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Latest COVID update Feb. 27: 5 deaths,162 new cases, record high vaccinations
Saskatchewan saw a record amount of daily COVID-19 vaccinations as the province hit a total of 75,501 to date. The record-high 5,211 doses were administered in the Saskatoon (254), Regina (286), far n...
Feb 27, 2021
Latest COVID update Feb. 26: 3,545 vaccinations, 153 new cases, 136 recoveries
Saskatchewan continues to close in on 70,000 COVID-19 vaccinations. In a media release Friday, the Ministry of Health said 3,545 shots were given Thursday, increasing the provincial total to date to 6...
Feb 26, 2021 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
‘Race against time’: Shahab urges vigilance, vaccinations in face of COVID variants
As COVID-19 variants of concern start to show up with greater frequency, Saskatchewan's chief medical health officer warns the province is in “a race against time.” Dr. Saqib Shahab said i...
Feb 26, 2021
Gas prices in Sask. rise to highest level since July 2019
People in Saskatchewan — and across the country as well — are paying more at the pump. Gas prices in Regina and Saskatoon hovered around $1.16 per litre of regular gas at most stations Fri...
Feb 26, 2021
SHA outlines plan for extra vaccine doses at COVID-19 clinics
The Saskatchewan Health Authority's executive director of infrastructure management says there's a plan now for when there are extra COVID-19 doses at clinics. Derek Miller says the SHA has establishe...
Feb 26, 2021 (Saskatchewan Health Authority/Submitted)
Edmonton police say violent offender may be heading for Sask.
The Edmonton Police Service says a dangerous offender wanted in that city could be on his way to Saskatchewan. Police say Clint Carifelle removed the ankle monitor that was placed on him due to what t...
Feb 26, 2021
Saskatchewan drivers to receive rebate from SGI
Saskatchewan drivers will be getting a cheque from SGI this spring. The Crown insurance company is passing on roughly $350 million in earnings through a one-time rebate. A total of $285 million will g...
Feb 26, 2021
Only 3 COVID tickets paid, 10 withdrawn so far in Sask.
There have been more COVID-19 tickets withdrawn than paid so far in Saskatchewan. But that could soon change. The Ministry of Justice said there were 41 charges laid related to violations of COVID pub...
Feb 26, 2021 A gavel sits on a desk before the a meeting of the House Justice and Human Rights Committee in Ottawa, Wednesday February 13, 2019. A judge has awarded $20 million in damages against an online firm that she says used obituaries and photographs taken off websites of Canadian funeral homes and newspapers without permission. Federal Court Judge Catherine Kane wrote in her class action lawsuit ruling that the actions of Afterlife Network Inc. amounted to "obituary piracy." THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Province expanding rapid COVID-19 testing program
As variants of COVID-19 are found more and more in Saskatchewan, the provincial government is rolling out more of its stockpile of rapid tests. The rapid tests can give a result within a half-hour, as...
Feb 25, 2021
Latest COVID update Feb. 25: 2,057 vaccinations, 211 new cases, 1 death
For the first time in nearly two weeks, Saskatchewan reported more than 200 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday. The Ministry of Health said there were 211 new cases, the first time since Feb. 13 the pr...
Feb 25, 2021 (Saskatchewan Health Authority)
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On Tuesday's show, Saskatchewan Health Minister, Jeremy Cockrill, takes calls and questions from people in the province,...
