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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)
Road construction season in Saskatchewan kicking into gear
Road crews are set to put the pedal to the metal in Saskatchewan. The provincial government marked the unofficial start to road construction season Thursday, saying most of the projects planned for th...
May 27, 2021 (Andrew Shepherd/980 CJME file photo)
Second AstraZeneca dose now available for some Sask. residents
Some Saskatchewan residents are now able to get their second shot of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. In a release issued Wednesday night, the Saskatchewan Health Authority said people over the age o...
May 27, 2021
Frustration mounts for some trying to book COVID second dose appointments
It has been a frustrating few days for some people across Saskatchewan, particularly seniors who are now eligible to get their second COVID-19 vaccine appointments but are having trouble booking them....
May 26, 2021
Businesses welcome latest canola crushing plant announcement
Southeastern Saskatchewan is set to join in on the canola crushing business. Ceres Global Ag has announced it plans to build a $350-million canola crushing plant southeast of Estevan, with constructio...
May 26, 2021 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Saskatchewan extends big game draw after website crashes
A technical glitch has prompted the Saskatchewan government to extend the big game draw. In a media release Wednesday, the government said its website crashed Tuesday evening, affecting access to the ...
May 26, 2021
Latest COVID update May 26: Pfizer doses arriving as Sask. again records more recoveries than new cases
The 63,180 Pfizer doses being shipped to Saskatchewan are to arrive Wednesday to be distributed to Saskatoon, Regina, Prince Albert, North Battleford, Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) North, ISC South...
May 26, 2021 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Gov't says most COVID patients in Sask. hospitals haven't been vaccinated
There are more than 130 patients currently in Saskatchewan hospitals suffering from COVID-19, and Premier Scott Moe says the majority have not been vaccinated. "We have 136 people in the hospital toda...
May 26, 2021
Sask. has some AstraZeneca doses, is waiting to give out second shots
Premier Scott Moe is telling people not to worry if they got a first COVID-19 shot of AstraZeneca. The province currently has about 20,000 doses of those shots on hand now, and it's just waiting for a...
May 25, 2021 Premier Scott Moe. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Saskatchewan preparing to take in ICU patients from Manitoba
Saskatchewan is stepping up to help a neighbour. During a media conference Tuesday, Premier Scott Moe confirmed Saskatchewan is going to start accepting ICU patients from Manitoba. The first patient i...
May 25, 2021 Premier Scott Moe (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
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Sarah Mills: Canada is getting a taste of FIFA's World Cup demands
Sarah Mills says a full motorcade with a police escort for the FIFA president is unnecessary, but it shows that the orga...
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8:30 - Drivers are yet again feeling the pinch at the gas pump. Prices have climbed almost 20 cents per litre at some st...