Murray Wood: Arrest in 2001 Saskatoon assault case should make perpetrators worried
A 52-year-old man has been charged in connection with a 2001 sexual assault allegation in Saskatoon. Murray Wood says he...
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'It's just unheard of': Fire captain reacts to dry conditions
Fire crews in the province have been busier than ever this spring. Darren Kraft is the fire captain of the Asquith fire department, located about 40 km west of Saskatoon. He says the bone-dry conditio...
May 01, 2021 A grass fire burned east of Regina on April 8, 2021. (Cheryl Keir/Submitted)
Latest COVID update May 1: 262 new cases, 3 deaths, 233 recoveries
The province continues to see new COVID case totals in the triple digits as three people died from COVID-19. In its daily update, the Ministry of Health reported that two of the deaths were in the Reg...
May 01, 2021 (Saskatchewan Health Authority/Submitted)
Sask. bus company ordered to make changes after human rights complaint
After nearly three years, a Saskatchewan bus company has been ordered to make their buses wheelchair accessible. The Canadian Transportation Association (CTA) has ordered Rider Express to make the cha...
May 01, 2021 (Terri Sleeva/saskvoice.com)
Johnson & Johnson doses held up by Health Canada
Health Canada has put a hold on doses of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine that came into the country this week. Saskatchewan was expecting a shipment of about 9,300 doses of the vaccine to a...
Apr 30, 2021
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
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8:30 - Saskatchewan Ministers have been given a warning from the House Speaker about increased heckling, interruptions a...