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NDP demands measures to protect health-care workers from harassment, intimidation
The Saskatchewan NDP is calling on the provincial government to bar protests outside health-care facilities including hospitals, clinics and pharmacies. At a news conference outside the Regina General...
Sep 14, 2021 Saskatchewan NDP Leader Ryan Meili flanked by Labour Critic Carla Beck and Justice Critic Nicole Sarauer. At a news conference outside the Regina General Hospital on Sept. 14, the party called for protests to be outlawed outside health-care facilities to protect workers from harassment and intimidation. (Joseph Ho/980 CJME)
Latest COVID update Sept. 14: 506 new cases sets record for second straight day
For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began in March of 2020, Saskatchewan has reported more than 500 new cases in a day. The Ministry of Health said there were 506 new cases Tuesday, breakin...
Sep 14, 2021 The coronavirus. (Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota/Twitter)
'A very sad and depressed life right now': Surgery backlogs and the impact they have
Surgery backlogs in Saskatchewan aren't anything new, but the recent surge of COVID-19 cases in the province is stretching out long wait times to even longer lengths. According to the most recent numb...
Sep 14, 2021
City of Regina delaying start date for proving vaccination
After announcing in August that the city would require people to provide proof of vaccination to enter its facilities starting on Sept. 20, it's looking like that date will be pushed back. A report in...
Sep 14, 2021
Taking their shots: Sask. gov't reveals vaccination rates
The Regina region has the highest COVID-19 vaccination rates in Saskatchewan, while regions in the far north have the lowest. In a chart published Monday, the provincial government revealed vaccinatio...
Sep 13, 2021 (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM file photo)
'Peeking through that blue wall:' A look at Sask.'s battleground federal ridings
In 2019, Saskatchewan was a sea of blue in the federal election. This time around, in 2021, trends continue to swing to the Conservative Party, but anything can happen come election night on Sept. 20....
Sep 13, 2021
Latest COVID update Sept. 13: Highest single-day total of new cases reported
Saskatchewan has set a record for most new COVID-19 cases in a day. According to the Government of Saskatchewan's COVID dashboard, there were 449 new cases in the province as of Monday. The previous s...
Sep 13, 2021 (Sheena Roszell/650 CKOM file photo)
Moe defends measures to combat the fourth wave of COVID-19
Premier Scott Moe is defending his government’s response to COVID-19 as the fourth wave sweeps into the province. The weekend saw 761 new cases across the province, along with the number of peop...
Sep 13, 2021
Environment ministry on lookout for Chronic Wasting Disease
Hunters in Saskatchewan are being asked to help the Ministry of Environment get a handle on Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). The ministry is encouraging hunters to provide it with the heads of deer, moo...
Sep 13, 2021
A close call: Empty school bus collides with semi near Delisle
It could have been a very tragic morning in Saskatchewan. A collision between a school bus and a semi on Highway 7 near Delisle on Monday morning sent two people to hospital - the drivers of the vehic...
Sep 13, 2021
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April 9, 1917 was Easter Monday. On that date, 109 years ago, Canadian soldiers made history at Vimy Ridge. Murray Wood ...
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8:30 - After another conservative MP crossed the floor to the Liberals earlier this week, we wanted to get thoughts from...