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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Shahab urges everyone to 'stay vigilant' during winter months
Daily COVID-19 case numbers in Saskatchewan are continuing a slow decline, with Tuesday's total of 107 confirmed cases the lowest number in nearly three months. However, that doesn't mean this is a ti...
Nov 02, 2021
Health minister believes municipalities should stick to their jurisdictions
It appears the Saskatchewan government wouldn't allow any municipality to take health orders into its own hands. On Friday, Saskatoon's city council voted down a proposed bylaw that would have impleme...
Nov 02, 2021
Health minister hoping Sask. gets Johnson & Johnson vaccine
Those who still haven’t got a COVID-19 shot could have another option in the coming weeks to join the ranks of the fully vaccinated. Saskatchewan Health Minister Paul Merriman said Monday he has...
Nov 01, 2021
COVID-19 and recommendations focus of first QP of new session
True to his word earlier this week, NDP Leader Ryan Meili didn't let up on Premier Scott Moe in the first Question Period of the new legislative session. On Thursday, all of the NDP's questions came f...
Oct 28, 2021
'Unfortunate circumstance' as Throne Speech ceremony is cancelled
When more than 100 anti-vaccine protesters took to the entryway in front of the Legislative Building on Wednesday, they got so aggressive the government decided to shut down a Throne Speech ceremony t...
Oct 28, 2021 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Economy and recovery likely government priorities in coming legislative session
On Wednesday afternoon, the new legislative session in Saskatchewan will begin with the throne speech, outlining the government’s priorities for the coming eight weeks. On Monday, in his State o...
Oct 27, 2021
Saskatchewan reveals plan to vaccinate kids 5 to 11 against COVID
Health Canada has yet to approve Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for children aged five to 11, but Saskatchewan is looking to be ready for when that green light is given. The province unveiled its vaccinati...
Oct 26, 2021 Dr. Tania Diener, medical health officer responsible for immunization and physician co-lead of the SHA’s COVID-19 immunization campaign, speaks to the media on Oct. 26, 2021. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Incoming vaccinations will 'definitely' bring child case rates down
Through the pandemic, about a third of cases in Saskatchewan have been in kids and teens, so as cases have gone up in Saskatchewan the last few months, so have cases in kids. However, those high numbe...
Oct 25, 2021
ICU pressure affecting patient care, could continue to December
The crushing pressure COVID-19 cases are putting on Saskatchewan's health-care system is affecting the care patients are getting and that pressure could continue for months yet. Last spring, at the be...
Oct 24, 2021 (Brady Lang/650 CKOM file photo)
Health-care staffing issues not just due to COVID-19: SEIU-West
For weeks, we've been hearing that the limiting factor in Saskatchewan hospitals isn't necessarily the equipment but the properly trained health-care workers — and top officials of the SEIU-West...
Oct 21, 2021
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