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  PRINCE ALBERT -- Two Saskatchewan women are leading the creation of two apps that teach their traditional Indigenous languages. Gwen Cubbon, a 36-year-old from the Canoe Lake Cree First Nation, grew up speaking Cree — but it wasn’t until she went to school that she learned English. Since moving from her home community, she’s lost a lot of the Cree language, but is working on regaining it. “I just want to be an advocate for people my age and people who are really wanting to learn ...

  REGINA -- Two Saskatchewan health care workers became the first people in the province to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, on Tuesday evening. Dr. Jeffrey Betcher, the Saskatchewan Health Authority’s critical care lead for the Regina area, and Leah Sawatsky, a Regina emergency room nurse, received the first two doses of the vaccine. Leah Sawatsky (left), a Regina emergency room nurse, and Dr. Jeffrey Betcher (right), the Saskatchewan Health Authority’s critical care lead for the Regina a...

Six of the new cases are located in the South East region, with two in Estevan’s Zone 4, three in Zone 1 to the northwest of the region and one in Zone 2 to the north of  Zone 4. There are currently three active cases in Estevan’s zone. One case in Zone 4 has been classified as recovered.  The other new cases are located in the Far North West (eight), Far North Central (three), Far North East (14), North West (30), North Central (50), North East (17), Saskatoon (51), Central West (two)...

Five Regina zone residents who tested positive for COVID-19 have died. The individuals were all in the 80+ age group.