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Saskatchewan and COVID: Our stories -- Through the eyes of children
March 12 marked one year since the first COVID-19 case was reported in Saskatchewan. Over the next week, 980 CJME and 650 CKOM will bring you stories from across the province reflecting on the past ye...
Mar 15, 2021 (Left: 6-year-old Mila. Centre: 7-year-old Dane. Right: 6-year-old Levi) (Brent Bosker/650 CKOM)
U of S team receives new funding to continue COVID-19 wastewater study
An effective tool in the fight against COVID-19 has received more funding. A University of Saskatchewan research team has been awarded $137,392 from the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) to resume...
Feb 24, 2021
Mayor wants better plan to preserve historic buildings in Saskatoon
Planning for repairs and maintenance comes with being a homeowner, but the City of Saskatoon is addressing an oversight when it comes to taking care of the city's historic buildings. The action comes ...
Feb 23, 2021 Marr Residence (themarr.ca)
Sask. residents witness fireball hurtle across the sky
Residents in central Saskatchewan witnessed something spectacular Monday morning. A bright ball of light hurtled across the morning sky and it didn't take long for social media to light up with people...
Feb 22, 2021 Mark Arabski caught the fireball on his dash cam on Feb. 22, 2021. (Mark Arabski/Submitted)
Dairy farmers dismiss hard butter claims
There's been some discussion lately that bricks of butter have gotten harder and more difficult to spread on your toast. But according to SaskMilk that's a baseless claim. SaskMilk said a phone call l...
Feb 19, 2021 A group of dairy cows seen grazing in a field. (SaskMilk.ca)
February cold stretch leads to record-breaking temperatures
It was a record-breaking cold stretch for parts of Saskatchewan. February saw some of the coldest days on record as extreme cold settled in for over a week. Nearly 50 cold weather records were broken ...
Feb 18, 2021 (Jessie Anton/980 CJME)
Police dog Oliver recovering at home, expected to return to duty
Oliver is the rookie dog on the Saskatoon police force, but he has the battle scars of a veteran. The police service dog is on the mend after being stabbed following a chase Wednesday. "Oliver has bee...
Feb 04, 2021 (Saskatoon Police Service/Twitter)
Saskatchewan-made COVID vaccine begins clinical trial
The made-in-Saskatchewan COVID-19 vaccine has entered clinical trials. Dr. Volker Gerdts, the CEO of Saskatoon's VIDO-InterVac, told the Brent Loucks Show on Monday the first phase of the trial has be...
Feb 01, 2021 The VIDO-InterVac lab at the University of Saskatchewan. (University of Saskatchewan/Submitted)
Saskatoon airport sees passenger numbers plummet, revenues 'decimated' by COVID
The Saskatoon Airport Authority (SAA) is staring down a big deficit after COVID-19 brought the air travel industry to its knees in 2020. In its year-end report, the SAA said passenger traffic ended th...
Jan 29, 2021 Saskatoon Airport Authority CEO Stephen Maybury. (650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatoon police chief returns to work after bout with COVID
Add Troy Cooper to the list of COVID-19 recoveries in Saskatchewan. Saskatoon's police chief returned to his office Monday after a two-week isolation period following his positive diagnosis. Cooper to...
Jan 28, 2021 (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM file photo)
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