Sarah Mills: We need more 'regular guys' in the civic process
Standing in front of CEOs, lobbyists, advocates and others at a council meeting is not an exciting prospect, but Sarah M...
Tag Archives: health
Medical treatments for Saskatoon patients being rescheduled due to COVID demands
A Saskatoon man's cancer treatment schedule is in upheaval as health-care staff in Saskatchewan hospitals are being reassigned to care for COVID-related needs. Tim Clarke's condition isn't usually pai...
Sep 23, 2021
Stretched to the max: Hospitals hoping to see benefits of new COVID measures
The number of COVID-19 patients in Saskatchewan hospitals continues to reach record highs. Dr. Alex Wong, an infectious disease physician in Regina, joined the Greg Morgan Morning Show on Wednesday to...
Sep 22, 2021 A woman being tested for COVID-19 in her vehicle at the drive-through testing facility in Regina. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
COVID measures the most significant in Sask. history: Moe
COVID-19 case numbers continue to rise by hundreds each day and twice this week Saskatchewan's hospital and ICU admissions with the virus have hit record highs. Premier Scott Moe said that's why the p...
Sep 22, 2021 Premier Scott Moe. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Latest COVID update Sept. 18: 499 new cases, 1 new death
Saskatchewan reported 499 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday along with one additional death. The death was located in the North East zone and brings the provincial death toll to 638. According to the ...
Sep 18, 2021 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
NDP calls for mandatory vaccinations for Crown, public service workers
As he painted the picture of a runaway public health crisis, there was a new wrinkle in NDP Leader Ryan Meili's familiar demands for measures to get a handle on the COVID-19 pandemic's fourth wave. On...
Sep 10, 2021 NDP Leader Ryan Meili. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Collect less information, destroy it promptly, privacy commissioner recommends for vaccine passports
As requiring proof of vaccination as a condition to participate in certain activities becomes more commonplace, Saskatchewan's privacy commissioner would prefer a minimalist approach to verifying a pe...
Sep 09, 2021
Quebec launches COVID-19 vaccine passport system across province
MONTREAL - Quebecers are required starting today to show proof of vaccination to access businesses and events the government deems non-essential, such as restaurants, gyms and festivals. The governmen...
Sep 01, 2021
Health law professor says 'ideological lens' behind unproven COVID-19 treatment
A health law professor says a belief by some that a medication used to deworm cattle and horses can treat COVID-19 shows how ideology can lead people to embrace misinformation. Timothy Caulfield from ...
Sep 01, 2021
U.S. warning about travel to Canada mainly for benefit of unvaccinated, CDC head says
WASHINGTON - The head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the U.S. told Americans to "reconsider travel" to Canada mainly for the benefit of those not yet vaccinated against COVID-1...
Aug 31, 2021
Olympic champ Zverev wins at US Open; Djokovic set to begin
NEW YORK (AP) - Olympic gold medalist Alexander Zverev ran his winning streak to 12 matches by beating Sam Querrey 6-4, 7-5, 6-2 on Tuesday in the first round of the U.S. Open. The No. 4 seed from Ger...
Aug 31, 2021
OPINION
Murray Wood: Why I hate the latest round of changes in the CFL
Eight of the CFL's nine teams will qualify for the playoffs under the league's latest round of changes, but Murray Wood ...
LATEST WEATHER
TODAY ON EVAN BRAY
The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 30
Evan finds out what to do if you find space junk on your farm, analyzes the outrage over Ticketmaster prices and the fut...