Murray Wood: Elbows down, taxpayer subsidies for U.S. flights up
Murray Wood wonders why it's OK for Saskatchewan to prop up air travel to the U.S. with taxpayer dollars, but it was wro...
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Latest COVID update Oct. 7: 241 missing cases added, daily total at 650
The Saskatchewan government has added 241 previously missing cases of COVID-19 to the province's total. As a result, the Ministry of Health reported 650 new cases Thursday, which would be the highest ...
Oct 07, 2021 (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)
Farmers reporting below-average yields as harvest wraps up
Harvest is nearly complete in Saskatchewan, but farmers are reporting below-average yields. In its weekly crop report, the Ministry of Agriculture said 99 per cent of the crop is in the bin in nearly ...
Oct 07, 2021 Saskatchewan producers harvest at sunset. (Darren Sproat/Instagram)
Sask. workers face abuse with proof of vaccination
Workers are getting an extra hard time for just doing their jobs, to the point where it's being called abuse. Over the weekend, an incident involving what turned out to be a pellet gun raised concerns...
Oct 07, 2021
Saskatchewan schools quickly running out of COVID-19 rapid tests
Elementary schools across Saskatchewan are quickly running out of at-home rapid tests. In Saskatoon, tests are leaving with families about as fast as they're arriving. Last week, the province announce...
Oct 06, 2021
Latest COVID update Oct. 6: ICU, hospitalization records broken again
For the fourth straight day, Saskatchewan has set a record for COVID-19 hospitalizations. In Wednesday's update, the Ministry of Health said there were 356 COVID patients in Saskatchewan health-care f...
Oct 06, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
Saskatchewan government says no to Thanksgiving gathering limits
People in Saskatchewan won’t have to limit the number of guests around their tables this Thanksgiving. The Government of Saskatchewan says it won’t be ordering gathering limits for the hol...
Oct 06, 2021
Overdose deaths rise in September as crisis worsens in Saskatchewan
The overdose and addictions crisis in Saskatchewan is not going away. It’s getting worse. According to the latest statistics provided by the Saskatchewan Coroners Service, the province has recor...
Oct 06, 2021
Record high gas prices loom in Saskatchewan
With oil prices surging, your trip to the pump just got a whole lot more expensive. As of Wednesday morning, filling up your vehicle could cost you as much as $1.44 a litre at some pumps throughout th...
Oct 06, 2021
Fake IDs may be a way of the past, thanks to vaccine passports
The days of grabbing the ID card of your brother, sister or friend to get into the bar underage may be over. With the introduction of vaccine passports, the second layer of protection is being felt by...
Oct 06, 2021
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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...
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