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Province suspends evictions related to missed or late rent during pandemic
The Saskatchewan government is taking steps to ensure that tenants affected by COVID-19 will continue to have roofs over their heads. In a media release Thursday, the government announced that, effect...
Mar 26, 2020 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Sask. woman with COVID-19 concerned over out-of-date info
Jennifer White received the news no one wants to hear right now: She tested positive for COVID-19. “(I’m) devastated because of what comes along with this now,” White said. “(I...
Mar 26, 2020 Jennifer White says her flight wasn't included on a list put out by the Saskatchewan government, despite her testing positive for COVID-19. (Jennifer White/Facebook)
Daycares struggling with uncertain answers from province
For once, the people who run daycares have more questions than the youngest kids in their care, but they don't seem to be getting answers from the government. For Cara Steiner at Prairie Lily Early Le...
Mar 26, 2020 Cara Steiner at Prairie Lily Early Learning Centre's Sacred Heart School location in Regina. (Adriana Christianson/980 CJME)
Sask. Catholic schools win funding appeal fight
It's a significant legal victory for Catholic education in Saskatchewan. The Saskatchewan Court of Appeal has ruled in favour of the appeal of the Theodore case in a unanimous decision. It overturns t...
Mar 25, 2020 (980 CJME file photo)
Police adjusting to enforcing new law, reduced crime amid pandemic
As concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic continue in Saskatchewan, Regina's police service says it's making the necessary adjustments to respond to public complaints. Chief Evan Bray spoke with Greg Mor...
Mar 25, 2020 Regina Police Chief Evan Bray. (980 CJME file photo)
SaskTel using COVID-19 protocols for Internet installations; demand for services up
Don't be surprised if you're a SaskTel customer and you get a call from the company to send a technician over to your home or business. The Crown corporation says it's still doing Internet installatio...
Mar 24, 2020
Six more COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan bring total to 72
Saskatchewan has 72 confirmed cases of COVID-19 after six new cases were announced Tuesday. Two of the 72 cases are under the age of 19, 11 are 65 or older and 59 are between the ages of 20 and 64. Th...
Mar 24, 2020 Dr. Saqib Shahab, Saskatchewan's chief medical health officer. (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
Fear over COVID-19 strikes Sask. uranium sector
Two large-scale uranium project sites in Saskatchewan are going on hiatus because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Cameco is temporarily suspending operations at its Cigar Lake mine in northern Saskatchewan;...
Mar 24, 2020 The McArthur River mine. (Cameco)
SRNA makes urgent call out to retired RNs
The Saskatchewan Registered Nurses Association is now compiling a bank of eligible, qualified RNs across the province as medical support, if necessary. They may be retired, or grad nurses as well. A n...
Mar 23, 2020
Sask. has 14 new cases of COVID-19; total now at 66
Saskatchewan's chief medical health officer believes the province is at a pivotal point in its battle with COVID-19. The province announced Monday that it had 14 new cases, bringing the total in Saska...
Mar 23, 2020 Saskatchewan's chief medical health officer, Dr. Saqib Shahab. (980 CJME file photo)
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