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Saskatchewan reaches 80% mark for first doses of COVID vaccines
Saskatchewan has reached a milestone in its response to COVID-19. In a media release Friday, the provincial government said 80 per cent of all residents who are eligible to get their first dose of a C...
Sep 24, 2021
SJHL hit with a COVID-19 case on the eve of new season
The Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) is not getting the smooth start to the season it had hoped for. The league announced on Thursday all Melville Millionaires games are suspended until furthe...
Sep 24, 2021 (SJHL/Facebook)
SEIU-West president unsure about NDP call for military help
The head of a union representing thousands of health-care workers across the province isn’t sure calling the military is the help the industry needs. However, SEIU-West president Barbara Cape kn...
Sep 24, 2021
Pats preparing to drop the puck on the 2021-22 WHL season
Members of the Regina Pats organization can sense that a season well worth watching is just over the horizon. It has been three years since the team's Memorial Cup run in 2018 — three years spen...
Sep 23, 2021
Latest COVID update Sept. 23: 460 new cases, 7 deaths, 273 in hospital
The number of COVID-19 patients in Saskatchewan hospitals and ICUs reached record levels again Thursday. The Ministry of Health said there were 273 people with COVID in the province's health-care faci...
Sep 23, 2021 A message written on the sidewalk outside Ellis Hall, next to Royal University Hospital in Saskatoon. (Saskatchewan Health Authority/Twitter)
Tech expert tries to ease concerns about QR codes for proving vax status
A Canadian tech expert says people shouldn't have any fears about their personal information in a bar code. Starting Oct. 1, Saskatchewan is moving to a QR code system to show proof of a COVID-19 vacc...
Sep 23, 2021 (Government of Saskatchewan/Supplied)
Harvest nearly 90 per cent complete in Saskatchewan
Harvest in Saskatchewan continues to be well ahead of its average pace, thanks in large part to the weather. In its weekly crop report, the Ministry of Agriculture said warm, dry conditions have allow...
Sep 23, 2021
NDP wants province to call on military for help with COVID-19
As COVID-19 cases rise by hundreds each day and hospitalizations continue to hit record highs, Saskatchewan's NDP is calling for the provincial government to extend a request to the Canadian military ...
Sep 22, 2021
Latest COVID update Sept. 22: Hospitalizations reach record high again
For the fourth straight day, Saskatchewan has set a record for hospitalizations due to COVID-19. The Ministry of Health said Wednesday there were 265 people in the province's hospitals because of the ...
Sep 22, 2021 Royal University Hospital.
(Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM file photo)
More information on Saskatchewan's QR code released
About 25,000 people have registered for MySaskHealthRecord accounts over the past two days. The increase in registrations follows the announcement of an upgrade to Saskatchewan vaccination records and...
Sep 22, 2021 (Government of Saskatchewan/Supplied)
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