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Tag Archives: Saskatchewan
City council to vote on John A. Macdonald statue relocation
The fate of Regina's statue of Canada's first prime minister could be decided soon. The statue of John A. Macdonald in Victoria Park has been under review by the city since June for what critics call ...
Mar 29, 2021 The statue of Sir John A. MacDonald in Regina’s Victoria Park. (980 CJME file photo)
Power outages pile up for SaskPower as storm takes hold
It didn’t take long for Monday’s storm to cause damage to Saskatchewan’s power grid. As of 9 a.m., nearly 4,500 SaskPower customers were off line due to power lines that were damaged...
Mar 29, 2021
Sask. to follow NACI advice, suspends AstraZeneca shots for people under 55
The Saskatchewan government said Monday it will be pausing the use of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine for people under the age of 55. The government said it planned to follow the recommendation from ...
Mar 29, 2021
'Stick it to COVID': Ad campaign urges people to get vaccinated
The Saskatchewan government wants people to "stick it to COVID." The provincial government launched an advertising campaign Monday encouraging residents to get vaccinated when they're eligible to do s...
Mar 29, 2021 Nurse Leah Sawatsky receives the COVID-19 vaccine on Dec. 15, 2020. (Saskatchewan Health Authority)
Strong winds, blowing snow hit Saskatchewan
A cold front swept into the province from Alberta on Monday morning, bringing winter weather and putting residents on alert for heavy snowfall and strong winds. By Monday morning, Environment Canada h...
Mar 29, 2021
Young adults express concerns as COVID variant cases soar in Regina area
With more young people getting sick with COVID-19 in the province, many are left wondering what's going wrong. The Saskatchewan Health Authority's chief medical officer, Susan Shaw, says the variants ...
Mar 26, 2021 The coronavirus. (Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota/Twitter)
MOU signed to send COVID vaccines to Sask. First Nations communities
A new Memorandum of Understanding will help deliver COVID-19 vaccine doses to Saskatchewan First Nations. The MOU was signed by the Saskatchewan government and Indigenous Service Canada (ISC) this wee...
Mar 26, 2021 (Saskatchewan Health Authority/Submitted)
Greg Fertuck murder trial pushed back to September over COVID concerns
The high-profile trial of a Saskatchewan man accused of killing his estranged wife has been delayed due to COVID-19 concerns, just days before it was to begin in Saskatoon. In a document released Frid...
Mar 26, 2021
Latest COVID update March 26: 8 deaths, 213 new cases, 1,680 active cases
Saskatchewan is reporting its highest single-day death toll due to COVID-19 in nearly two months. In its daily COVID update Friday, the Ministry of Health said another eight people had died from the v...
Mar 26, 2021 (Sheena Roszell/650 CKOM file photo)
Moderna delay putting some vaccination bookings in Saskatchewan on hold
A delay in the next delivery of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine to Saskatchewan is going to delay some vaccination appointments in the province. The Saskatchewan Health Authority said Friday a shipment of ...
Mar 26, 2021 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
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Sarah Mills: Accountability is a word some elected officials seem to be forgetting
From four people walking away from the RM of Sherwood council with little to no explanation to the reaction of some coun...
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