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Addictions funding defended by Saskatchewan government following budget
There is little extra funding for mental health and addictions and no money for supervised consumption sites in the Saskatchewan budget for the coming year, leaving some in the province feeling there ...
Apr 07, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
Logan Boulet Effect continues as Green Shirt Day inspires organ donation registrations
Awareness is turning to action as more in Saskatchewan and Canada register as organ donors since Logan Boulet's death three years ago. Boulet was 21 years old when he died a day after a crash between ...
Apr 07, 2021 Humboldt Broncos player Logan Boulet's organs were donated to give hope to six people. (Humboldt Broncos)
Legacy of Sir John A. Macdonald to be shaped by Regina stories
A more complete story about Canada's first prime minister and his legacy in Regina will be developed through contributions from residents. That's the intent of a new public consultation process being ...
Apr 07, 2021 The statue of Sir John A. MacDonald in Regina’s Victoria Park. (980 CJME file photo)
Saskatchewan's public health measures extended until April 26
Saskatchewan's current COVID-19 public health measures will be in place for two additional weeks. The provincial government announced Wednesday that chief medical health officer Dr. Saqib Shahab had o...
Apr 07, 2021 Saskatchewan's Chief Medical Health Officer, Dr. Saqib Shahab (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Latest COVID update April 7: 246 recoveries, 189 new cases, 2 deaths
The Regina region has recorded its lowest single-day total of new COVID-19 cases in nearly two weeks. The area had 74 of Saskatchewan's 189 new cases announced Wednesday. That's the lowest daily total...
Apr 07, 2021 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Bedard's grandfather killed in two-vehicle crash in B.C.
The grandfather of Regina Pats rookie Connor Bedard was one of two people killed in a two-vehicle crash Tuesday near Sicamous, B.C. The RCMP said the head-on collision on the Trans-Canada Highway occu...
Apr 07, 2021 Regina Pats forward Connor Bedard. (File photo courtesy of Keith Hershmiller Photography)
Changes to Saskatchewan vaccine priority unlikely
Frontline workers in Saskatchewan who cannot do their jobs from home should not expect to get bumped up the queue for a COVID-19 vaccine. On Tuesday, Premier Scott Moe was asked by reporters whether t...
Apr 07, 2021 Premier Scott Moe. (Logan Stein/980 CJME file photo)
Why COVID hospitalizations are trending younger
One doctor in Saskatchewan believes COVID-19 variants of concern aren't exclusively attaching themselves to young people. "It's not that they particularly attack younger people over older people, it's...
Apr 07, 2021 (Saskatchewan Health Authority/Submitted)
City-owned golf courses teed up for early opening
The City of Regina's golf courses are about to get into the swing of things. The city announced Wednesday it plans to open the Tor Hill Golf Course on Friday, the Murray and Joanne Goulet courses on A...
Apr 07, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
EV owner says province heading wrong way with vehicle tax
In the view of one electric vehicle owner, the government's decision to slap an annual fee onto EVs puts the province in reverse. Effective Oct. 1, owners of electric vehicles in the province will pay...
Apr 07, 2021 (Joseph Ho/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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