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Sask. scientists reflect six years after first COVID case
Six years after Saskatchewan confirmed its first case of COVID-19, scientists in Saskatoon said the pandemic remains a defining moment that reshaped how the country prepares for future health emergenc...
Mar 12, 2026 Six years after the first COVID-19 case was reported in Saskatchewan, a VIDO scientist at the U of S reflects on the lessons learned. (CJME file photo)
LISTEN: Flu driving hospitalizations in Sask. as RSV and COVID-19 activity also rises
Influenza is the dominant respiratory virus circulating in Saskatchewan, driving an increase in hospitalizations, while COVID-19 and Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) activity also continue to rise, a...
Dec 21, 2025 Medical health officer with the Saskatchewan Health Authority Dr. Simon Kapaj says hospitalizations due to the flu are outnumbering those for COVID-19. (650 CKOM file photo)
Jury finds protesters not guilty of conspiring to kill Mounties at Coutts blockade
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - A jury returned a verdict of not guilty late Friday for two men accused of conspiring to kill RCMP officers at the border blockade at Coutts, Alta. But Anthony Olienick and Chris C...
Aug 02, 2024
SHA reprimanded for not following information access request rules
The Saskatchewan Health Authority has had its wrist slapped after blowing past legislated deadlines for three Access to Information Requests. The first report was from April. The health authority had ...
Jul 14, 2024 The SHA says it’s working on being responsive to Access to Information Requests after it blew past the legislated timeline in three cases this year.
VIDO director tells Evan Bray Sask. will be a test centre for NATO
The world's largest military alliance is turning to expertise in Saskatchewan to help protect the billion people living under North Atlantic Treaty Organization. The University of Saskatchewan's Vacci...
Mar 20, 2024
Saskatchewan reports two more COVID-related deaths
Two Saskatchewan residents died due to COVID-19 over the past two weeks. According to the Community Respiratory Illness Surveillance Program report issued Friday by the Ministry of Health, one of the ...
Feb 02, 2024 Saskatchewan reported a decrease in the number of COVID-19 cases detected by testing over the past two weeks. (The Canadian Press file photo)
Shahab: Flu and COVID cases falling, RSV cases increasing into 2024
While it might seem like a lot of people are battling a pre- or post-holiday bug, Saskatchewan's chief medical health officer suggests things are getting better. "I think last year and this year, we'v...
Jan 08, 2024 Dr. Saqib Shahab, Saskatchewan's chief medical health officer, says the numbers of COVID-19 and flu cases are dropping. But RSV hospitalizations have increased in recent weeks. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
COVID, influenza each claim four more lives in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan reported four deaths due to each of COVID-19 and influenza in the final two weeks of December. According to the Community Respiratory Illness Surveillance Program report issued Friday by ...
Jan 05, 2024
Saskatchewan reports five more flu-related deaths
Influenza claimed the lives of five Saskatchewan residents over the past two weeks. According to the Community Respiratory Illness Surveillance Program report issued Friday by the Ministry of Health, ...
Dec 08, 2023 Only to the Ministry of Health, just over 21 per cent of Saskatchewan residents have got their flu shot this year. (The Canadian Press file photo)
Microbiologist encourages vaccinations as Sask. flu numbers rise
Vaccination rates are low for influenza in Saskatchewan as the number of lab-confirmed flu cases skyrocket. The latest Community Respiratory Illness Surveillance Program (CRISP) report from Saskatchew...
Nov 27, 2023 Microbiologist Joseph Blondeau said the influenza vaccination numbers are higher for people 65 and older in Saskatchewan, but still not where he'd like them to be. He said COVID-19 immunization rates aren't great either. (Government of Saskatchewan/Submitted)
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Murray Wood: The most charming words kids say are usually the wrong ones
Kids mispronounce the funniest things. And Murray Wood thinks that sometimes, parents shouldn't rush to fix them.
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, May 22
On Friday's show, Evan speaks with a Saskatchewan runner who is planning to run the vertical length of Saskatchewan (abo...