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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
As holiday weekend approaches, NDP demands advice on how to spend Thanksgiving
Fearing a surge of COVID-19 infections fuelled by indoor gatherings, NDP Leader Ryan Meili is calling on the Saskatchewan government to limit gatherings and to offer advice on how people can safely ce...
Oct 05, 2021 NDP Leader Ryan Meili and MLA Aleana Young, critic for economy and jobs, during a news conference on Oct. 5, 2021. (Joseph Ho/980 CJME)
Saskatchewan vaccine rates remain low, lack of trust high
Saskatchewan vaccination uptake is still among the lowest in the country, despite the introduction of vaccine passports and the return of mask mandates in recent weeks. Dr. Kevin Wasko, the Saskatchew...
Oct 05, 2021
12 kids among Sask. COVID hospitalizations in September
A dozen children under the age of 12 were among the 449 Saskatchewan residents hospitalized with COVID-19 in September. There also were two kids under 12 among the 83 people admitted to intensive care...
Oct 05, 2021 The coronavirus. (Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota/Twitter)
Latest COVID update Oct. 5: 340 in hospital, 242 new cases, 10 deaths
Saskatchewan reported its lowest daily total of COVID-19 cases in more than a month Tuesday, but also reported its highest-ever daily total of hospitalizations. The Ministry of Health said there were ...
Oct 05, 2021
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Sarah Mills: The president has tested the faithful
The may be some who worship U.S. President Donald Trump, but like the Beatles before him, Sarah Mills says the president...
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8:30 - With a clear majority now secured, Mark Carney no longer has to bargain to survive confidence votes and can focus...