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Sask. residents age 23 and older can now get a COVID-19 vaccine

Saskatchewan residents age 23 and older will be eligible to get a COVID-19 vaccine starting at 8 a.m. Friday.

Sask. not considering proposal to remove PST on restaurant meals

Saskatchewan’s Opposition NDP proposed a few measures it believes will help to strengthen the local economy, which has been hard-hit in the last round of COVID-19 restrictions.

Elle Grzeda is pictured with staff at Elle's Cafe in Regina. (Marc Smith / CTV News Regina)

5 COVID-19 deaths, 223 new cases reported in Sask.

The Government of Saskatchewan reported five COVID-19 deaths, 223 new cases and 232 recoveries on Thursday.

An employee is pictured at the Roy Romanow Provincial Lab. (Supplied)

'Buffer zone' around Sask. health care facilities being considered for anti-abortion protests

The provincial government said it will look at the opposition NDP’s private member bill that aims to limit anti-abortion protests within “buffer zones” around health care facilities.

'It's critical that we get rain': Seeding progresses in Sask. despite extremely dry conditions

Despite seeding progress, Saskatchewan producers are still struggling with the extremely dry conditions.

Sask. nurses' union president reflects on 'heartbreaking, stressful' year

This week marks National Nursing Week, a time for people to draw attention to the contributions of nurses in Canada, especially in the past year when nurses have been pushed to limits.

Regina's drive-thru vaccine clinic open until May 15

Regina's drive-thru vaccination clinic reopened Thursday morning and is expected to remain open until May 15.

Yorkton-area organizations launching programs to help older adults with dementia

Three Yorkton-area organizations are ready to launch programs that aim to reduce the feeling of social isolation for older adults living with dementia and their caretakers.

'He didn't want to look me in the face': Sask. RCMP officer charged with murder appears in court

A Saskatchewan RCMP officer charged with first-degree murder in the death of a 26-year-old Prince Albert man made his first court appearance on Thursday morning.

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Canada unlikely to follow U.S. approach to easing COVID-19 masking rules: doctor

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says people fully vaccinated against COVID-19 no longer need to wear masks outdoors and in most indoor settings, but one of Canada's top public health officials suggests a different approach would be taken here.

People wear face masks as they walk in a city park in Montreal, Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues in Canada and around the world. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes

Palestinians flee as Israeli artillery pounds northern Gaza

Palestinians grabbed their children and belongings and fled neighborhoods on the outskirts of Gaza City on Friday as Israel unleashed a heavy barrage of artillery fire and airstrikes, killing a family of 6 in their home. Israel said it was clearing a network of militant tunnels ahead of a possible ground invasion.

Canada should engage UN racism group, though chair independence a question: expert

Canada should respond to a UN committee examining whether it failed to protect Mi'kmaq fishers from racist violence, even though the independence of committee members can be questioned, a former human rights investigator says.