Murray Wood: Elbows down, taxpayer subsidies for U.S. flights up
Murray Wood wonders why it's OK for Saskatchewan to prop up air travel to the U.S. with taxpayer dollars, but it was wro...
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Canadian-born baby denied health card in Saskatchewan
Her son was born in Regina and has a passport and a Social Insurance Number, but he's being denied a Saskatchewan health number because of her immigration status. Pereira, who asked her first name not...
May 07, 2021 (Saskatchewan NDP/Submitted)
Residential construction boosting pandemic economic recovery
Growing home building permits in the Saskatoon area are just one sign of the province’s attempts at economic recovery. According to figures released by Statistics Canada on Friday, the country&#...
May 07, 2021
Latest COVID update May 7: 295 new cases, 1 death, 491,440 total vaccinations
Saskatchewan is closing in on half a million COVID-19 vaccinations. In its daily COVID-19 update Friday, the Ministry of Health said 10,530 doses of vaccine had been administered in the latest reporti...
May 07, 2021 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Saskatchewan adds 58,700 jobs year over year, with 9,500 in April alone
It's a good time for those looking for work in Saskatchewan -- particularly those in wholesale and retail trade, health care and social assistance, or construction -- according to Statistics Canada. A...
May 07, 2021
Vigilance urged as active case counts fall in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan's chief medical health officer is warning people to stay vigilant against COVID-19 as case counts decline. As of Thursday, Saskatchewan's active case count was down to 2,158, the lowest m...
May 07, 2021 (Sheena Roszell/650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatchewan draws up schedule for COVID vaccination eligibility
Saskatchewan has set target dates for various age groups to become eligible to get their first doses of a COVID-19 vaccine. If all goes according to plan, everyone in the province aged 12 and up will ...
May 07, 2021 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Saskatchewan not considering travel rules with Alberta
Despite rising COVID-19 cases in the west and the next few weeks bringing the potential of more visitors to Saskatchewan, Scott Moe's government isn't implementing any new rules around travel. The pre...
May 07, 2021
Regina software engineer develops text line for vaccination availability
Brock Lumbard is making it easier to find where you can get your COVID-19 vaccinations across Saskatchewan. The 22-year-old Regina-born software engineer studied at Western University before returning...
May 06, 2021
Saskatchewan rolls out plans for second doses, teen vaccinations
Saskatchewan is preparing for Round 2 of its vaccination fight against COVID-19. On Thursday, the provincial government revealed second doses of COVID vaccines will be administered to Saskatchewan res...
May 06, 2021
Latest COVID update May 6: 265 recoveries, 156 new cases, 0 deaths
Saskatchewan has reported its lowest single-day total of new COVID-19 cases in more than a month. On Thursday, the Ministry of Health said there were 156 new infections, the fewest since there were 15...
May 06, 2021 (Saskatchewan Health Authority)
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Sarah Mills: We need more 'regular guys' in the civic process
Standing in front of CEOs, lobbyists, advocates and others at a council meeting is not an exciting prospect, but Sarah M...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 30
8:30 - A mega-farm in Saskatchewan is raising major concerns about debt, rapid expansion and financial pressures facing ...