Murray Wood: Lots of empty seats in the stands during Roughriders' home opener
Murray Wood says he saw plenty of empty seats at Mosaic Stadium during the Saskatchewan Roughriders' home opener against...
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Sask. vaccination rates 'skewed' by former residents inoculated elsewhere, Merriman says
Health Minister Paul Merriman believes the province's vaccination rates are being underestimated because of Saskatchewan expatriates who have been inoculated against COVID-19 elsewhere. "We have a who...
Oct 14, 2021 Health Minister Paul Merriman receiving a flu vaccine on Oct. 14, 2021.
Sask. NDP calling on government to accept help to reimplement treatment and therapy for children
The Saskatchewan NDP is calling for pediatric treatments and therapies to be reinstated with federal help in the province. In a release on Wednesday, the NDP said treatments and therapy options for ch...
Oct 14, 2021 NDP Education critic Carla Beck. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
'It will be nice to have people around here again:' Border towns excited for reopening
After nearly 19 months, fully vaccinated Canadians will get to drive or ferry to the United States for non-essential reasons. This announcement came on Tuesday night after American president Joe Biden...
Oct 13, 2021 Gateway Cities Golf Course's clubhouse is located on the American side of the border, but it's nine holes are on the Canadian side, leaving the course stuck in the middle of the closed border. (Submitted)
Province encouraging immunization to keep influenza at bay
With COVID-19 still running rampant in Saskatchewan, the government is once again stressing residents roll up their sleeves to get immunized against influenza. Starting Tuesday, people in the province...
Oct 12, 2021
Sask. doctors advising to keep Thanksgiving gatherings small, outside
Doctors across the province have some advice to stay healthy and safe this Thanksgiving long weekend. At Thursday’s Saskatchewan Health Authority physicians’ town hall, medical health offi...
Oct 09, 2021
Saskatchewan not asking for COVID-19 help, yet
Saskatchewan hospitals are full of COVID patients and on Thursday there were 78 people reported in ICU, which is one off the number of ICU beds the province has on a normal day. But at a news conferen...
Oct 08, 2021 Premier Scott Moe. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Regina doctor says more vaccine mandates required
The federal government needs to put even more vaccine mandates in place, according to a doctor in Saskatchewan. This comes after the Canadian government unveiled its mandatory vaccine policy Wednesday...
Oct 07, 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)
Passports and booster shots: What's new on the COVID front
Whether it be COVID-19 booster shots going to a second stage or businesses wrapping up their first weekend with the COVID passport system, there are a lot of developments on the COVID front to keep tr...
Oct 05, 2021
City manager says province's public health measures 'sufficient' for Regina, for now
The provincial government's COVID-19 measures are adequate for time being to deal with the fourth wave in Regina, says city manager Chris Holden. However, Holden did not rule out the potential for cou...
Sep 29, 2021 Chris Holden, City of Regina city manager.
'It's a game changer': Microbiologist reacts to Pfizer announcement
Pfizer-BioNTech has submitted data on its COVID vaccine's efficacy for kids aged five to 12. University of Saskatchewan microbiologist Dr. Joseph Blondeau joined Gormley on Tuesday to talk about the a...
Sep 28, 2021 (Supplied)
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Sarah Mills: Canadians are experiencing the World Cup like true soccer fans
Canada's first game at the World Cup had highs, lows, frustration, desperation and thrills. Sarah Mills says Canada may ...
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The Evan Bray Show - Monday, June 15
Guest host, Tamara Cherry, discusses Ontario washrooms installing vape detectors, the continued pinch for shoppers at th...