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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Only 3 COVID tickets paid, 10 withdrawn so far in Sask.
There have been more COVID-19 tickets withdrawn than paid so far in Saskatchewan.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)
Sask. senior says messaging on COVID-19 vaccine appointments confusing
Over the past year, 81-year-old Wayne Standbrook has been taking a lot of precautions to keep himself as safe as possible. The North Battleford resident doesn't live in a long-term care home, but he i...
Feb 25, 2021 (Saskatchewan Health Authority/Submitted)
NDP calls for cap on delivery fees charged by third-party platforms
The provincial NDP wants to help restaurants it says “feel captive” to high delivery fees. Jobs and the Economy Critic Aleana Young is calling on the Scott Moe government to put a 15 per c...
Feb 25, 2021
Supreme Court of Canada won’t hear appeal of Theodore case
A legal battle over funding for Catholic schools in Saskatchewan appears to be over. The Supreme Court of Canada said Thursday it won't hear an appeal by the Good Spirit School Division (GSSD), which ...
Feb 25, 2021
Advocate says overdose crisis 'talked about' differently following results of survey
An overdose survey done by the Angus Reid Institute is shedding light on how Canadians are looking at our nation's "other epidemic." The survey, which was released Wednesday, said its findings -- whic...
Feb 24, 2021 (L-R) Regina sisters Taylor and Rachel Balfour pictured. Rachel died of fentanyl poisoning in 2019. (submitted/Taylor Balfour)
Health minister describes process for remaining Phase 1 of COVID vaccine rollout
Don't call us, we'll call you. That's essentially the way the vaccination rollout is going to occur, according to Saskatchewan Health Minister Paul Merriman. In a statement Wednesday, Merriman said hi...
Feb 24, 2021 (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM file photo)
Latest COVID update Feb. 24: 3 deaths, 56 new cases, active caseload falls to three-month low
The number of active COVID-19 cases being reported in Saskatchewan has fallen to its lowest level since Remembrance Day. In its media release Wednesday, the Ministry of Health said there were 1,425 ac...
Feb 24, 2021 (Lisa Schick/650 CKOM file photo)
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