Latest from Chris Edwards
Privacy commissioner says Sask. Health Authority should have been more proactive in snooper investigation
Saskatchewan's privacy commissioner found that the Sask. Health Authority acted appropriately to identify a nurse who was snooping into medical records, but didn't do enough to inform the victims or protect against future breaches.
Sask. Union of Nurses says Regina neonatal unit is experiencing overcapacity crisis
The Saskatchewan Union of Nurses says the neonatal intensive care unit at Regina General Hospital is facing an "unprecedented crisis" due to overcapacity, but the province's health authority and health minister say some of the criticisms being made are inaccurate.
Advance polling stations open at Sask. university campuses
Campus polling stations opened at the University of Regina and University of Saskatchewan on Sunday. They will be open until April 16 and can be used by any eligible voter. Regular advance voting begins April 18.
Sask. NDP says too many women have to travel out-of-province for breast cancer care
As a new cancer centre is scheduled to open in Regina this month, the Saskatchewan NDP says too many breast cancer patients are still forced to seek out-of-province care.
Regina city council confirms residential building restrictions around airport
Regine city council passed a zoning update preventing new residential development to the west and south of the airport, along with areas within several existing neighbourhoods zoned for residential and commercial development.
Sask. mushroom pickers sound alarm on dangerously misleading AI-generated books
Saskatchewan foragers noticed several new digital-only books on Amazon that feature dangerous misinformation about the edibility of mushrooms in the province. The CBC has determined the books are AI-generated.
As 6th case of measles found in province, Sask. Health Authority urges vaccination
The Saskatchewan Health Authority is reporting a sixth case of measles in the province, and is encouraging residents to get vaccinated against the disease.
Uncertainty reigns as Sask. farmers, business leaders react to latest Trump tariffs
Farmers and business representatives in the province say while they're happy to see no new tariffs on their goods, the broader economic uncertainty is still undermining growth.
Sask. government expands coverage of glucose monitors for young adult and senior diabetics
Diabetics up to the age 25 and those 65 and older will now have their advance glucose monitors paid for by the provincial government.
SIRT report clears Sask. RCMP of wrongdoing after 35-year-old woman's 2023 death in custody
The Serious Incident Response Team, Saskatchewan's police oversight agency, cleared two police officers of wrong doing after a 35-year-old woman went into medical distress and died while in an ambulance outside a police station in Wilkie, Sask.