Murray Wood: Leadership race rules no win for the NDP
The NDP are on the hunt for a new federal party leader, but it comes with a unique set of rules. Murray Wood takes issue...
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$7.5 million from province, feds heading to Sask. livestock and forage research
The federal and provincial governments are giving a boost to livestock and forage research in Saskatchewan. According to a Wednesday media release from the province, $7.5 million will head to the Agri...
Jan 27, 2021
Province ‘taking a good step’ in discontinuing birth alerts: Tribal Chief Arcand
As of next Monday, the Province of Saskatchewan will be discontinuing the practice of birth alerts. Birth alerts are notifications that would be sent to a mother’s file prior to labour if the mo...
Jan 27, 2021
Additional COVID-19 measures not necessary, Moe says
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says his government's intent is to keep life in the province as normal as possible as it extends existing COVID-19 measures to Feb. 19. Speaking to Gormley guest host Dr...
Jan 27, 2021 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Saskatchewan gov't disputes findings of funding report
The Government of Saskatchewan is disputing a report by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives that says provinces are sitting on millions of dollars in aid from the federal government. In a stat...
Jan 26, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
Sask. maintains status quo with COVID measures; three fines issued
Saskatchewan is once again staying the course with its COVID-19 measures. On Tuesday, the provincial government announced the public health order that initially took effect Dec. 17 will be extended fo...
Jan 26, 2021 Saskatchewan's chief medical health officer, Dr. Saqib Shahab. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Latest COVID update Jan. 26: Record highs of 14 deaths, 839 recoveries
For the second time in less than a week, Saskatchewan has set a single-day high for deaths due to COVID-19. In a media release Tuesday, the Ministry of Health said 14 residents of the province ...
Jan 26, 2021 (Sheena Roszell/650 CKOM file photo)
Flu remains dormant in Saskatchewan as COVID cases climb
As the total number of COVID-19 cases continues to rise, the flu has been a complete non-factor in Saskatchewan this season. According to the Ministry of Health, there have been zero confirmed cases o...
Jan 26, 2021
Extreme cold warnings remain in some areas of Saskatchewan
Many areas of Saskatchewan remained under an extreme cold warning Tuesday evening. Regions in the eastern part of the province from the U.S. border north to the Porcupine Plain area were under the war...
Jan 25, 2021
Supporters rally around Shahab in wake of protest
Saskatchewan's chief medical health officer wasn't talking Monday about a protest outside his Regina home Saturday. However, Dr. Saqib Shahab wasn't letting it interrupt his work, either. In a stateme...
Jan 25, 2021 Saskatchewan's chief medical health officer, Dr. Saqib Shahab. (980 CJME file photo)
Latest COVID update Jan. 25: 1 death, 240 new cases, 3,272 active cases
A Saskatchewan resident in the 80-and-over age group has died due to COVID-19. The individual, who lived in the north-central zone, is the 254th person from the province to die since the pandem...
Jan 25, 2021 (Saskatchewan Health Authority)
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