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Community members who are at higher risk of serious illness or complications from COVID-19 can now receive an additional dose and are being notified about spring COVID-19 vaccine eligibility.

Individuals are eligible for another dose of the vaccine if they are;

80 years of age or older, 
A resident of a long-term care facility or personal care home, 
Over the age of six months and under a condition that leaves them immunocompromised, or
Between the ages of 65-79 and have previously been vaccinated.

Faced with the risk of losing vital local health services, Oxbow town council is pushing for a more flexible approach to care at the Galloway Health Centre — one that keeps patients close to home and hospital beds in use.

Swift Current MLA Everett Hindley has offered his insights into claims from an NDP opposition member on Saskatchewan's healthcare. 

Hindley has taken issue with some of the remarks made by MLA Meara Conway, the Shadow Minister for Rural and Remote Health, during her stop in Swift Current on Thursday. He previously served as the Minister for Rural and Remote Health from 2020 to 2023, then served as the Minister of Health from 2023 until 2025, where after the provincial election he was made the Minister for Education. 

King Charles will visit Ottawa to deliver the speech from the throne at the end of this month in a show of support for Canadian sovereignty, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Friday.

The news came in his first press conference since leading the Liberals to a fourth straight mandate in Monday's election, where he laid out the priorities for his first few months, promising to "embark on the biggest transformation of our economy since the end of the Second World War." 

More than three quarters of Canadians believe misinformation had an impact on the outcome of the federal election, a new poll suggests.

The Leger poll, which sampled more than 1,500 Canadian adults from April 29 to May 1, suggests that 19 per cent of people think false information or misinformation had a major impact on the election.

Almost a third (32 per cent) said it had a moderate impact, while 26 per cent said it had a minor impact on the election's outcome.

Only nine per cent of Canadians said misinformation had no impact on the election at all.

While rain showers are always needed at this time of year, with the risk of a thunderstorm in the forecast for this afternoon, Environment Canada has some timely safety reminders as with thunder comes lightning.

A slight cooling is expected today, with the daytime high a few degrees lower than earlier this week, before we get a warm-up in time for the weekend.

Meteorologist Danielle Desjardins offers some advice for staying safe throughout thunderstorm season.

The RCMP are investigating a case of grain theft that happened near Ogema.  

The report was made to the RCMP on April 12th and is suspected to have happened sometime between the spring of 2024 and April 2025. The investigation has determined someone stole roughly 5,000 bushels of grain from bulk storage bins on the property. The volume of grain would be enough to fill roughly 1.5 rail hoppers.  

Moose Jaw Police Service

April 25, 2025 – April 28, 2025

0700 Hours – 0700 Hours

Total Calls – 156

April 25, 2025 – April 26, 2025 (0700 Hours – 0700 Hours)

1056 Hours – Fraud – The complainant stated they were defrauded approximately $300 from a cryptocurrency scam. Police are investigating the incident.

1103 Hours – Theft Under $5000 – Four individuals were charged with theft under $5000.

Moose Jaw Police Service

April 24, 2025 – April 25, 2025

0700 Hours – 0700 Hours

Total Calls – 64

April 24, 2025 – April 25, 2025 (0700 Hours – 0700 Hours)

0845 Hours – Suspicious Vehicle – A vacant vehicle was parked in a parking lot with the front door and window open. The registered owner was notified.

0957 Hours—Trespassing—The complainant stated that an individual broke into their basement. Police responded but didn’t locate the subject. Further advice was provided to the complainant.

The 19th annual 800 CHAB Family First Radiothon, organized in partnership with the Moose Jaw Health Foundation (MJHF), wrapped up after two full days of donations on May 1st and 2nd, successfully raising $252,031 to purchase new equipment for newborns and their mothers at the Dr. F.H. Wigmore Regional Hospital.