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COVID helps push Saskatchewan forecast deficit to $2.6 billion
COVID-19 has left Saskatchewan in a bigger hole than originally expected. Before delivering the 2021-22 budget at the Saskatchewan legislature on Tuesday, Finance Minister Donna Harpauer said it was d...
Apr 06, 2021 Finance Minister Donna Harpauer answers questions on the 2021-22 provincial budget on April 6, 2021. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Latest COVID update April 6: 217 new cases, 221 recoveries, 3 deaths
Regina's intensive care unit has a record number of patients with COVID-19 as more than 200 people in the province are now hospitalized fighting the virus. There are 202 people in Saskatchewan hospita...
Apr 06, 2021 Regina General Hospital. (980 CJME file photo)
Humboldt residents reflect and heal in 3 years since Broncos tragedy
The hockey equipment has been put aside in Universal Sports in Humboldt right now in favour of shiny new bikes and baseball equipment. But even though it's springtime, for owner Mark Doepker, April 6,...
Apr 06, 2021 Universal Sports in Humboldt is owned by Mark Doepker. (Lara Fominoff/CKOM News)
Police official: Chauvin was trained to defuse situations
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Former Officer Derek Chauvin underwent training in 2016 and 2018 on how to defuse tense situations with people in crisis and how police must use the least amount of force necessary ...
Apr 06, 2021 In this image from video, defence attorney Eric Nelson, left, and former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin listen during Chauvin's trial on April 6, 2021. (Court TV via AP, Pool)
Humboldt Broncos team to be honoured on third anniversary of fatal bus crash
HUMBOLDT, Sask. - A virtual tribute is planned for today to mark the third anniversary of the Humboldt Broncos bus crash. Sixteen people died and 13 were injured when a semi-trailer ran a stop sign an...
Apr 06, 2021
Memorial committee unveils plans for Humboldt Broncos tribute centre
On Monday, the day before the third anniversary of the Humboldt Broncos bus crash, the memorial committee unveiled its plans for something more about inspiration than grieving. The committee is propos...
Apr 05, 2021
Latest COVID update April 5: 219 new cases, 212 recoveries, 1 death
The Milden Hotel and Bar is the latest Saskatchewan establishment to be fined for violating COVID-19 measures. In a media release Monday, the Ministry of Health said the hotel and bar had been fined $...
Apr 05, 2021 (Sheena Roszell/650 CKOM file photo)
Organizer behind Lumsden's Hockeyville bid hoping for big voter turnout
Lumsden's Jamie Lees is hoping supporters of her town's Kraft Hockeyville bid will vote in droves this weekend. Voting for the contest begins Friday at 7 a.m., and is to close the next day at 3 p.m. A...
Apr 05, 2021 (File photo)
A family separated: How the pandemic hits home for Regina woman
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, Jestina Beskowiney was an itinerant teacher, trotting the globe searching for her next gig. Work has taken her to England, the Arctic, Latin America and the Middle East. ...
Apr 05, 2021 Jestina Beskowiney on a walk with her two-year-old son, Luka. (Jestina Beskowiney)
Vancouver Canucks' COVID-19 situation sends chill through NHL's North Division
The Vancouver Canucks being brought to a standstill by the COVID-19 virus makes players and coaches elsewhere in the all-Canadian North Division uneasy for that team and their own. Sixteen of the 22 p...
Apr 04, 2021 (The Canadian Press)
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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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