Murray Wood: The day Canada Became a nation
April 9, 1917 was Easter Monday. On that date, 109 years ago, Canadian soldiers made history at Vimy Ridge. Murray Wood ...
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Scenarios say Sask. revenue could drop between $1.3B and $3.3B due to COVID-19
Saskatchewan's financial health has taken a turn for the worse due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The provincial government announced Friday that the economic impact of the virus will decrease 2020-21 reve...
Apr 17, 2020
Province investigating potential COVID-19 outbreaks in care homes
One of the Saskatchewan government's biggest fears about COVID-19 -- a potential outbreak in a care home -- may have come to fruition. During a conference call with the media Friday, Saskatchewan's ch...
Apr 17, 2020 Saskatchewan's chief medical health officer, Dr. Saqib Shahab. (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
Canadian oil and gas sector gets federal assistance
The federal government announced Friday significant funding to help the oil and gas sector in Canada. Speaking outside his Ottawa residence, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the government will prov...
Apr 17, 2020
White Bear resort off limits to some cottage owners until June
The Saskatchewan government doesn't want people travelling to cabins to practise physical distancing during COVID-19 and neither does the White Bear First Nation. The First Nation east of Weyburn has ...
Apr 17, 2020 White Bear First Nation is restricting cottage owners to the lake resort due to COVID-19 (White Bear Cottage Owners Association/Facebook)
Dozens of Saskatchewan nurses receive emergency licences to help with COVID-19 fight
In the last several weeks, at least 60 non-practising or retired nurses have received their emergency licences, according to the Saskatchewan Registered Nurses Association's executive director, Cindy ...
Apr 17, 2020
Now not the time to re-open economy or relax physical distancing measures: Saskatchewan Union of Nurses
The analogy Saskatchewan Union of Nurses (SUN) President Tracy Zambory describes is simple: you wouldn't go skating on a pond that has just started to freeze over, or you'll fall through. You need to ...
Apr 16, 2020 Saskatchewan Union of Nurses president Tracy Zambory. (File photo/650 CKOM)
Number of active COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan falls to 82
The number of active cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan continues to fall. In a media release Thursday, the provincial government reported there was one new confirmed case and 14 more recoveries. There...
Apr 16, 2020 Premier Scott Moe and Dr. Saqib Shahab address the media about COVID-19 on April 15, 2020. (980 CJME)
Jamie Nye: Sports? Not on the top of Moe’s mind, nor should it be
Premier Scott Moe’s remarks on Wednesday regarding big events like concerts and sports were a sobering reminder that we’re likely months away from the potential of 20,000 fans packed into ...
Apr 16, 2020
Meili concerned premier sending 'mixed message' with talk of re-opening economy
The leader of the opposition is warning Premier Scott Moe against talking about plans to re-open Saskatchewan's economy, citing concerns it could lead to people taking the COVID-19 pandemic less serio...
Apr 15, 2020 (Ryan Meili/YouTube)
Saskatchewan reports 18 more recoveries, three new COVID-19 cases
Even though the number of active COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan has dropped below 100 for the first time in three weeks, Premier Scott Moe on Wednesday extended the state of emergency in the province....
Apr 15, 2020
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8:30 - Another MP just crossed the floor to the Liberal Party, just weeks away from three critical byelections where the...
