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More than 800,000 Saskatchewan residents have received two doses of COVID-19 vaccines and are considered fully vaccinated. In its daily COVID update Wednesday, the Ministry of Health said 1,662 second...

According to infectious disease physician Dr. Alex Wong, it appears that the fourth wave of COVID-19 — the deadliest wave of the pandemic yet — is waning. "All of the leading indicators li...

Every day, Tessa Dupuis walks into work through a door under a sign with the words “beauty and wellness.” But throughout the pandemic, the owner of Tessa’s Beauty and Wellness in Wey...

Early childhood educators in Saskatchewan are getting a raise. The governments of Canada and Saskatchewan announced Wednesday they’re giving qualified child-care workers a wage increase of up to...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the United States has approved Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for children aged five to 11. The CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices voted 14...

The Royal Canadian Legion is recommending local branches stick to protocol on Remembrance Day when it comes to Canadian flags. Ceremonies typically begin with the flags raised before they're lowered d...

One day after Saskatchewan's health minister said he hoped the province soon would get some doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, the province said Tuesday that 2,500 doses are on the way. The M...

Nearly one-third of the new COVID-19 cases reported in Saskatchewan on Tuesday were people who were fully vaccinated. In its daily update, the Ministry of Health said 35 of the 107 new cases had recei...

Saskatoon police believe they have solved a robbery spree involving gas station convenience stores across the city. The six robberies at knifepoint happened over a 10-day period. Between Oct. 17 and 2...

Saskatchewan is launching a signage project that is the first of its kind in Canada. The provincial government said Tuesday it’s supporting the Office of the Treaty Commissioner’s applicat...