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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
Sask. Trucking Association all for drivers getting jabs at North Dakota border
The executive director of the Saskatchewan Trucking Association says the opportunity for truckers in the province to get COVID-19 vaccinations in the United States will be good for business. “I ...
Apr 28, 2021
Regina care homes still facing limitations on visitation
Some long-term and personal care homes in the Regina area won't be relaxing visitation restrictions Thursday when others around the province will be welcoming visitors. In a media release Wednesday, t...
Apr 28, 2021
Latest COVID update April 28: 284 recoveries, 213 new cases, 4 deaths
Saskatchewan's vaccination rollout hit a milestone Wednesday. According to the Ministry of Health, 80 per cent of Saskatchewan residents aged 60 and over have received their first doses of COVID-19 va...
Apr 28, 2021 (Sheena Roszell/650 CKOM file photo)
Moe offers vaccination target for relaxing COVID measures
Premier Scott Moe is offering a hint when public health measures could be relaxed in Saskatchewan. As of Tuesday, more than 408,000 residents have received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. That...
Apr 28, 2021
P.1 COVID variant spreading in Saskatchewan
It has been a couple of weeks since the B.1.1.7 COVID-19 variant established itself as the dominant strain in Saskatchewan, but a new variant is now starting to spread. Originally only five cases of t...
Apr 27, 2021 Premier Scott Moe. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Vaccine distribution shifts to Saskatoon to preserve hospital capacity
There has been a noticeable shift in vaccine distribution in Saskatchewan and it’s not by accident. Health Minister Paul Merriman told reporters Monday the province has started funneling more va...
Apr 27, 2021
Eligibility changes coming to Saskatchewan vaccination rollout
More age groups are to become eligible this week to get COVID-19 vaccinations in Saskatchewan. Starting Wednesday, those 42 and older are to become eligible, as well as anyone 30 and over in the North...
Apr 27, 2021
Sask. truckers, oil workers to have chance to get vaccinated at North Dakota border
Saskatchewan truckers and energy workers who regularly cross the North Dakota border are getting the chance to roll up their sleeves for COVID-19 vaccinations. On Tuesday, the Saskatchewan and North D...
Apr 27, 2021 (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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