Murray Wood: Is this one of those times when money might be better in the government's pockets?
Windfall profits on oil are prompting a break in the federal fuel excise, but Saskatchewan isn't following suit. Murray ...
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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)
2020 a less-deadly year on the roads, say early numbers from SGI
According to early numbers from Saskatchewan Government Insurance, 87 people died in road collisions last year, making 2020 a less-deadly year than usual. In the last six decades, the total from 2020 ...
Jan 25, 2021
Premier Scott Moe condemns protest outside Dr. Saqib Shahab's home
Saskatchewan's premier issued strong words Saturday night following a protest outside the family home of chief medical health officer Dr. Saqib Shahab. Calling the people who did it "a group of idiots...
Jan 23, 2021 Premier Scott Moe (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Langenburg family builds multi-coloured igloo
It takes a lot of ice to build an igloo, which led to one Langenburg family having a pretty cool time building one in their yard. Jeff and Jessica McDonald, along with their sons Maddox and Owen, buil...
Jan 23, 2021
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Sarah Mills: The president has tested the faithful
The may be some who worship U.S. President Donald Trump, but like the Beatles before him, Sarah Mills says the president...
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