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SHA fires employee after loss of more than $15K detected
A loss of more than $15,000 prompted the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) to fire an employee whom it alleges was double-dipping. On Monday, the report on losses of public money in the second quart...
Nov 06, 2023 The Saskatchewan Health Authority fired an employee after detecting a loss of more than $15,000 in the second quarter of the fiscal year. (980 CJME file photo)
Three dead after falling through ice on lake near Humboldt
Two men and a girl are dead after they fell through the ice on a lake near Humboldt on Saturday. In a release Monday, the RCMP said officers were called at around 2:20 p.m., to a house on Humboldt (St...
Nov 06, 2023 Saskatchewan RCMP Underwater Recovery Team conducting searches of the water at Humboldt Lake. (Discover Humboldt)
Man charged in Regina's eighth murder of 2023
A 48-year-old man has been charged in connection with the eighth murder of 2023 in Regina. Regina police said Roy Julius Dennis Sayer had been arrested Sunday and charged with second-degree murder. He...
Nov 06, 2023 A 48-year-old man is to appear in Regina Provincial Court on Monday to face a charge of second-degree murder in relation to the death of a 61-year-old man on Saturday. (980 CJME file photo)
OB-GYN worried about sex ed classes as gov't reviews third-party presentations
When Dr. George Carson heard about the provincial government's pause on third-party presentations in schools, his first thought was it was the wrong thing to do. In August, as part of its announcement...
Nov 06, 2023 Ob-GYN Dr. George Carson says taking third-party expert presentations out of sex ed. classes would be detrimental to students' education. Nov. 3, 2023 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Regina police investigating 61-year-old man's murder
A 61-year-old man is Regina's eighth murder victim of 2023. In a media release Sunday, Regina police said officers responded Saturday just after 6:30 a.m., to the 1900 block of Montreal Street for a c...
Nov 05, 2023 Regina police are asking for information from the public as they investigate the murder of a 61-year-old man. (980 CJME file photo)
Sask. NDP joins calls for local occupational training program
The Saskatchewan NDP is raising the alarm about a shortage of occupational therapists. The official opposition is putting the provincial government on blast for failing to attract and recruit medical ...
Nov 05, 2023 NDP leader Carla Beck echoed sentiments from the Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists in calling for an OT school in Saskatchewan. Oct. 16, 2023 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
'Had to make a change:' Moose Jaw doctor on opting out of public health care system
A Moose Jaw cardiologist opted out of the province's public health-care system last month. Dr. Jeff Wilkinson of Moose Jaw's South Saskatchewan Heart Clinic told Gormley the reason for the decision. W...
Nov 05, 2023 The South Saskatchewan Heart Clinic became the first physician to go private and opt out of the publicly funded healthcare system in Saskatchewan.
Moe receives 97 per cent approval at Sask. Party convention
The Saskatchewan Party held its 2023 convention on Saturday, when Premier Scott Moe received 97 per cent approval ahead of the scheduled 2024 election. "Some of the most significant challenges that we...
Nov 04, 2023 Premier Scott Moe received a 97 per cent vote of approval as leader at the 2023 Saskatchewan Party Convention. Nov. 4, 2023. (Daniel/Reech 980 CJME)
Two councillors optimistic about potential Tourism Regina transfer
After it was announced that responsibility for Tourism Regina might change hands, at least two Regina city councillors think it could be a step in the right direction. On Friday, the City of Regina an...
Nov 03, 2023 On Wednesday, Regina city council will discuss the idea of the city taking over responsibility for Tourism Regina from Regina Exhibition Association Limited. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
'A traumatic event:' Estevan police chief discusses homicide, officer's shooting
After two people died and one of his officers was badly hurt Wednesday, Estevan Police Service Chief Rich Lowen spoke Friday about the impact of the incidents on his officers. While Lowen couldn't sha...
Nov 03, 2023 Estevan Police Service Chief Rich Lowen discussed the impact of Wednesday's violent incidents on his officers and the community. (Estevan Police Service/Facebook)
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Sarah Mills: Betty Nippi-Albright did the honourable thing by choosing to sit as independent
Sarah Mills says Betty Nippi-Albright's departure from the Sask. NDP has not forced a byelection, nor has she sought dea...
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Evan speaks with Shaun Semple after Regina City Council approved the Brandt/REAL District purchase deal on Wednesday, th...