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Better enforcement needed on age limits for tobacco and vape products: auditor's report
People under the age of 18 in Saskatchewan can't legally buy tobacco or vape products, and the provincial auditor believes the Ministry of Health needs to do a better job of making sure that's enforce...
Dec 08, 2021 Tara Clemett, Saskatchewan's auditor, delivers Part 2 of her office's 2021 report on Dec. 8, 2021 (980 CJME)
Two men headed to prison after pleading guilty to manslaughter
Two men were given lengthy prison sentences Wednesday in connection with a man's death in Regina more than five years ago. Jeremiah Theodore Stonechild was sentenced to 26 years in prison and Cody Mic...
Dec 08, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
SHA board of directors tight-lipped about former CEO's departure
The Saskatchewan Health Authority is not releasing any details surrounding the departure of former chief executive officer Scott Livingstone last week. During its regular board meeting Wednesday, chai...
Dec 08, 2021
Latest COVID update Dec. 8: 48 new cases, 2 deaths, 124 in hospital
Saskatchewan has identified 16,425 cases of a COVID-19 variant of concern as of Wednesday. There have been 8,808 cases of the Delta variant, 7,123 cases of the Alpha strain, 484 cases of the Gamma var...
Dec 08, 2021 (Saskatchewan Health Authority)
Moe taking heat over phone call to leader of Sask. anti-vaccine group
Premier Scott Moe is getting a lot of criticism over a conversation he had with the leader of a Saskatchewan group that is against the COVID-19 vaccine, vaccines for children, and mandates. Moe said h...
Dec 08, 2021 Premier Scott Moe (980 CJME file photo)
Little girl helps Santas Anonymous in a big way
For the second year in a row, seven-year-old Harlee Marre is honouring her brother in a big way by holding a toy drive for Santas Anonymous. Harlee's toy drive had a lot of success in 2020, when she c...
Dec 08, 2021 Harlee (left) and Christine Marre. (Christine Marre/Facebook)
Supreme Court of Canada restores conviction of Kevin Goforth
The Supreme Court of Canada has restored the manslaughter conviction of a Regina man accused in the starvation death of a four-year-old girl in the care of his family. On Tuesday, the Supreme Court he...
Dec 08, 2021 The Supreme Court of Canada. (File photo by The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick)
Woman badly hurt in crash north of Southey
A 53-year-old woman suffered serious injuries in a single-vehicle crash late Tuesday afternoon. The Southey RCMP said Wednesday the crash happened at about 4:45 p.m., on Highway 6 around 12 kilometres...
Dec 08, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
Ministry of Highways brings awareness to driving with snowplows
Snowplows throughout Saskatchewan are out in force and that's prompting the Ministry of Highways -- along with snowplow drivers -- to educate the public on what their driving etiquette should be when ...
Dec 08, 2021 Minister of Highways Fred Bradshaw speaks to the media on Dec. 8, 2021. (Logan Stein/980 CJME)
Premier confirms first cases of Omicron variant in Saskatchewan
The Omicron variant of COVID-19 has reached Saskatchewan. Premier Scott Moe confirmed the first detected cases while speaking to Gormley on Wednesday. "We'll be reporting some Omicron cases today here...
Dec 08, 2021
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Sarah Mills: Seek out Tinned Fish Reviews
Social media can sometimes be a pit of nastiness, but Sarah Mills says there are some accounts that bring nothing but jo...
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