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Latest COVID update Dec. 16: 169 new cases, 154 recoveries
Saskatchewan has recorded its lowest daily total of new COVID-19 cases in three weeks. In a media release Wednesday, the Ministry of Health said there were 169 new cases in the province. That's...
Dec 16, 2020 (Saskatchewan Health Authority/Submitted)
Shahab: Adhering to new measures necessary 'to not lose all the gains we've made'
New measures aimed at curbing the spread of COVID-19 through the holidays are to take effect in Saskatchewan just after midnight Thursday. As of 12:01 a.m., private indoor gatherings will be limited t...
Dec 16, 2020 Saskatchewan's chief medical health officer, Dr. Saqib Shahab. (980 CJME file photo)
New COVID measures quickly altering holiday plans
New measures are altering the way people across Saskatchewan are celebrating the holidays. The provincial government announced a series of new rules on Monday to curb the community spread of COVID-19 ...
Dec 15, 2020
COVID vaccine arrives in Regina; health-care workers get first doses Tuesday
Dr. Jeffrey Betcher and Leah Sawatsky rolled up their sleeves to continue the fight against COVID-19 on Tuesday evening. Betcher, a critical care physician, and Sawatsky, an emergency room nurse, were...
Dec 15, 2020 Dr. Jeffrey Betcher gets the first COVID-19 vaccination in Saskatchewan on Dec. 15, 2020. (Image taken from media pool video)
Latest COVID update Dec. 15: 7 deaths, 194 new cases, 363 recoveries
Saskatchewan has recorded its second-highest daily number of COVID-19-related deaths. The province's Tuesday update reported five deaths in the 80-and-over age range, including four Saskatoon r...
Dec 15, 2020 Signage reminding people of COVID-19 etiquette at Victoria Square Mall. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Shahab, Moe respond to racist comments made at anti-mask rally
Saskatchewan's top doctor and Premier Scott Moe responded to racist comments made at a rally on the weekend. It happened at a large rally outside the legislative building against government restrictio...
Dec 15, 2020 Premier Scott Moe and Dr. Saqib Shahab. (980 CJME file photo)
Latest COVID update Dec. 14: 2 deaths, 269 new cases
There have now been 91 deaths in Saskatchewan related to the COVID-19 pandemic, after two more deaths were reported Monday. The two deaths were both in the 80-and-over age group and lived in th...
Dec 14, 2020 (Saskatchewan Health Authority)
Daily COVID update Dec. 13: Three deaths, 222 new cases, 128 recoveries
Another three people have died while infected with COVID. In a news release Sunday, the Ministry of Health reported the three deaths. Of those deaths, two people were 80 or older, both from Saskatoon....
Dec 13, 2020 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Daily COVID update Dec. 11: 246 new cases, record-high 387 recoveries
Saskatchewan reported a new single-day high of recoveries from COVID-19 on Friday. According to a media release from the Ministry of Health, there were 387 recoveries. That increased the total ...
Dec 11, 2020 Signage reminding people of COVID-19 etiquette at Victoria Square Mall. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Pandemic taking its toll on mental health of Canadians
As the COVID-19 pandemic wears on, it appears to be taking its toll on people across the country. A recent Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) survey found 40 per cent of Canadians reported wors...
Dec 11, 2020
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Sarah Mills: We are feeling the pinch of rising prices, even beyond the gas pumps
Costs have already gone up with airlines. Parcel and delivery services could also increase, and even ride sharing may ja...
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