Murray Wood: Arrest in 2001 Saskatoon assault case should make perpetrators worried
A 52-year-old man has been charged in connection with a 2001 sexual assault allegation in Saskatoon. Murray Wood says he...
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Moe shoots down Duclos' idea of mandatory COVID shots
Premier Scott Moe pushed back Friday against the federal health minister's suggestion of mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations. In a statement, Moe said the provincial government will not be implementing th...
Jan 07, 2022 Federal Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos. THE CANADIAN PRESS FILE/Colin Perkel
Latest COVID update Jan. 7: All-time high 1,170 new cases reported
For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic started, Saskatchewan has reached quadruple figures in new cases. The Ministry of Health reported 1,170 new cases Friday, breaking the single-day record ...
Jan 07, 2022
Moe gov't says it hasn't ruled out more public health measures
The Saskatchewan government has reiterated it hasn't dismissed the idea of new public health measures as case numbers of the COVID-19 Omicron variant rise in the province. In a statement Friday, Premi...
Jan 07, 2022 Premier Scott Moe. (Britton Gray/980 CJME file photo)
6,000 full-time jobs added in Saskatchewan in December, says Statistics Canada
Statistics Canada is out with the latest national and provincial employment numbers for December. According to a release, there were 55,000 full-time jobs added nationally in December. But the nationa...
Jan 07, 2022
Saskatchewan’s top doctor recommends no gatherings in coming weeks
Saskatchewan has not put in any further COVID-19 health measures, but Dr. Saqib Shahab was emphatic in his recommendation Thursday. "We need ... to do everything to blunt the wave," the province’...
Jan 06, 2022
Latest COVID update Jan. 6: Record highs in new and active cases
Saskatchewan has set records for daily cases of COVID-19 as well as active cases. The Ministry of Health on Thursday reported 913 new cases, breaking the previous record of 735 that was set Friday. Th...
Jan 06, 2022 (Sheena Roszell/650 CKOM file photo)
Expert says rising Omicron case numbers can 'crush hospitals'
COVID-related hospitalizations in Saskatchewan are starting to creep up again as a huge number of people are getting sick with the Omicron variant. Dr. Alex Wong, an infectious disease physician in Re...
Jan 06, 2022
Extreme cold warnings in place for entire province
An extreme cold warning is in place for every region of Saskatchewan. Environment Canada splits Saskatchewan into 32 reporting regions and it issued warnings for all of them Thursday morning, saying w...
Jan 06, 2022 (980 CJME file photo)
THE YEAR AHEAD: Focus on youth, community safety for Masters in 2022
Sandra Masters thinks there's a lot of work awaiting the City of Regina in 2022. The future remains unknown in terms of the COVID-19 pandemic. "If I'm worried about anything, it's about the people and...
Jan 06, 2022 (Logan Stein/980 CJME file photo)
Latest COVID update Jan. 5: 537 new cases, hospitalizations up to 106
The number of hospitalizations due to COVID-19 has again risen above 100. During a media conference last week, Premier Scott Moe said hospitalizations and intensive care admissions -- not new cases --...
Jan 05, 2022 The contents of a COVID-19 antigen rapid test kit. THE CANADIAN PRESS FILE/Jeff McIntosh
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8:30 - Saskatchewan Ministers have been given a warning from the House Speaker about increased heckling, interruptions a...