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Shahab warning about COVID spread at work
As COVID-19 case numbers continue to rise in Saskatchewan, the province's top doctor is reminding people to be careful at work. During the Tuesday COVID-19 update, Dr. Saqib Shahab, the province's chi...
Apr 14, 2021 Saskatchewan's chief medical health officer, Dr. Saqib Shahab. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Don’t ditch the facemasks or social distancing after first vaccine dose, says Shahab
So you’ve had your first COVID-19 vaccine dose and that means you can ease up on the public health rules, right? Wrong, says Saskatchewan chief medical health officer Dr. Saqib Shahab. That̵...
Apr 14, 2021
SHA warns of increase in variant cases in southwest Sask. due to large gatherings
The Saskatchewan Health Authority said Wednesday large outdoor gatherings are to blame for an increase in cases of COVID-19 variants of concern in the southwest part of the province. In a media releas...
Apr 14, 2021 (Amy Dormuth/Twitter)
Cap on food delivery fees in Sask. extended to end of August
The Saskatchewan government served up more help for the restaurant sector and its customers Wednesday. The government introduced legislation that will extend the cap on food delivery fees until Aug. 3...
Apr 14, 2021
New website to help employees, employers guide way through job stressors
It's hard to put a band-aid on the brain. That's where a new website from WorkSafe Saskatchewan comes in. It aims to help any worker or employer in the province navigate stress on the job. "Over the p...
Apr 14, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
Need proof AstraZeneca works? Look to United Kingdom, says Regina doctor
Infectious disease physician Dr. Alex Wong's advice regarding the AstraZeneca vaccine remains the same: Take the first vaccine offered. Wong was speaking to the Greg Morgan Morning Show on Wednesday, ...
Apr 14, 2021 (Saskatchewan Health Authority/Submitted)
Regina lawyer thinks police oversight should go further
This week, the Saskatchewan government introduced legislation that would create a Serious Incident Response Team (SIRT) to oversee police, but a Regina lawyer believes the changes don't go far enough....
Apr 14, 2021 Regina lawyer and city councillor Dan LeBlanc. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Road conditions improving on most Saskatchewan highways
The snowstorm that hit areas of Saskatchewan on Monday and Tuesday was having less of an impact on some of the province's highways Wednesday afternoon. According to the Highway Hotline, travel wasn't ...
Apr 14, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
Latest COVID update April 13: Vaccination eligibility set to expand again
Saskatchewan is making more people eligible for a COVID-19 vaccination. In its daily media release, the Ministry of Health said all pregnant women will be able to book appointments by phone. That chan...
Apr 13, 2021 (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM file photo)
Sask. changes public health orders, returns to household bubbles
Saskatchewan tightened things up Tuesday. Due to a recent surge in COVID-19 cases and in cases of variants of concern, the Saskatchewan government announced that, effective immediately, all private in...
Apr 13, 2021 Health Minister Paul Merriman. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
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Murray Wood: The Art of the CUSMA Deal
Insults, complaints that Canada is so mean, warnings the U.S. doesn't need us. It's all standard operating procedure. Th...
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The Evan Bray Show - Wednesday, April 29
8:30 - The spring fiscal update released yesterday includes new measures such as a major skilled trades training program...