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Health minister points to appointments as more are eligible for COVID vaccines
As thousands more people in Saskatchewan become eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine every three days, their best bet for a shot in the arm could be making an appointment. As of Monday afternoon, there wer...
May 10, 2021 Health Minister Paul Merriman. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
In great demand: Regina walk-in vaccination clinic to close early
A walk-in COVID-19 vaccination clinic in Regina ran out of doses well before its scheduled closing time Monday. In a tweet just after 2 p.m., the Saskatchewan Health Authority said the clinic at the G...
May 10, 2021 An early morning lineup at one of Regina's walk-in COVID-19 vaccination clinics on May 10, 2021. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
RMs receive funding to rehabilitate rural roads in Sask.
More of Saskatchewan's rural roads are to get upgrades this year. The provincial government announced Monday that 69 rural municipalities are to receive $25.7 million under Phase 3 of the Rural Integr...
May 10, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
Dust devils spotted in Saskatchewan fields
If you see a bunch of rocks and dirt swirling around in the sky, it's likely that it's not a tornado. Dust devils are common in Saskatchewan at this time of year, especially when conditions are this d...
May 10, 2021 (Joel Bueckert/Facebook)
Southeast Sask. farmer desperate for rain in early stages of seeding season
Many farmers across Saskatchewan need rain. In the latest crop report, the province reported that 58 per cent of farmers don't have enough moisture in the early days of seeding season. Winston van Sta...
May 10, 2021 Winston van Staveren at his family farm near Creelman on May 7, 2021. (Dominick Lucyk/980 CJME)
Police hand out 16 tickets after Regina anti-mask protest
Regina police are ramping up COVID tickets stemming from anti-mask rallies. Officers handed out 16 tickets in the aftermath of a so-called 'Freedom Rally' in Victoria Park Saturday. It appears that on...
May 09, 2021 (Maxime Bernier/Twitter)
Bernier speaks at 'freedom rally,' violates public health rules
Whenever the next federal election comes up, Maxime Bernier of the People's Party of Canada (PPC) aims to run for prime minister. On Saturday afternoon, he spoke to a packed-together, maskless crowd i...
May 08, 2021 People's Party of Canada Leader Maxime Bernier speaks to a crowd in Regina's Victoria Park on May 8, 2021. (980 CJME file photo)
COVID vaccination clinics operating around Saskatchewan
Everyone 32 and older in Saskatchewan is eligible to get a COVID-19 vaccination. The provincial government and the Saskatchewan Health Authority dropped the age of eligibility to 32 on Saturday. The a...
May 08, 2021 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Canadian-born baby denied health card in Saskatchewan
Her son was born in Regina and has a passport and a Social Insurance Number, but he's being denied a Saskatchewan health number because of her immigration status. Pereira, who asked her first name not...
May 07, 2021 (Saskatchewan NDP/Submitted)
COVID-19 vaccine development in Sask. aimed at current coronavirus plus future ones
Not only have they adapted their original COVID-19 vaccine to fight at least three variants of concern, but researchers at Saskatoon's VIDO-InterVac are also working to develop a "universal" vaccine t...
May 07, 2021 Dr. Volker Gerdts, director of VIDO-InterVac. (University of Saskatchewan)
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Sarah Mills: Americans need to dial back talk of World Cup dominance
Being a World Cup host comes with bragging rights and automatic entry, but Sarah Mills says if you have watched France o...
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