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Saskatchewan’s finance minister hints province won’t eliminate deficit by 2024
REGINA - Saskatchewan's finance minister says it's going to be tough to eliminate the province's deficit by 2024 and the government is likely to pick a new goal. Donna Harpauer says the province's eco...
Mar 01, 2021
Health authority CEO gives more clarity on vaccinations
After mixed messaging, a pivot here and there, and what one person on social media called "chaos" around COVID-19 vaccinations the last few weeks, the head of the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) i...
Mar 01, 2021
Latest COVID update March 1: Provincial lab to test for variants
Saskatchewan's provincial laboratory has been given the go-ahead to test for COVID-19 variants of concern. In a media release Monday, the Ministry of Health said the Roy Romanow Provincial Laboratory ...
Mar 01, 2021
Latest COVID update March 1: Provincial lab to test for variants
Saskatchewan's provincial laboratory has been given the go-ahead to test for COVID-19 variants of concern. In a media release Monday, the Ministry of Health said the Roy Romanow Provincial Laboratory ...
Mar 01, 2021 (Saskatchewan Health Authority)
Indigenous pharmacist hopes to get COVID vaccine into arms of First Nations, Metis in Sask.
A few days ago, Saskatoon's Jaris Swidrovich was all smiles as he tweeted: "It has been another busy month working on all the necessary learning and training, but I am now fully certified to administe...
Mar 01, 2021 (Jaris Swidrovich/Submitted)
Sask. doles out $160M from pandemic contingency fund
The Saskatchewan government has emptied its $200-million health and public safety contingency fund. After spending $40 million in the first quarter of the 2020-21 fiscal year to reopen schools during ...
Mar 01, 2021
Weather guru predicts March to come in like a lamb in Sask.
After shivering our way through February, milder days are in store for Saskatchewan. Environment Canada climatologist David Phillips says the month of March will come in like a lamb and leave like one...
Feb 28, 2021
Homan earns bye into Scotties final; Sask. finishes with 6-6 record
Ontario's Rachel Homan is headed to the final at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts. The three-time Canadian women's curling champion finished first in the championship pool at the 2021 Scotties in Cal...
Feb 27, 2021 (Brady Lang/650 CKOM file photo)
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)
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