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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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
98 traffic safety initiatives get funding from provincial government
Some people who got caught speeding in Saskatchewan are helping to fund traffic safety initiatives in 92 communities in the province. On Wednesday, the provincial government announced 98 initiatives t...
Jan 05, 2022 (980 CJME file photo)
THE YEAR AHEAD: Meili hopes COVID takes a back seat in the new year
The new year means a new start and a new chapter to write. NDP Leader Ryan Meili hopes that chapter includes a new NDP MLA in the Athabasca riding. "I'm excited to get up there. Northwest Saskatchewan...
Jan 05, 2022
Latest COVID update Jan. 4: 1,954 cases reported over New Year's weekend
Saskatchewan is reporting 1,954 new COVID-19 cases were accumulated over a four-day period between Friday and Monday. Single-day case counts were 623 on Friday, 607 on Saturday, 398 on Sunday and 326 ...
Jan 04, 2022 (980 CJME file photo)
Parents, school divisions react as students return to classrooms
Students, teachers and staff members in more schools throughout Saskatchewan were to make their return to the classroom on Tuesday. Saskatchewan is the only province in the country not pushing back it...
Jan 04, 2022 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
New mental health beds open in Saskatchewan
More than 70 new mental health beds are now operating in Saskatchewan communities. The beds were announced in the 2019-20 budget, with $6 million in funding over the past two years. Supportive residen...
Jan 04, 2022 Lighthouse Supported Living in Saskatoon. (980 CJME file photo)
THE YEAR AHEAD: Moe looks to economic opportunity in 2022
Where 2021 is now a known quantity, 2022 still has plenty of unknowns to be revealed as the months unfurl. What Premier Scott Moe seems to be hoping for most in those months is economic opportunity an...
Jan 04, 2022 Premier Scott Moe (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Armed and dangerous suspect arrested following alleged shooting, murder
A cross-border manhunt has ended in the arrest of an 18-year-old suspect. In a news release just after midnight Sunday, police announced the arrest of Xander Tardiff. He is suspected of a shooting in ...
Jan 01, 2022 Manitoba RCMP are searching for 18-year-old Xander Tardiff. (Manitoba RCMP/Submitted)
Latest COVID update Dec. 31: Record-high 735 cases reported
Saskatchewan has recorded its highest single-day total of COVID-19 cases. The Ministry of Health reported Friday there were 735 new cases, breaking the previous record of 601. There also were 74 recov...
Dec 31, 2021 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
‘Demoralizing:’ Nurses’ union frustrated with province’s COVID response
Nurses in the province are feeling disappointed and demoralized after Thursday's COVID-19 update. Saskatchewan Union of Nurses (SUN) president and registered nurse Tracy Zambory said nurses are "very ...
Dec 31, 2021
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