Beach, resulting in charges and driving suspensions for some drivers. During the two-day checkpoints, about 80...
Apr 20, 2021
Eligibility set to change in Saskatchewan's COVID vaccine rollout
More people will soon be eligible for COVID-19 vaccinations in Saskatchewan. In addition to making the AstraZeneca vaccine available to everyone 40 and over, the provincial government is planning to l...
Apr 20, 2021 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Sask. lowers age restriction on AstraZeneca vaccine to 40
Saskatchewan is making AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine available to more people. The Ministry of Health announced Tuesday it was lowering the age restriction on the vaccine to 40 years old from 55. The...
Apr 20, 2021
Ex-cop guilty of murder and manslaughter in Floyd case
MINNEAPOLIS - Former Minneapolis Officer Derek Chauvin was convicted Tuesday of murder and manslaughter for pinning George Floyd to the pavement with his knee on the Black man's neck in a case that to...
Apr 20, 2021
Existing public health measures in Sask. extended for two more weeks
Saskatchewan has extended its public health measures for two additional weeks. In a media release Tuesday, the Ministry of Health said the current measures will remain in place until May 10 as a resul...
Apr 20, 2021 Saskatchewan's chief medical health officer, Dr. Saqib Shahab. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
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Sarah Mills: Not every travel horror story is the airline's fault
Sarah Mills says a pregnant Winnipeg woman is disappointed in her WestJet experience after she made the choice to seek h...
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