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Sask polls open: Voters required to mask up
Sask. polls for the 2021 federal election have closed. Watch here for results
Conservatives projected to win several Sask. seats as early results come in
Sask. Premier Scott Moe calls federal election ‘most pointless election in Canadian history’
Conservatives retain dominance of Sask. federal ridings
Sask. premier has work cut out for him facing reality of another Liberal minority government
Sask. now Canada’s Tory stronghold as election delivers status quo, few surprises
Sask. voters, now required to mask up, head to polls in federal pandemic election
The Conservative Party swept all 14 Saskatchewan seats in the 2019 contest. Will there be gaps in the armour this time around? Polls close at 8:30 p.m. CST.
‘Exhausted, scared’: Front line workers burnt out in fourth wave, says doctor
As hospitalizations reach levels not seen since early 2021, advocates say nurses and front line workers are burnt out.
‘Why are we waiting until now?’: Doctor grills Shahab about his part in Sask.’s 4th wave response
Saskatchewan’s chief medical health officer, Dr. Saqib Shahab, found himself on the defensive Thursday night during a meeting with fellow physicians.
Saskatchewan Roughriders prepare for first game under new COVID-19 rules
Tens of thousands of Saskatchewan Roughriders fans are expected to file into Regina’s Mosaic Stadium for Friday night’s game. For the first time, they’ll be required to show proof of double vaccination or a recent negative COVID test to get in.
Sask. minor hockey official pleased on-ice players won’t have to wear masks
A new provincial health order on COVID-19 exempts players under the age of 18 from having to wear masks in indoor facilities while they are playing sports.
Senior Sask. doc fears ‘unthinkable’ decisions about who gets care during 4th wave ‘not far off’
“We are one major multi-vehicle car crash or major trauma away from an unheard of turning point,” Dr. Susan Shaw said on Thursday.
Eagle Feather News editor, publisher moving on after 24 years
John Lagimodiere, the long-time editor and publisher for Saskatchewan-based Aboriginal newspaper Eagle Feather News, is stepping away from the role.
‘They are drowning’: Sask. hospital workers under immense strain during COVID-19
As COVID-19 hospitalizations continue to grow across Saskatchewan, health-care workers are growing increasingly concerned about their workload.
Sask.’s top medical officer must protect public from COVID-19, even if government disagrees, say experts
Saskatchewan’s chief medical health officer, Dr. Saqib Shahab, can and must issue COVID-19 public health orders immediately whether the government likes it or not, say Canadian medical, legal and ethics experts.
Greg Fertuck threatened to shoot, bury wife: Crown witnesses
On Wednesday, Lucas Fertuck testified that his dad threatened to shoot his mom “between the eyes.”
Unions say Sask. gov’t emergency order puts ‘the bulk of the pandemic on health-care workers’
“If we are in a state of emergency, then we need to act like it,” says Tracy Zambory, the president of the Saskatchewan Union of Nurses.