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Regina, Saskatoon drive-through testing sites extending hours in January
The Saskatchewan Health Authority's drive-through COVID-19 testing centres in Regina and Saskatoon are to extend their hours early in January after staffing complements expand. In a media release Frid...
Dec 11, 2020 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Health-care unions welcome vaccine plan, warn precautions have to continue
The heads of both the Saskatchewan Union of Nurses (SUN) and SEIU-West -- which represents thousands of health-care workers in the province -- agree it's a good move to have health-care workers among ...
Dec 11, 2020 Saskatchewan Union of Nurses president Tracy Zambory. (650 CKOM file photo)
Flair Airlines pauses Regina operations as customer demand remains low
Flair Airlines is pausing operations in Regina and other cities, another blow to an industry that has suffered in 2020. Regina Airport Authority CEO James Bogusz said the authority was told Thursday t...
Dec 11, 2020 (Regina Airport Authority/Twitter)
City Hall accelerating small business support payments
The City of Regina is stepping up its support of local small businesses that are struggling to adapt to the COVID-19 pandemic. Starting Tuesday, businesses can start applying for the second phase of t...
Dec 11, 2020 (980 CJME file photo)
Daily COVID update Dec. 11: 246 new cases, record-high 387 recoveries
Saskatchewan reported a new single-day high of recoveries from COVID-19 on Friday. According to a media release from the Ministry of Health, there were 387 recoveries. That increased the total ...
Dec 11, 2020 Signage reminding people of COVID-19 etiquette at Victoria Square Mall. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
‘It can no longer be free to pollute:’ Updated climate plan includes carbon tax hikes
OTTAWA - The federal government has released a $15-billion plan to meet its climate change commitments that includes steady increases to its carbon tax in each of the next 10 years. "It can no longer ...
Dec 11, 2020
Police warn of high-risk sex offender moving into Heritage area
The Regina Police Service issued a public advisory Friday about a convicted sex offender who is deemed to be a high risk to reoffend. Jason Paul Thorne, 43, is to move into a Heritage neighbourhood re...
Dec 11, 2020 Regina police say that convicted sex offender Jason Thorne is a high risk to reoffend sexually. (Photo submitted by Regina Police Service)
Regina resident handed $2,800 ticket for disobeying public health order
An investigation into a stolen vehicle late Thursday resulted in members of the Regina Police Service's Stolen Auto Unit handing out a $2,800 ticket under the Public Health Act. According to a police ...
Dec 11, 2020 (980 CJME file photo)
COVID case at St. Catherine Community School
On the last day of in-person learning before an extended break, there is a new COVID case at a Regina Catholic school. In a news release late Thursday, the division revealed that someone at St. Cather...
Dec 11, 2020
Feds say all large provinces need stronger COVID-19 response ‘now’
Health officials are urging Canadians to not drop their guard in anticipation of the arrival of a COVID-19 vaccine, as federal forecasts predict the country will hit several grim new milestones during...
Dec 11, 2020 Chief Public Health Officer Theresa Tam responds to a question during a news conference Tuesday December 8, 2020 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Sarah Mills: We are nothing but commodities to the giants of social media
Sarah Mills says the graphic and public mental health crisis of a celebrity blogger being streamed online shows that use...
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, August 7
On Friday's show, Evan talked about a synagogue in Saskatoon that was targeted by a vandal and a mosque in Regina, resum...