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Province declares state of emergency due to COVID-19
The Government of Saskatchewan took the rare step Wednesday of declaring a provincial state of emergency. It's so rare that Premier Scott Moe couldn't remember it happening before. He could recall com...
Mar 18, 2020 Health Minister Jim Reiter (l-r), Premier Scott Moe and Dr. Saqib Shahab brief the media about the province's fight against COVID-19 on March 18, 2020. (Adriana Christianson/980 CJME)
Legislation quickly passed to protect workers hit by COVID-19
On Tuesday, the Saskatchewan government quickly introduced, read, passed, and brought into force amendments to the Employment Act to protect workers affected by COVID-19. The amendments would protect ...
Mar 17, 2020 Saskatchewan Labour Minister Don Morgan speaks to media on March 17, 2020. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Government to release scaled-back budget Wednesday
Saskatchewan's budget release on Wednesday afternoon is going to be quite a bit different than what was originally planned -- the province will only be tabling its expenses for the coming year, not it...
Mar 17, 2020 Saskatchewan Finance Minister Donna Harpauer. (File photo by Sarah Mills/980 CJME)
Sask. Polytechnic cancelling classes, moving to online learning due to COVID-19
Saskatchewan Polytechnic is cancelling all classes and programming for the rest of the week, and will move to online learning starting March 23. In a release Monday afternoon, Sask. Polytechnic presid...
Mar 16, 2020
Sask. records 7th COVID-19 case amid school closures
On the same day the Government of Saskatchewan announced there's a seventh presumptive case of COVID-19 in the province, it also announced classes would be suspended indefinitely. Saskatchewan's chief...
Mar 16, 2020 (980 CJME file photo)
Sask. courts taking steps to address COVID-19
Saskatchewan's court system is reacting to the concerns about COVID-19. The Court of Appeal currently doesn't have any plans to cancel or reschedule proceedings. But all lawyers and self-represented i...
Mar 16, 2020 (980 CJME file photo)
Sask. schools to remain open despite COVID-19 concerns
Saskatchewan schools are staying open for the time being in spite of concerns over the spread of COVID-19. The province's chief medical health officer, Dr. Saqib Shahab, made the announcement Sunday a...
Mar 15, 2020 Saskatchewan's chief medical health officer, Dr. Saqib Shahab.
Four new presumptive cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan; total at six
The Government of Saskatchewan announced Saturday four new presumptive cases of COVID-19 have been identified in the province. There now are six cases in Saskatchewan. The provincial government announ...
Mar 14, 2020 Saskatchewan's chief medical health officer, Dr. Saqib Shahab. (980 CJME file photo)
Saskatchewan confirms second presumptive case of COVID-19
Saskatchewan has its second presumptive case of COVID-19. In a media release Friday, the province said the individual is a resident in their 60s who travelled from Oregon. The test was done in Saskato...
Mar 13, 2020 Saskatchewan's chief medical health officer, Dr. Saqib Shahab. (980 CJME file photo)
Hockey Canada cancels all activities ‘until further notice’ amid COVID-19 pandemic beginning Friday
The hockey world in Canada, and Saskatchewan, will be halted in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. According to a press release by Hockey Canada, the decision has been made to "cancel all Hockey Canad...
Mar 12, 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...