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Virtual health care to grow in Saskatchewan through pandemic
Using technology to access a doctor as well as our own personal medical information is to become even more common in Saskatchewan as the COVID-19 pandemic continues.Saskatchewan's government is gettin...
Apr 20, 2021

Eligibility set to change in Saskatchewan’s COVID vaccine rollout
More people will soon be eligible for COVID-19 vaccinations in Saskatchewan.In addition to making the AstraZeneca vaccine available to everyone 40 and over, the provincial government is planning to lo...
Apr 20, 2021

Public health orders extended to May 10
The Government of Saskatchewan has announced 249 new cases of COVID-19, 236 recoveries and no new deaths. All public health orders have also been extended until May 10. They've also updated guidelines...
Apr 20, 2021

Quick Quotes: Reaction to Quebec court ruling on Bill 21, religious symbols law
Quebec Superior Court Justice Marc-Andre Blanchard on Tuesday upheld the bulk of the province's secularism law, known as Bill 21, which bans many public sector workers from wearing religious symbols o...
Apr 20, 2021

Biden praying for 'the right verdict' in Chauvin trial
WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden said Tuesday he was "praying the verdict is the right verdict" in the trial of former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin. He said he believed the case, which had...
Apr 20, 2021

RCMP and partners rescue group of stranded ATV riders
A group that was stranded out on ATVs in the Candle Lake area have been found safe thanks to rescue crews.On April 18, at around 11:30 p.m., Nipawin RCMP along with partner agencies began efforts to l...
Apr 20, 2021

Alta. company receives $125,000 fine, in connection to Prince Albert man's death
Nearly four years after a work place accident resulted in the death of her son, a Prince Albert woman says the family is no closer to closure.Gayle Moffat's son Jared was one of two people killed in J...
Apr 20, 2021

Melfort Trade Alliance Chamber of Commerce hires Lee as Executive Director
The Melfort Trade Alliance Chamber of Commerce (MTACC) has hired its first executive director.Cam Lee is taking the position as the MTACC continues to build a new chamber in Melfort from the ground up...
Apr 20, 2021

Canadiens goaltender Price out at least a week with a concussion
EDMONTON - Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price will be out at least a week due to concussion protocols. Canadiens head coach Dominique Ducharme updated his star goaltender's status Tuesday. Pric...
Apr 20, 2021

General says Afghan withdrawal will make terror fight harder
WASHINGTON - In a blunt assessment Tuesday, the top U.S. general for the Middle East told Congress it will be extremely difficult but not impossible for the U.S. to find, track and take out counterter...
Apr 20, 2021