Murray Wood: Of politics and principles
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Fillmore farmer wants 'pile of snow' this winter to make up for summer drought
The sight of snow in parts of Saskatchewan this week was good news for farmers who've been dealing with extremely dry conditions for most of the year. "It's dry -- really dry -- and it's concerning," ...
Oct 15, 2021 (Wikimedia Commons)
Canada-U.S. border to reopen to vaccinated travellers Nov. 8
A date has been set for the reopening of the Canada-U.S. border. On Nov. 8, vaccinated non-essential visitors will be able to cross the land borders into the United States for the first time since the...
Oct 15, 2021
Flu shots urged to protect health-care system
Saskatchewan residents are being reminded to roll up their sleeves and get their flu vaccines. Dr. Tania Diener, a medical health officer for the Saskatchewan Health Authority, urged people to get the...
Oct 15, 2021
Sask. vaccination rates 'skewed' by former residents inoculated elsewhere, Merriman says
Health Minister Paul Merriman believes the province's vaccination rates are being underestimated because of Saskatchewan expatriates who have been inoculated against COVID-19 elsewhere. "We have a who...
Oct 14, 2021 Health Minister Paul Merriman receiving a flu vaccine on Oct. 14, 2021.
Special weather advisory persists, but warm weather coming up
Winter-like weather made its presence felt throughout the province Thursday morning. A Colorado low swept through the eastern prairies Thursday bringing "much-needed moisture" into southwestern Saskat...
Oct 14, 2021 A truck drives through slushy conditions. (Logan Stein/980 CJME)
Fire restrictions removed for areas of east-central Saskatchewan
The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency has lifted fire bans that were in place for areas of east-central Saskatchewan. The restrictions -- which covered all provincial Crown lands, including provincial...
Oct 14, 2021 The Bell fire north of Hudson Bay. (Prince Albert Grand Council/Submitted)
Sask. NDP calling on government to accept help to reimplement treatment and therapy for children
The Saskatchewan NDP is calling for pediatric treatments and therapies to be reinstated with federal help in the province. In a release on Wednesday, the NDP said treatments and therapy options for ch...
Oct 14, 2021 NDP Education critic Carla Beck. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Sask. Health Authority preparing for patient transfers, triage
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is preparing for the COVID-19 situation to get worse. It and the provincial government have been in early talks with the Government of Ontario about the possibi...
Oct 13, 2021 Saskatchewan Health Authority CEO Scott Livingstone. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
'It will be nice to have people around here again:' Border towns excited for reopening
After nearly 19 months, fully vaccinated Canadians will get to drive or ferry to the United States for non-essential reasons. This announcement came on Tuesday night after American president Joe Biden...
Oct 13, 2021 Gateway Cities Golf Course's clubhouse is located on the American side of the border, but it's nine holes are on the Canadian side, leaving the course stuck in the middle of the closed border. (Submitted)
U.S. plan to re-open land border to Canadians
Fully vaccinated Canadians will soon be able to drive to the United States for non-essential reasons. American president Joe Biden's administration announced the U-S will reopen its land borders in No...
Oct 13, 2021
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Sarah Mills: FIFA seems to be incapable of integrity
After FIFA lifted a red-card suspension for an American player at the World Cup, Sarah Mills says fans are left with que...
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8:30 - The Saskatchewan NDP are sounding alarms over a decline in long-term care beds despite the province's rapidly gro...