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Feds look at using border data to find travellers applying for sickness benefit
OTTAWA - A federal official says the government is considering using data on incoming travellers to prevent vacationers from claiming a benefit for people who must quarantine or isolate due to COVID-1...
Jan 14, 2021 THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Some health-care workers declining COVID vaccines
A select group of health-care workers in Saskatchewan are being offered the COVID-19 vaccines right now, but it seems some are declining the offer. Scott Livingstone, CEO of the Saskatchewan Health Au...
Jan 13, 2021 (Saskatchewan Health Authority/Submitted)
Saskatchewan named a world leader in mining report
The province says a new report has named Saskatchewan one of the world's best regions to get into the mining business. A media release from the province says a new report from the industry publication...
Jan 13, 2021 Located in Northern Saskatchewan, Key Lake is the world’s largest high-grade uranium milling operation. (Cameco)
Premier Moe confident vaccinations will speed up
Giving an update on the province's COVID-19 situation, Premier Scott Moe acknowledged the vaccine rollout has been slower than hoped, calling it "sluggish." But Moe also said he thinks it's going to p...
Jan 13, 2021 Premier Scott Moe (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
James Franklin signs one-year extension with Riders
While he has never played a game for the Saskatchewan Roughriders, James Franklin is being given a contract extension. Franklin, who joined the CFL team during the 2020 off-season, has signed a one-ye...
Jan 12, 2021 James Franklin. (File photo by Johany Jutras/CFL.ca)
Plane makes a belly landing at Regina airport
No one was hurt after a Piper PA-42 Cheyenne aircraft landed on its belly at the Regina airport on Tuesday. James Bogusz, president and CEO of the Regina Airport Authority, says officials are unsure w...
Jan 12, 2021 The Piper PA-42 Cheyenne aircraft on it's belly at the YQR airport. (Submitted/Regina Airport Authority)
Health minister dismisses eHealth board, orders full review
Big changes are coming to eHealth, just days after a privacy commissioner's report heavily criticized the agency's handling of one of Saskatchewan's largest privacy breaches ever. Health Minister Paul...
Jan 12, 2021 Minister Paul Merriman speaks to reporters on June 18, 2019 (Andrew Shepherd/980 CJME)
Feds secure more vaccine doses as Ontario prepares new lockdown measures
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada has secured an extra 20 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against the virus that causes COVID-19, saying a faster rollout is the key to re...
Jan 12, 2021
Sask. independent schools get more funding due to COVID
Independent schools in Saskatchewan received another $2.5 million in COVID-related funding from the provincial government Tuesday. "This funding will provide additional support for independent schools...
Jan 12, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
Water Security Agency warns of thin ice after recent stretch of warm weather
Even if the temperature dips below 0 C overnight, it could still be dangerous on a frozen lake or river across the province. That's the message coming from the provincial Water Security Agency. Spokes...
Jan 11, 2021 Lumsden's TRK Towing pulled four vehicles out of the ice on Last Mountain Lake during one stretch in 2018. (File photo from Tyler Temple TRK Towing/Facebook)
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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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