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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Latest COVID update April 21: 4 deaths, 231 new cases, 365,001 total vaccinations
Four people from the Regina region are the latest Saskatchewan residents to die due to COVID-19. In its daily update Wednesday, the Ministry of Health reported one person in each of the 30-to-39, 40-t...
Apr 21, 2021 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
21,000+ COVID vaccination appointments cancelled due to 'erratic' Moderna shipments
The Saskatchewan Health Authority says more than 21,000 COVID-19 vaccine appointments — mainly in rural Saskatchewan — have been cancelled over the past couple of months, primarily because...
Apr 21, 2021
Saskatchewan truckers to get COVID vaccine jabs south of the border
Saskatchewan truckers will join in on a cross-border COVID-19 vaccine agreement between Manitoba and North Dakota. Manitoba and North Dakota have agreed to vaccinate truckers crossing the Canada-U.S. ...
Apr 21, 2021
Parent Central website to provide families with info about child care
Families looking for information about child care in Saskatchewan now have a website to help them find it. On Wednesday, the Saskatchewan government and the United Way announced the creation of an onl...
Apr 21, 2021 The governments of Saskatchewan and Canada have announced $23.5 million in funding for 2,349 new child care spaces across the province. (Canadian Press file photo)
Long-term care to get federal boost; CUPE looking for more details on funding
Changes are coming to long-term care in Canada. As part of Tuesday's federal budget rollout, $3 billion over five years has been earmarked for the long-term care home (LTCH) sector. The funds will all...
Apr 21, 2021
Sask. gov't rolls out EV road-use fee, vaping tax as promised in budget
The Saskatchewan government followed through Tuesday on two of its budget pledges. The government introduced amendments to The Fuel Tax Act that will require owners of electric passenger vehicles regi...
Apr 20, 2021
Eligibility set to change in Saskatchewan's COVID vaccine rollout
More people will soon be eligible for COVID-19 vaccinations in Saskatchewan. In addition to making the AstraZeneca vaccine available to everyone 40 and over, the provincial government is planning to l...
Apr 20, 2021 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Sask. lowers age restriction on AstraZeneca vaccine to 40
Saskatchewan is making AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine available to more people. The Ministry of Health announced Tuesday it was lowering the age restriction on the vaccine to 40 years old from 55. The...
Apr 20, 2021
Existing public health measures in Sask. extended for two more weeks
Saskatchewan has extended its public health measures for two additional weeks. In a media release Tuesday, the Ministry of Health said the current measures will remain in place until May 10 as a resul...
Apr 20, 2021 Saskatchewan's chief medical health officer, Dr. Saqib Shahab. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Virtual health care to grow in Saskatchewan through pandemic
Using technology to access a doctor as well as our own personal medical information is to become even more common in Saskatchewan as the COVID-19 pandemic continues. Saskatchewan's government is getti...
Apr 20, 2021
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Murray Wood: Why I hate the latest round of changes in the CFL
Eight of the CFL's nine teams will qualify for the playoffs under the league's latest round of changes, but Murray Wood ...
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