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CNW - The pandemic is negatively affecting working Canadian women's careers, stress levels, and mental health at greater levels than men; while women still earn nearly a quarter less than men in total income.

Saskatchewan is nudging closer to 100,000 vaccines being administered.

Vaccines Reported An additional 1,428 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been given in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 91,884.

Festival Fanfare

Well, I’ll admit it, it’s been a tough week; even as we look forward to upcoming vaccinations and, as health officials assure us, a “light at the end of the tunnel,” I and friends have found ourselves “climbing mountains.

Chores for early spring!

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Vaccines Reported An additional 3,577 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been given in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 90,456.

Trials have been set for two alleged street gang members accused of shooting at police who were pursuing them on Onion Lake Cree Nation.

Removing about 800 bats from the Unity curling rink attic has given Cut Knife’s DTS Roofing and Bat Services Ltd. almost as much notoriety as Batman himself. The bat colony was discovered as work began on renovations to the facility in November.