Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
Every Friday, Murray Wood takes a look at the week's news and decides who's hot... and who's not. This week's list inclu...
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YEAR IN REVIEW: Moe says 2021 was a 'challenging' year
Looking back on the past 12 months, Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe said it has been a challenging year, but he's staying positive. "We're making some headway with respect to COVID; we're most certainl...
Dec 30, 2021
Marking one year of COVID-19 vaccinations in Saskatchewan
It was a process that took literally seconds at the time, but the first COVID-19 vaccinations done in Saskatchewan were a milestone. Those first two shots were given one year ago Wednesday — one...
Dec 15, 2021
Hindley, Meili weigh in on new long-term care inspections program
The Saskatchewan government is going to be keeping a closer eye on long-term care homes in the province with the launch of its new inspections. Minister for Seniors Everett Hindley said the inspection...
Dec 14, 2021
'We can go to five overdoses in a row': Regina police sergeant describes challenges of overdose crisis
A call where two people are overdosing in the same house, or one where someone is overdosing in a car - the drug overdose crisis is taking a toll on a lot of people in Saskatchewan, including those wh...
Dec 13, 2021
Some skeptical over plan to cut down surgical backlog
On Thursday, the provincial government announced a new plan to get through the surgical wait list that grew large because of the grip COVID's fourth wave had on the province. The plan includes an incr...
Dec 10, 2021
Fall sitting ends with different takes by government, Opposition
The legislative building may be all decked out with Christmas trees and nutcrackers for the season, but MLAs won't be there much longer. Many will turn around and head home soon, as the fall sitting e...
Dec 09, 2021
Moe taking heat over phone call to leader of Sask. anti-vaccine group
Premier Scott Moe is getting a lot of criticism over a conversation he had with the leader of a Saskatchewan group that is against the COVID-19 vaccine, vaccines for children, and mandates. Moe said h...
Dec 08, 2021
Ombudsman identifies series of problems before, after woman's death in long-term care
It was just over a week between when Rose Botting's mother, Frances Sander, was admitted to a long-term care home in Rosetown and when she died in hospital. According to a report from the provincial o...
Dec 07, 2021
Healthcare workers asking for help, more workers
Workers in healthcare are getting so tired and overworked they're quitting and retiring early, according to the head of CUPE local 5430. Bashir Jalloh attended the legislative building Thursday mornin...
Dec 03, 2021 Bashir Jalloh, president of CUPE local 5430, attended the legislature Thursday morning to ask government and the health authority to make changes and hire more healthcare workers and take the pressure off of those already working. Dec. 2, 2021 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
APAS and provincial ministers face off over mid-year financials
The Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan (APAS) and the province's finance and agriculture ministers are at odds over Saskatchewan's mid-year financial report, released earlier this week...
Dec 01, 2021
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