Murray Wood: With just a bit more attention to detail, Kinsmen Park could be pretty perfect
There were people in Kinsmen Park paid to be working the other morning, so Murray Wood wonders why the litter wasn't pic...
Tag Archives: COVID-19
Saskatoon COVID-19 researcher responds to Russia’s vaccine announcement
Russia on Tuesday became the first country to approve a COVID-19 vaccine. It hasn't taken long for that decision to be met with a fair amount of skepticism from experts around the world and here at ho...
Aug 11, 2020
Sask. reports 29 new COVID-19 cases, including 17 in the Saskatoon region
There were 29 new cases of COVID-19 reported in Saskatchewan on Tuesday, with 17 of them in the Saskatoon zone. In a media release, the provincial government said 11 of those 17 cases were from a comm...
Aug 11, 2020 Saskatchewan's Chief Medical Health Officer, Dr. Saqib Shahab (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Moe criticized for appearing to ignore social distance
Premier Scott Moe is facing criticism after a photo was posted online showing him and his wife standing close to three women outside of an ice cream shop. Many on social media are calling him out for ...
Aug 11, 2020 (Lil Bean Ice Cream/Facebook)
Global coronavirus cases top 20M as Russia approves vaccine
ROME - The number of confirmed coronavirus cases worldwide topped 20 million, more than half of them from the United States, India and Brazil, as Russia on Tuesday became the first country to approve ...
Aug 11, 2020
Province reveals plan for students, staff with COVID-19 symptoms at school
When Saskatchewan schools open this fall, they'll have isolation areas for students and staff members who display COVID-19 symptoms while in the building. As part of the Safe Schools Plan, the provinc...
Aug 10, 2020 (980 CJME file photo)
Regina shoppers, residents react to growing COVID-19 numbers, exposures
One month ago, the Regina area didn't have any active cases of COVID-19. As of Monday, the city and its surrounding area had 30 active cases. "I'm being very careful," Victoria Whitmore said Monday in...
Aug 10, 2020 Walmart in Harbour Landing. (Libby Giesbrecht/980 CJME)
Outbreak at Regina linen facility involves 18 employees
More details are being revealed about the outbreak of COVID-19 at the K-Bro Linen Systems facility in Regina. In a media release Monday afternoon, the Government of Saskatchewan said 18 workers at the...
Aug 10, 2020 K-Bro Linen Systems in Regina. (Libby Giesbrecht/980 CJME)
Provincial government announces $35 million to help tourism, event operators
Tourism operators in Saskatchewan struggling to make ends meet can apply for some financial relief soon. Trade and Export Development Minister Jeremy Harrison and Tourism Minister Gene Makowsky announ...
Aug 10, 2020
Saskatchewan reports five new COVID-19 cases, eight more recoveries
The Government of Saskatchewan reported five new COVID-19 cases Monday, the lowest single-day total in three weeks. The last time the case numbers were that low was July 19, when there also were five ...
Aug 10, 2020 (Saskatchewan Health Authority)
RMF teams practising but games remain up in the air
Minor football is back in Regina ... sort of. While Regina Minor Football teams are able to practise, executive director Len Antonini says they can't play games unless the provincial government increa...
Aug 10, 2020 Leibel Field was closed earlier this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Regina Minor Football/Facebook)
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Sarah Mills: A staged photo op in Team Canada jerseys can't hide the political cracks
As the western premiers meeting wrapped up in Kananaskis, Sarah Mills says the tensions were evident, and couldn't be hi...
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Evan Bray talks about Saskatoon's response to the extreme heat, the government's decision to sell the Information Servic...