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After two correctional staff test positive for COVID-19, jails to take further preventative measures

Increased measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in provincial jails after two staff members at Saskatoon Correctional Centre tested positive for the virus. According to a media release from the M...

Mar 27, 2020 (file photo/CKOM News Staff)

Trudeau seeking U.S. decision on troops at border; calls possibility a mistake

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says it would be a mistake for the United States to position troops near the Canadian border. Trudeau says today he's told that to the T...

Mar 27, 2020

Evictions suspended in Saskatchewan due to COVID-19

There will be some relief for Saskatchewan tenants amid the COVID-19 pandemic.In a media release, the government said it is temporarily suspending eviction hearings as a result of the emergency.Starti...

Mar 26, 2020 (ID 175279637 © Buddhilakshan4 | Dreamstime.com)

Illegal cannabis, drugs seized during traffic stop

RCMP seized illegal cannabis and other drugs during a traffic stop near Maidstone. In the afternoon of March 21, the provincial RCMP Roving Traffic Unit was patrolling Highway 16 near Maidstone and st...

Mar 25, 2020 (submitted photo/Saskatchewan RCMP Roving Traffic Unit)

Saskatchewan's COVID-19 case total at 86, four cases transmitted in community

The province has confirmed community transmission of COVID-19 is now taking place, as all previous cases were travel-related.As of Wednesday, March 25, the province confirmed 14 more cases of COVID-19...

Mar 25, 2020 Saskatchewan's Chief Medical Health Officer Dr. Saqib Shahab, March 24, 2020. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)

Gatherings limited to 10 people in Saskatchewan, further businesses to close to prevent virus transmission

To reduce the spread of COVID-19, there are new changes coming into effect for businesses and gatherings are now limited to 10 people maximum."As we impose further restrictions to fight the spread of ...

Mar 25, 2020 (File Photo/paNOW Staff)

Neighbour steps up to aid house fire victims recover property loss

A local resident is gathering household items for a young family who suffered significant property loss during a house fire. The Meadow Lake Fire and Rescue responded to a blaze at 710 1st Street East...

Mar 25, 2020 Fire damage at 710 1st Street East in Meadow Lake. (Nicole Reis/meadowlakeNOW Staff)

SHA planning for field hospitals to cope with extent of COVID-19

It's suggested COVID-19 will affect 30 per cent of the province, and the government is reviewing whether community rinks, arenas and school gyms could serve as field hospitals to meet the growing need...

Mar 24, 2020 Prince Albert Victoria Hospital. (file photo/paNOW Staff)

Saskatchewan health officials preparing for thousands to die: document

REGINA - The spread of COVID-19 could exceed the Saskatchewan Health Authority's capacity for acute services and amount to a death toll in the thousands, says a document.Some estimates for infections ...

Mar 24, 2020

Province creates team to help businesses get COVID-19 information

The provincial government is looking to help businesses make sense of things during the COVID-19 pandemic.The Government of Saskatchewan announced Monday that it has launched the Business Response Tea...

Mar 23, 2020 Minister Jeremy Harrison. (file photo/CJME News Staff)