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Now is not the time to be 'vaccine shopping', says infectious disease doctor
With variants of concern spreading aggressively and quickly in Saskatchewan — particularly in the southern part of the province — a Regina doctor says now is not the time to be “vacc...
Apr 12, 2021
Canada's Farm Show moves online for 2021
Canada's Farm Show is taking place in 2021, but it's going to look very different. One of the premier agricultural events of the year, the show was cancelled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Regi...
Apr 12, 2021 Tim Reid, president and CEO of Regina Exhibition Association Limited. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Gov't introduces legislation to ensure police oversight
Police in Saskatchewan soon won't be investigating police any longer. The provincial government on Monday introduced The Police (Serious Incident Response Team) Amendment Act, 2021, which if passed wi...
Apr 12, 2021
Latest COVID update April 12: 300 new cases, 253 recoveries, 1 death
The number of active COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan has more than doubled in less than a month. On Monday -- when 300 new cases were reported by the provincial government -- the active caseload stood ...
Apr 12, 2021
First responders, more health-care workers set to get COVID vaccinations
Saskatchewan's first responders are about to get a shot in the arm. The provincial government announced Monday first responders such as police officers, firefighters and public health inspectors will ...
Apr 12, 2021 (Saskatchewan Health Authority/Submitted)
Regina drive-through vaccination clinic open to 50-54 age group
The drive-through COVID-19 vaccination clinic at Regina's Evraz Place started accepting anyone between the ages of 50 and 54 on Monday. The Saskatchewan Health Authority dropped the minimum age from 5...
Apr 12, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
Sask. doctors express frustration at COVID measures, say more needs to be done
A group of 285 Saskatchewan doctors have came together to send a letter to the provincial government asking it to do more in the fight against COVID. This is not the first letter to be issued to Premi...
Apr 10, 2021 Specimens to be tested for COVID-19 are seen in Surrey, B.C., on Thursday, March 26, 2020. For the last four months, Canada's public health experts have been racing to stop the spread of COVID-19 by trying to figure out how everyone is getting it, and who they may have given it to. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Latest COVID update April 10: Sask. sets another vaccination record, 236 new cases, no new deaths
For the second time in as many days, the province doled out its highest daily number of COVID-19 vaccination doses Saturday. In its daily update, the Ministry of Health reported 12,615 vaccine doses w...
Apr 10, 2021 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
285 Saskatchewan physicians call for stricter COVID rules, change in vaccine rollout
REGINA -- A group of 285 Saskatchewan physicians has banded together to urge the provincial government to implement stricter COVID-19 health measures and vaccinate younger essential workers. The docto...
Apr 09, 2021
Latest COVID update April 9: New case total highest since mid-January
Saskatchewan announced 358 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday -- the highest daily total in nearly three months. The last time the number was that high was Jan. 15, when 382 cases were reported. The Mini...
Apr 09, 2021 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
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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...