Murray Wood: Elbows down, taxpayer subsidies for U.S. flights up
Murray Wood wonders why it's OK for Saskatchewan to prop up air travel to the U.S. with taxpayer dollars, but it was wro...
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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
FSIN ‘disappointed’ in federal government’s decision to trust province with vaccine rollout
Saskatchewan’s Indigenous population continues to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic, along with vaccine availability. On Dec. 2, the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) called for...
Dec 10, 2020
Daily COVID update Dec. 10: 4 deaths, 324 new cases, 345 recoveries
Four more Saskatchewan residents who previously tested positive for COVID-19 have died, increasing the province's death toll due to the virus in the past five days to 20. The deaths reported Th...
Dec 10, 2020 (Saskatchewan Health Authority)
Some Saskatchewan provincial court proceedings on hiatus due to COVID
Saskatchewan's provincial court system is suspending a number of proceedings due to COVID-19. On Thursday, Chief Judge J.A. Plemel issued a statement saying most trials, preliminary inquiries and in-p...
Dec 10, 2020 A Regina-area building contractor pleaded guilty to fraud on July 15, 2024, and police say his victims lost more than $250,000. (CJME files)
Health minister shares more detail on vaccine rollout
Saskatchewan Health Minister Paul Merriman is sharing more details about the province's vaccine rollout plan. In an interview with Gormley on Thursday, Merriman answered a variety of questions. He cov...
Dec 10, 2020
Hanukkah celebrations have different look in 2020
Just like every other holiday, Hanukkah is greatly impacted by COVID-19. The festival of lights kicks off Thursday, lasting eight days. Rabbi Jeremy Parnes acknowledges that Hanukkah will look very di...
Dec 10, 2020 For each day of Hanukkah a candle is lit on the menorah by the middle candle to celebrate. (walker-ministries.org)
Dietitian offers advice on saving on groceries as food prices rise
According to the 2021 food price report, the average family of four will spend an extra $700 next year on groceries, with the cost of bread, meat and vegetables going up by five per cent. But a local ...
Dec 10, 2020
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Sarah Mills: We need more 'regular guys' in the civic process
Standing in front of CEOs, lobbyists, advocates and others at a council meeting is not an exciting prospect, but Sarah M...
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