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Province records 312 new COVID-19 cases
As of January 14, a total of 11,985 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Saskatchewan.On January 13, 1,393 doses were administered across the province including 295 in the North Central...
Jan 14, 2021

Meadow Lake Parks and Recreation Board moves to quarterly meetings
The City of Meadow Lake has agreed to a bylaw change resulting in the addition of two more Parks and Recreation Board meetings each year.Originally, the board would meet only twice a year to discuss h...
Jan 14, 2021

Saskatchewan leads Canada in export growth
The Government of Saskatchewan announced the province's exports have increased despite challenges presented by COVID-19.Throughout 2020, Canada's exports suffered a 13 per cent decline while Saskatche...
Jan 12, 2021

Province records 248 new COVID-19 cases, five deaths
As of January 12, a total of 9,880 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Saskatchewan.On January 11, 903 of these doses were administered in the province with 210 in Prince Albert, 88 in...
Jan 12, 2021

Meadow Lake confinement case adjourned for second time
An accused suspect in a forcible confinement case had his bail hearing pushed back for the second time since his initial court date. Thirty-one-year-old Tyson Eldridge was set to proceed with his show...
Jan 12, 2021

Province records eight more deaths, 412 new COVID-19 cases
The province has administered 8,948 vaccines in Saskatchewan and is expecting a large amount of doses to be delivered this week. That will include 6,825 doses of the Pfizer vaccine and 5,400 of the Mo...
Jan 11, 2021

Feds change sick-leave benefit, applicants required to say if they travelled
OTTAWA - Anyone applying for three federal benefits will now need to say whether they are in quarantine because they travelled outside the country. The Canada Revenue Agency announced the new requirem...
Jan 11, 2021

Latest COVID update Jan. 10: No new deaths, other data delayed
In a day where no new COVID deaths were reported, a staffing problem caused a delay in the usual data.In a news release Sunday, the Ministry of Health reported that an 'unexpected, one-day staffing is...
Jan 10, 2021

Forced to travel during pandemic, Nunavut women want birthing services at home
IQALUIT, Nunavut - In October, Collette Nilaulak gave birth, alone, to her third child in a hospital room about 1,200 kilometres from her home in Rankin Inlet, Nunavut. Pandemic restrictions meant one...
Jan 10, 2021

COVID-19 vaccine arrives in remote First Nations across Canada
First Nations across Canada have begun to receive doses of COVID-19 vaccines as provincial immunization programs get underway and Indigenous leaders encourage people to roll up their sleeves. Six of 1...
Jan 10, 2021