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Province unveils new restrictions for sports, restaurants, gaming venues, more
Sports teams were the big losers Wednesday when the Saskatchewan government announced new restrictions aimed at stopping the spread of COVID-19. The provincial government said all team/group sports, a...
Nov 25, 2020 Saskatchewan's Chief Medical Health Officer, Dr. Saqib Shahab (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Saskatchewan sees significant rise in syphilis cases in 2020
According to the Saskatchewan Ministry of Health, the number of syphilis infections in the province is up nearly 50 per cent over last year so far. While the numbers are still preliminary, up to Nov. ...
Nov 24, 2020
Sask. NDP calling for multi-sector COVID task force
Ryan Meili is calling on the Saskatchewan government to create a multi-sector task force to help deal with COVID-19. The Saskatchewan NDP leader sent a letter to Premier Scott Moe on Tuesday asking fo...
Nov 24, 2020 NDP Leader Ryan Meili. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Media conference with Moe, Shahab postponed
A media conference that was scheduled for Tuesday with Premier Scott Moe and Dr. Saqib Shahab, the province's chief medical health officer, was postponed until Wednesday. The announcement was made sho...
Nov 24, 2020 Premier Scott Moe (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Latest COVID update Nov. 24: 175 new cases, 112 recoveries
Saskatchewan announced 175 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, including a single-day record of 70 in the Regina area. The new cases reported increased the province's total since March to 6,883. Other n...
Nov 24, 2020
Moe self-isolating after potential COVID exposure
Premier Scott Moe is self-isolating after potentially being exposed to a person who has tested positive for COVID-19. In a media release Monday afternoon, the Saskatchewan government said Moe wasn't e...
Nov 23, 2020 Premier Scott Moe (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
COVID outbreaks declared at Regina care homes
The Saskatchewan Health Authority has declared COVID-19 outbreaks at three seniors care homes in Regina since Nov. 15. The outbreaks were declared at the Santa Maria Senior Citizens Home and Parkside ...
Nov 23, 2020 The Santa Maria Senior Citizens Home in Regina. (Dominick Lucyk/980 CJME)
Latest COVID update Nov. 23
Four more Saskatchewan residents have died after testing positive for COVID-19. It's the highest single-day total of deaths reported in the province since the pandemic began in March. To date, ...
Nov 23, 2020 (Saskatchewan Health Authority)
Latest COVID update Nov. 22
COVID-19 case numbers continue to rise in Saskatchewan. In a press release Sunday, the Ministry of Health announced 236 new cases in the province, along with 90 recoveries. That brings the active tota...
Nov 22, 2020
Rime frost takes over many areas of Sask., making for picturesque view
Many parts of Saskatchewan woke up to quite the scenery Sunday morning. Rime frost has taken over trees and other objects across the province, and Dave Carlsen from Environment Canada explained more a...
Nov 22, 2020
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Sarah Mills: A lifetime smoking ban in the UK may be a step too far
Sarah Mills says there are great health-care costs associated with smoking, but those costs are also associated with obe...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 23
Evan talks on Thursday's show about the RM of Sherwood's AI data centre now approved to be built, Saskatoon mayor Cynthi...