Murray Wood: Elbows down, taxpayer subsidies for U.S. flights up
Murray Wood wonders why it's OK for Saskatchewan to prop up air travel to the U.S. with taxpayer dollars, but it was wro...
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NDP calling for Shahab's recommendations to be released
Saskatchewan's current situation in the COVID-19 pandemic is sad and frustrating and avoidable, according to the NDP. NDP MLA Vicki Mowat, the party's health critic, said the health system has collaps...
Oct 19, 2021
Latest COVID update Oct. 19: 271 new cases, 3,434 active cases
Active cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan dropped again Tuesday, but the province continues to lead the nation in active case rate. There were 495 recoveries, 271 new cases and eight deaths reported, l...
Oct 19, 2021 (Sheena Roszell/650 CKOM file photo)
'Vigilant': Shahab outlines precautions around gatherings
It might sound like a time warp back to the summer of 2020, but Saskatchewan's top doctor is once again giving the people of Saskatchewan advice about the safety of gatherings and COVID-19. "While tod...
Oct 19, 2021
Sask. still searching for additional help as COVID ICU transfers begin
Premier Scott Moe says there wasn't an internal trigger that forced Saskatchewan to send six ICU patients to Ontario this week. There just simply aren't enough available beds in Saskatchewan hospitals...
Oct 19, 2021 Premier Scott Moe discusses the public health measures the Government of Saskatchewan implemented on Sept. 16, 2021. (Facebook Live)
One dead, three taken to hospital after crash north of North Battleford
A 28-year-old woman from the Pelican Lake First Nation was killed and three other people were hurt Saturday when their vehicle rolled north of North Battleford. According to the RCMP, officers from th...
Oct 18, 2021
Latest COVID update Oct. 18: ICU admissions rise, active cases fall
As the number of COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan intensive care units reached a record high for a third straight day, the number of active cases in the province fell to its lowest mark in more than a m...
Oct 18, 2021 (Dr. Susan Shaw/Twitter)
Saskatchewan to send six COVID ICU patients to Ontario
One Saskatchewan patient is Ontario-bound and five others are expected to be sent east as COVID-19 numbers continue to worsen in Saskatchewan. The news came Monday, when the Saskatchewan government al...
Oct 18, 2021 Premier Scott Moe. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Latest COVID update Oct. 16: 411 new cases, 476 recoveries, three deaths
The latest COVID update was a bit of a mixed bag. In its daily update Saturday, the province reported that the active case total had dropped to 4,297. There were 411 new cases and 476 recoveries, alon...
Oct 16, 2021
COVID boosters coming for those 65+, rapid tests to be distributed next week
A third COVID-19 shot in the arm will soon be available for those 65 and older in Saskatchewan, according to chief medical health officer Dr. Saqib Shahab. During a news conference Friday, Shahab expl...
Oct 15, 2021
Latest COVID update Oct. 15: 312 new cases, 339 in hospital
The seven-day average of new COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan dropped under 400 for the first time in a month Friday. According to data from the Ministry of Health, that figure now stands at 380. The la...
Oct 15, 2021
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