Sarah Mills: I don't want to live in a world where people are shot for their opinions
Sarah Mills says she was no follower of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, but the idea that people are being killed ov...
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Suicide prevention strategy bill passes on third attempt
NDP MLA Doyle Vermette was overwhelmed and emotional Friday afternoon, just minutes after the Legislative Assembly unanimously passed The Saskatchewan Strategy for Suicide Prevention Act after the thi...
Apr 30, 2021 NDP MLA Doyle Vermette speaking at the Walking with our Angels protest camp in Wascana Park on Aug. 11, 2020. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Latest COVID update April 30: 264 new cases, four deaths, 173 total hospitalizations
The number of COVID-19 patients in Saskatchewan hospitals has fallen to its lowest mark in April. According to the Ministry of Health, 173 people are in hospitals around the province due to the virus....
Apr 30, 2021 (Sheena Roszell/650 CKOM file photo)
More vaccines on the way to Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is about to see another spike in the number of doses of COVID-19 vaccine it receives. Currently, the province gets about 31,000 doses of Pfizer vaccine each week. But in the coming week, ...
Apr 30, 2021 (Saskatchewan Health Authority/Submitted)
COVID shot eligibility drops to 40, priority groups also eligible
As of 8 o'clock Friday morning, thousands more people in Saskatchewan will be able to get a COVID-19 shot as eligibility expands once again. The eligibility will move to people 40 years of age and old...
Apr 30, 2021 (Joseph Ho/980 CJME file photo)
COVID vaccines start to roll out at some Saskatchewan pharmacies
It's another big step in the fight against COVID-19: Some Saskatchewan pharmacies started giving out vaccines Thursday. As of Friday, anyone 40 or older is eligible to book their shot at any of the ph...
Apr 29, 2021 Allana Reaume prepares a COVID vaccine on April 29, 2021. (Dominick Lucyk/980 CJME)
Complaints to Sask. ombudsman illustrate differing perspectives on COVID precautions
COVID-19 precautions went too far for some and not far enough for others who complained about long-term care homes and correctional facilities to Saskatchewan's ombudsman last year. Saskatchewan's omb...
Apr 29, 2021
Health authority alerts 3 communities about COVID-19 variants
The Saskatchewan Health Authority is alerting the public of an increased risk of COVID-19 variants of concern in Rosthern, Osler and Hague. The SHA said increased spread of COVID-19 and its variants r...
Apr 29, 2021
Facing calls for paid sick leave, Sask. government defers to feds
While members of the public is being told to stay home if they feel sick, some can't afford to miss the hours at work. However, the provincial government is pushing calls for paid sick leave over to t...
Apr 29, 2021 Minister Don Morgan (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
NDP releases report citing worker harassment at Parkside Extendicare
The COVID-19 outbreak at the Parkside Extendicare long-term care home in Regina was one of the worst in the province, and the NDP now has a document that raises more questions about what happened ther...
Apr 28, 2021 Parkside Extendicare care home in Regina. (Logan Stein/980 CJME file photo)
PHR overwhelmed by community donations
When Prairie Harm Reduction (PHR) was down, the community of Saskatoon stood up. Just over three weeks following the news of the harm reduction organization’s rejection of provincial funding, mo...
Apr 28, 2021
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