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Saskatchewan to increase monthly 911 fees
Saskatchewan is doubling its 911 fee. In a media release Monday, the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) said the fee — which is applied to all phone bills — will be going from $0.94 ...
Mar 08, 2021
Weyburn family seeks to change conversation on overdose after father's death
Damon Grant would have been celebrating his 49th birthday Sunday. Instead, his family now sits with only memories of the Weyburn man. The former nurse's aide injured his back in 2000 on the job, leadi...
Mar 07, 2021 Damon Grant would have been celebrating his 49th birthday Sunday, but his family lost him to an overdose in January. (submitted/Janelle Kincaid)
Latest COVID update March 6: 3 deaths, 163 new cases, 52 recoveries
Saskatchewan is reporting three new deaths related to COVID-19, along with 163 new cases and 52 recoveries Saturday. In its daily update, the Ministry of Health also said there are 142 people in hospi...
Mar 06, 2021
Latest COVID update March 6: 3 deaths, 163 new cases, 52 recoveries
Saskatchewan is reporting three new deaths related to COVID-19, along with 163 new cases and 52 recoveries Saturday. In its daily update, the Ministry of Health also said there are 142 people in hospi...
Mar 06, 2021
Latest COVID update March 5: 2 deaths, 207 new cases, 138 in hospital
The number of COVID-19 patients in Saskatchewan hospitals has dropped to its lowest mark of 2021. In its daily update, the Ministry of Health said there were 138 people in hospital in the province - t...
Mar 05, 2021 (Saskatchewan Health Authority/Submitted)
Team Dunstone no stranger to bubble life ahead of Tim Hortons Brier
Bubble life isn’t anything new for Matt Dunstone and his Saskatchewan rink. Team Dunstone has been in the Calgary curling bubble for a few days as it waited for the start of the 2021 Tim Hortons...
Mar 05, 2021
Latest overdose stats released, outlining 75 deaths so far in 2021; 2020 record confirmed
Saskatchewan's battle with deaths due to drug overdoses continued to worsen in the second month of 2021. According to its most recent report, the Saskatchewan Coroners Service identified 39 additional...
Mar 04, 2021 (avert.org)
Sask. to wait four months between first and second COVID doses
Saskatchewan is moving forward with its plan to push back second doses of COVID-19 vaccines. On Thursday, the provincial government announced it would follow a recommendation from the National Advisor...
Mar 04, 2021 (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM file photo)
Latest COVID update March 4: 2 deaths, 169 new cases, 168 recoveries
The number of active COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan has fallen to its lowest level since Remembrance Day. In a media release Thursday, the Ministry of Health said there were 169 new cases, 168 more re...
Mar 04, 2021 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Former VIDO InterVac CEO uneasy about COVID-19 vaccine rollout plan
Saskatchewan is joining the provincial "bandwagon" of delaying the second doses of COVID-19 vaccines. That's what Andrew Potter, the former CEO of VIDO InterVac, tweeted just a couple of days ago -- a...
Mar 04, 2021 (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM file photo)
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