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Sask. conservation officers stop boat contaminated with zebra mussels
Saskatchewan conservation officers recently intercepted a boat contaminated with an aquatic invasive species (AIS) near Moosomin. The Ministry of Environment said the examination of a boat at a waterc...
Sep 16, 2021
Saskatchewan's harvest nearly three-quarters complete
Saskatchewan farmers remain well ahead of the average pace for harvest. According to the Ministry of Agriculture's weekly crop report, 74 per cent of the crop has been combined — far above the f...
Sep 16, 2021
'They should be getting a call today:' Sask. NDP calls for 2nd shot strategy
The Saskatchewan NDP is calling on the provincial government to implement a strategy that will encourage people with their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine to roll up their sleeves for Round 2. Opposi...
Sep 15, 2021 Saskatchewan NDP Leader Ryan Meili and Health Critic Vicki Mowat speak to reporters outside the Saskatoon Public Health office on Sept. 15, 2021. (Libby Giesbrecht/650 CKOM)
Daycare workers across Saskatchewan afraid, stressed and burned out
It's not just health-care workers across Saskatchewan whose jobs are being seriously affected by the fourth COVID-19 wave in the province. Daycare providers are as well, according to the Saskatchewan ...
Sep 15, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
Latest COVID update Sept. 15: Number of total cases passes 60,000
Saskatchewan went over the 60,000 mark in total COVID-19 cases Wednesday. The provincial government reported 475 new cases and the addition of two cases that tested positive outside the province, movi...
Sep 15, 2021 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
RCMP investigating alleged abduction in Meadow Lake
The RCMP is on the lookout for two women and two cars after an alleged abduction early Wednesday in Meadow Lake. According to the RCMP, officers from the Meadow Lake and Loon Lake detachments responde...
Sep 15, 2021 One of the cars the RCMP says was involved in an abduction in Meadow Lake on Sept. 15, 2021. (RCMP/Submitted)
Saskatchewan sees strong turnout at advance polls
Saskatchewan voters were eager to make their mark ahead of Monday's federal election. According to Elections Canada, 182,432 voters cast a ballot province-wide during the advance polls from Friday thr...
Sep 15, 2021 (Evan Radford/980 CJME)
NDP demands measures to protect health-care workers from harassment, intimidation
The Saskatchewan NDP is calling on the provincial government to bar protests outside health-care facilities including hospitals, clinics and pharmacies. At a news conference outside the Regina General...
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)
'A very sad and depressed life right now': Surgery backlogs and the impact they have
Surgery backlogs in Saskatchewan aren’t anything new, but the recent surge of COVID-19 cases in the province is stretching out long wait times to even longer lengths. According to the most recen...
Sep 14, 2021
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