Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
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SHA giving priority to COVID tests for people with symptoms
People looking to get a negative COVID-19 test in a hurry from the Saskatchewan Health Authority may be out of luck. The Ministry of Health and the SHA announced Tuesday that testing will be prioritiz...
Sep 14, 2021
Latest COVID update Sept. 14: 506 new cases sets record for second straight day
For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began in March of 2020, Saskatchewan has reported more than 500 new cases in a day. The Ministry of Health said there were 506 new cases Tuesday, breakin...
Sep 14, 2021 The coronavirus. (Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota/Twitter)
Moe signs order allowing SHA to redistribute health-care workers due to COVID
The provincial government has taken steps to ensure health-care workers can be moved around to address COVID-19 concerns in Saskatchewan. On Friday, Premier Scott Moe said the government would issue a...
Sep 13, 2021
Taking their shots: Sask. gov't reveals vaccination rates
The Regina region has the highest COVID-19 vaccination rates in Saskatchewan, while regions in the far north have the lowest. In a chart published Monday, the provincial government revealed vaccinatio...
Sep 13, 2021
Latest COVID update Sept. 13: Highest single-day total of new cases reported
Saskatchewan has set a record for most new COVID-19 cases in a day. According to the Government of Saskatchewan's COVID dashboard, there were 449 new cases in the province as of Monday. The previous s...
Sep 13, 2021 (Sheena Roszell/650 CKOM file photo)
Three crashes on Sask. highways leave four dead, two seriously hurt
Four men are dead after collisions on Saskatchewan highways over the weekend. In a media release Monday, the RCMP said three men were killed in a two-vehicle crash Sunday on Highway 6 about 10 kilomet...
Sep 13, 2021 (File photo/650 CKOM)
Environment ministry on lookout for Chronic Wasting Disease
Hunters in Saskatchewan are being asked to help the Ministry of Environment get a handle on Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). The ministry is encouraging hunters to provide it with the heads of deer, moo...
Sep 13, 2021 (Government of Saskatchewan/Submitted)
Sask. government amends legislation to assist victims of sexual violence
Saskatchewan residents fleeing sexual violence received more help Monday. Amendments to The Residential Tenancies Amendment Act and The Residential Tenancies Amendment Regulations came into effect. Th...
Sep 13, 2021
Final day of advance polling in Saskatchewan
After opening up on Friday, advance polling will wrap up Monday at 9 p.m. Vaccination or proof of vaccination is not required to vote. Poll workers will not be asking for any vaccine-related documenta...
Sep 13, 2021 (Evan Radford/980 CJME)
Canada's Fernandez loses in U.S. Open women's final
Canada's Leylah Annie Fernandez came up short Saturday as she tried to claim her first Grand Slam women's tennis title. The 19-year-old from Laval, Que., lost 6-4, 6-3 to unseeded Emma Raducanu in the...
Sep 11, 2021
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