Murray Wood: Carney's Liberal majority will come because of floor crossers, not votes
Thanks to floor crossings, the Liberals only need to hold safe seats in Monday's byelections to get to majority status. ...
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Latest COVID update Nov. 20
A person from the Saskatoon area has become the 33rd resident of the province to die after testing positive for COVID-19. In a media release Friday, the Ministry of Health said the person was i...
Nov 20, 2020 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Saskatchewan in ‘dangerous territory,’ says chief medical health officer
Saskatchewan's chief medical health officer says the province is experiencing its first true wave of COVID-19 since the pandemic began in March. Speaking on Gormley on Friday, Dr. Saqib Shahab said as...
Nov 20, 2020 Saskatchewan's chief medical health officer, Dr. Saqib Shahab. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Province prepares for vaccine distribution in Saskatchewan
A COVID-19 vaccine is on the horizon, but it could still take some time before the average person in Saskatchewan can get it. Both the Pfizer and Moderna vaccine candidates have been making progress t...
Nov 19, 2020 Health Minister Paul Merriman. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Latest COVID update Nov. 19
The modelling provided by the Saskatchewan government shows two different outcomes depending on how many people follow current COVID-19 restrictions. In an update Thursday, Dr. Saqib Shahab, th...
Nov 19, 2020 (Saskatchewan Health Authority)
Saskatchewan Realtors Association puts pause on open houses
The Saskatchewan Realtors Association is shutting the door on open houses. Starting Thursday, members will not be allowed to hold open houses because of COVID-19 concerns. The measure will last until ...
Nov 19, 2020 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
New COVID restrictions now in effect in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan residents woke up Thursday to new measures the provincial government hopes will limit the spread of COVID-19. As of 12:01 a.m., masks became mandatory in all indoor public places in the p...
Nov 19, 2020 (Amy Dormuth/Twitter)
Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation investigating shooting of livestock
Saskatchewan has been experiencing an upward trend in the criminal shooting of livestock this year. Due to an abundance of reported incidents, the Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation (SWF) and Saskatchew...
Nov 18, 2020
Broadview's Union Hospital handling COVID cases
Broadview's Union Hospital hasn't been operating as a full-fledged hospital for more than a year due to staffing issues. Without the ability to provide acute care or emergency room services, the facil...
Nov 18, 2020 The coronavirus. (Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota/Twitter)
Lockdowns, border security and social media: How Sask.’s Indigenous communities are tackling COVID
Regardless of where you are located within the province, the COVID response has differed. The same can be said within Saskatchewan's 72 Indigenous communities. From partial to full lockdowns to an inc...
Nov 18, 2020
Meili calls for three-week lockdown in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan NDP Leader Ryan Meili wants a "circuit-breaker" lockdown. He said a three-week lockdown could be instrumental in getting COVID-19 under control in the province. "We're calling on the gove...
Nov 18, 2020 Saskatchewan NDP Leader Ryan Meili speaks about the Sask. Party's current COVID-19 restrictions on Nov. 18, 2020. (Logan Stein/980 CJME)
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Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
Every Friday, Murray Wood takes a look back at the week's news and decides who's hot... and who's not. This week's list ...
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