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Catholic school division to require proof of vaccination from employees Nov. 22
The Regina Catholic School Division has set the date for the launch of its proof-of-vaccination policy. The division said Oct. 4 it had developed the policy for employees, contracted workers and volun...
Oct 21, 2021 The Regina Catholic School Division is still examining the Government of Saskatchewan's policy changes on pronouns and sexual education. (980 CJME file photo)
Health-care staffing issues not just due to COVID-19: SEIU-West
For weeks, we've been hearing that the limiting factor in Saskatchewan hospitals isn't necessarily the equipment but the properly trained health-care workers -- and top officials of the SEIU-West unio...
Oct 21, 2021 SEIU-West vice-president Neil Colmin.
Storthoaks woman has close call in alleged Regina bear-spray incident
A Saskatchewan mom and her two daughters were close by for a scary situation over the weekend in Regina. According to police, a woman was allegedly tied to a chair, threatened and bear-sprayed at a bu...
Oct 21, 2021
Latest COVID vaccine Oct. 21: 355 new cases, 2 deaths, 76 people in ICU
The death toll in Saskatchewan due to COVID-19 reached 800 on Thursday. The Ministry of Health reported two people between the ages of 60 and 79 had died as a result of the virus. One was from the nor...
Oct 21, 2021 (Lara Fominoff/980 CJME file photo)
STF demands stricter COVID measures in Saskatchewan schools
Action needs to be taken to reduce COVID-19 transmission in schools. That's according to the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation (STF), which released an open letter to the Government of Saskatchewan an...
Oct 21, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
Carbon capture coming to Co-op Refinery Complex
There will be a lot less carbon dioxide sent into the air over the refinery in Regina in the next few years. Federated Co-operatives Limited announced Thursday it plans to spend more than $510 million...
Oct 21, 2021
Swift Current RCMP responds to threats to high school
Two Swift Current schools were placed in "hold and secure" mode Thursday after a report of threats to Swift Current Comprehensive High School. According to the RCMP, officers responded at about 8:40 a...
Oct 21, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
Third area code launched in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is now officially a three area code province following the launch of the 474 area code at the beginning of October. Isabella Maestri of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunication...
Oct 21, 2021 A new 474 area code has been added to Saskatchewan's previous two distributed across the province. (Becky Zimmer/paNOW)
COVID cases identified at two more Regina schools
Regina Public Schools said cases of COVID-19 had been identified at two of the division's schools. One case had been detected at each of Jack MacKenzie School and Sheldon-Williams Collegiate. Close co...
Oct 21, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
Ontario doctor puzzled after Sask. cancels transfer of ICU patient
An Ontario-based critical care doctor was surprised Wednesday when he learned his hospital would no longer be receiving ICU patients from Saskatchewan. Dr. Michael Warner was anticipating getting an I...
Oct 21, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
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