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'Something we need to do': Sask. limits household and worship gatherings for entire province

The Saskatchewan government has extended the limit on private household gatherings to encompass the whole province.

Premier Scott Moe speaks on Budget Day at the Legislative Building in Regina on Tuesday, April 6, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Michael Bell

288 new COVID-19 cases, 2 deaths reported in Sask.; 328 variants of concern identified

The Government of Saskatchewan reported 288 new COVID-19 cases and two deaths on Tuesday. There were also 328 more variants of concern identified.

The U.S. is beginning to see a resurgence of COVID-19 cases. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg/Getty Images/CNN)

Fresh snowfall welcomed by Sask. farmers, firefighters

Southern Saskatchewan residents woke up to a significant blanket of snow on Tuesday morning, and although some people weren’t excited about the shovelling, others say the moisture was much needed.

Sask. expands COVID-19 vaccine appointment eligibility

Saskatchewan has expanded vaccine appointment eligibility to those 52 and older starting Wednesday at 8 a.m. Pregnant women, youth aged 16 to 17 who are clinically extremely vulnerable and everyone over 40 in the Far North are also eligible for their first dose.

Community cautiously optimistic about new civilian-led model for police oversight

The executive director of Regina Treaty Status Indians is cautiously optimistic about Saskatchewan’s new civilian-led independent police oversight team.

Mekayla Bali's mom holding out hope 5 years after disappearance

Mekayla Bali’s mother is still hopeful that she’ll find her daughter, five years after the teenage girl vanished from a Yorkton bus station.

Rise of COVID-19 variant cases in Sask. north a 'serious concern'

The number of COVID-19 variant cases is increasing in Northern Inter-Tribal Health Authority (NITHA) communities where 10 cases have now been detected.

No action to be taken against judge who visited Saskatchewan Indigenous protest camp

No action is to be taken against a judge who visited a protest camp on Saskatchewan's legislature grounds two days after ruling the Metis man who set it up could stay there.

Sask. NDP, SGEU continue to call on government to prioritize more frontline workers in COVID-19 vaccine plan

The NDP and SGEU continue to call on the provincial government to prioritize more frontline workers in the COVID-19 vaccination strategy.

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Quebec woman has Canada's first reported blood clot linked to AstraZeneca vaccine

Canada reported its first case of vaccine-induced blood clots linked to the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine in a Quebec woman who is now said to be recovering at home.

A pharmacist prepares a syringe from a vial of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine during preparations at the Vaccine Village in Antwerp, Belgium, on Friday, Feb. 19, 2021. (AP / Virginia Mayo)

Atlantic bubble bursts less than one week before planned reopening

The Council of Atlantic Premiers has confirmed that the Atlantic Bubble will not reopen on April 19 as planned.

Physical inactivity associated with higher risk for severe COVID-19 outcomes: study

A new study examining thousands of adult COVID-19 patients has found that physical inactivity is associated with higher risk for severe COVID-19 outcomes.

Moderna COVID-19 vaccine efficacy falls slightly to 90 per cent in U.S. trial

U.S. biotech company Moderna announced that its COVID-19 vaccine is 90 per cent effective against all forms of the disease and 95 per cent effective against severe disease.

Canada closely watching U.S. pause of J&J COVID-19 vaccine over rare blood clots

Health Canada says it’s closely watching the situation south of the border, where federal health and safety officials have paused the use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine over concerns of a small number of rare blood clotting events.