Murray Wood: The day Canada Became a nation
April 9, 1917 was Easter Monday. On that date, 109 years ago, Canadian soldiers made history at Vimy Ridge. Murray Wood ...
Tag Archives: Saskatchewan
Canadian military being deployed to Saskatchewan
The Canadian Armed Forces is being deployed in Saskatchewan to help with COVID-19 case counts and near-capacity ICUs across the province. Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair t...
Oct 23, 2021
More ICU transfers from Sask. to Ontario planned for next week, SPSA says
By the end of the weekend, there will be nine critically ill Saskatchewan patients in Ontario hospitals, according to the president of the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA). And Marlo Pritchard...
Oct 22, 2021
Latest COVID update Oct. 22: 300 new cases, 12 deaths
Nearly one-third of the new COVID-19 cases reported in Saskatchewan on Friday were kids under the age of 11. The Ministry of Health announced there were 300 new cases, with 99 of them in the 11-and-un...
Oct 22, 2021 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
SaskEnergy rate hike approved by provincial government
Saskatchewan homeowners will be paying more for natural gas starting Nov. 1. SaskEnergy announced Friday the provincial government has approved the corporation's application to increase its commodity ...
Oct 22, 2021
More than 100,000 flu shots given in first week, SHA says
After less than a week of flu shots being available in the province, more than 105,000 vaccinations already had been done. That number represents the shots given as of Monday, according to the Saskatc...
Oct 21, 2021
'It is time to stop asking nicely': Calls mount for more public health measures
The Canadian Medical Association has some strong language about the handling of the COVID-19 pandemic in Saskatchewan: “It is time to stop asking nicely.” CMA president Dr. Katharine Smart...
Oct 21, 2021
Health-care staffing issues not just due to COVID-19: SEIU-West
For weeks, we've been hearing that the limiting factor in Saskatchewan hospitals isn't necessarily the equipment but the properly trained health-care workers -- and top officials of the SEIU-West unio...
Oct 21, 2021 SEIU-West vice-president Neil Colmin.
Saskatchewan to send three more ICU patients to Ontario
Saskatchewan is set to transfer three more intensive care patients to Ontario. In a media release Thursday, the Saskatchewan government said it would be sending one ICU patient on each of the next thr...
Oct 21, 2021 (Dr. Susan Shaw/Twitter)
Latest COVID vaccine Oct. 21: 355 new cases, 2 deaths, 76 people in ICU
The death toll in Saskatchewan due to COVID-19 reached 800 on Thursday. The Ministry of Health reported two people between the ages of 60 and 79 had died as a result of the virus. One was from the nor...
Oct 21, 2021 (Lara Fominoff/980 CJME file photo)
Saskatchewan Rate Review Panel recommends lower insurance rates
Drivers in Saskatchewan could be paying less for vehicle insurance next year. The Saskatchewan Rate Review Panel is recommending that the provincial government approve an overall rate decrease of 1.3 ...
Oct 20, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
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Sarah Mills: The prime minister needs to live by his own bilingual rules
Sarah Mills says Mark Carney largely speaking French in his call to astronaut Jeremy Hansen breaks a standard he set whe...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 9
8:30 - Another MP just crossed the floor to the Liberal Party, just weeks away from three critical byelections where the...