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On Monday, Saskatchewan Policing Minister Paul Merriman unveiled the province’s new ballistics lab in Saskatoon to saying the facility, “Will reduce the turn around time of evidence results helping police and the prosecution.”

On Tuesday, Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe and Public Safety Minister Paul Merriman announced plans to acquire newer-model aircrafts to serve as water bombers in addition to serving as a crew and evacuation transport.

On Tuesday, Saskatchewan Policing Minister Paul Merriman commented on funding to expand the Alternative Resource Officers (ARO) program saying AROs can be deployed anywhere in the city where police feel they volume in mental health and addictions calls.

Hill suggested that if people have concerns they should reach out to the province’s ministers Everett Hindley, Paul Merriman and Gene Makowsky, as well as Minister Gordon Wyant.

Saskatchewan Health Minister Paul Merriman said on Wednesday that the province is working with the University of Saskatchewan’s College of Medicine and Advanced Education to ensure in-province nurses who are looking to return to the field are able to return to work.

At a press conference on Monday, Aug. 30, 2021, Saskatchewan NDP Leader Ryan Meili outlined the reasons why he feels Health Minister Paul Merriman must resign or be replaced.

Saskatchewan Health Minister Paul Merriman declined to comment Wednesday on Joe Hargrave’s travel to California over the holidays, stating that “everyone has their own judgment of what they feel is essential travel.” Merriman said he spent the holiday at home with his wife.

Ryan Meili is calling on the Sask Party and Health Minister Paul Merriman to start doing their job or to find a new one. Meili believes that the current government is failing.

Saskatchewan Health Minister Paul Merriman said Wednesday that the CFL’s Saskatchewan Roughriders should make their own decision as to whether they should mandate COVID-19 vaccines for fans attending games and the province’s stand is that people should be able to make that individual choice to get vaccinated.

Saskatchewan Health Minister Paul Merriman said on Wednesday that it can be “very traumatizing” to receive a false positive COVID-19 test result after 171 people in long-term care received the lab error. Merriman says that if anyone wants to get re-tested they should come back and they would be allowed to do so.

Saskatchewan Health Minister Paul Merriman announced Thursday that second doses of COVID-19 vaccines will start being offered May 17 for those 85 years and older or anyone who received their first shot before Feb. 15.

Once the Canadian federal government distributes its initial batch of COVID-19 vaccines, expected to be released in the first quarter of 2021, Saskatchewan will be receiving 180,000 of the nation’s 6 million vaccine doses, said the province’s health minister, Paul Merriman, on Thursday afternoon.

Saskatchewan’s Health Minister Paul Merriman on Tuesday said age will be the determining factor in phase 2 of the province’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout plan, with those oldest receiving the vaccine first.

Saskatchewan is introducing new COVID-19 restrictions on Friday, as cases in the province continue to increase and head “in the wrong direction,” said provincial Minister of Health Paul Merriman. Some of these restrictions revolve around liquor sales in bars and restaurants, and around fitness classes and gyms.

Saskatchewan Health Minister Paul Merriman defended the province’s measures to fill vacant health-care positions on Wednesday. Merriman said the province is offering bursaries and incentives up to $50,000 for candidates recruited into areas facing retention challenges.

A new survey shows 68 per cent of Saskatchewan registered nurses think Premier Scott Moe and health minister Paul Merriman haven’t handled the COVID-19 pandemic well.

Paul Merriman says he is responsible for everything that happens in Saskatchewan’s health-care system.

Saskatchewan Health Minister Paul Merriman said on Tuesday the province is not looking at introducing any incentive programs to entice people to get the COVID-19 vaccine, adding that they haven’t seen any programs that have “jumped up the rates considerably.”

Saskatchewan’s Health Minister Paul Merriman defended the province’s private and public MRI scan policy on Monday saying the arrangement has sped up wait times for surgeries. Saskatchewan NDP Leader Carla Beck, argued that the policy has made no impact on wait time numbers.

Saskatchewan Health Minister Paul Merriman looks at how he believes measures in the budget will address issues in healthcare and improve the system.