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FSIN commits to radar ground searches of multiple residential schools in Sask.
The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) is leading a new investigation into unidentified remains of children at Saskatchewan's residential schools. The announcement was made in a Sunday ...
May 30, 2021
Latest COVID update May 30: Restrictions loosen as Step 1 begins
Several public health measures were eased on Sunday as the province began Step 1 of its Re-Opening Roadmap. Private gatherings including household gatherings can now have up to 10 people. Public indoo...
May 30, 2021 (Photo courtesy of the Saskatchewan Health Authority)
Fewer COVID measures in Saskatchewan as Re-Opening Roadmap begins
The curtain is beginning to close on the COVID pandemic in Saskatchewan. The province starts the first step of the Re-Opening Roadmap Sunday. The following restrictions are easing up: A maximum of 10 ...
May 30, 2021
Health Canada extends expiry date on some AstraZeneca doses
Health Canada is extending the shelf life of some 49,000 doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. In a statement Saturday, the health organization said it was extending the expiry dates of the lots ...
May 29, 2021
Latest COVID update May 29: Total vaccinations pass 700,000 mark
Saskatchewan has passed another vaccination milestone in its fight against COVID-19. In Saturday's update, the Ministry of Health said there were 12,923 vaccinations done in the latest reporting perio...
May 29, 2021 (Saskatchewan Health Authority/Twitter)
Latest COVID update May 28: Hospitalizations fall to six-month low
The number of COVID-19 patients in Saskatchewan hospitals has dropped to its lowest level since late November. In its daily update Friday, the Ministry of Health said there were 113 people with COVID ...
May 28, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
Regina man sent to hospital after being hit by undercover police vehicle
A man is in hospital after being hit by an undercover police vehicle early Friday morning. Police responded to Fourth Avenue and Robinson Street in the North Central neighbourhood around 12:45 a.m., f...
May 28, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
Province OK's overnight camps for Step Two of reopening plan
Saskatchewan kids will be able to roast marshmallows over campfires this summer. The provincial government announced Thursday that overnight camps for children and youths can begin June 20, the first ...
May 27, 2021
From Saskatoon to Regina: 94-year-old Frank Atchison continues his walk for children's hospitals
Where's Frank Atchison? Well, you may have seen the 94-year-old near Disley recently as he walks from Saskatoon to Regina to raise money for children's hospitals. Frank started his walk on April 15 to...
May 27, 2021 Frank Atchison is walking from Saskatoon to Regina to raise money for the the Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital in Saskatoon and the Shriner’s Hospital in Montreal.
Latest COVID update May 27: Sask. reports 6 deaths, 118 new cases, 216 recoveries
Saskatchewan reported six deaths due to COVID-19 on Thursday, the highest single-day total of fatalities related to the virus in a month. The last time six people died due to the virus in the province...
May 27, 2021 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
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