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4th COVID case identified at Marion M. Graham Collegiate
A letter sent to parents and guardians reveals another case of COVID at Marion M. Graham Collegiate. The Saskatchewan Health Authority declared an outbreak at the school on Lenore Drive on Oct. 24. Fr...
Oct 31, 2020 (Saskatoon Public Schools)
Regina, Saskatoon, Indian Head, Nipawin and Prince Albert businesses included in possible COVID-19 exposures
Well over a dozen businesses are included in possible COVID-19 exposure advisories throughout Saskatchewan. Potential COVID-19 exposure at businesses in Indian Head, Nipawin, Prince Albert, Regina and...
Oct 31, 2020
COVID case identified at St. Joseph High School
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) informed Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools of a positive COVID case at St. Joseph High School. The risk of exposure is considered low, according to Greater Sas...
Oct 31, 2020
USL Championship final cancelled after multiple positive COVID-19 tests
The United Soccer League has cancelled Sunday's USL Championship final, citing "multiple" positive COVID-19 tests among the Tampa Bay Rowdies. The Rowdies, whose roster includes Canadian wingback Mali...
Oct 31, 2020
6 RCMP detachments involved in arrest of 2 Regina men
RCMP have charged two Regina men with several offences after a drawn-out police chase spread between two provinces. It started around 11:30 a.m. Thursday when RCMP in Brooks, Alta. contacted the Maple...
Oct 31, 2020
Clotheslines and pelting popcorn balls: creative ways to hand out candy safely
While Saskatchewan is dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic, Halloween is still going ahead, but there will be some changes to the traditional celebrations. The provincial government released a set of gu...
Oct 31, 2020
QMJHL Roundup: Major junior resumes in province of Quebec for four teams
The Val-d'Or Foreurs downed the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 4-1, and major junior hockey resumed in the province of Quebec on Friday - a little more than two weeks after play was suspended due to COVID-19 r...
Oct 30, 2020
Six positive cases of COVID-19 connected to U of S
There have been six positive COVID-19 cases at the University of Saskatchewan in the seven-day period ending on Oct. 28. On its web page, the U of S says the cases involve people who are both on and o...
Oct 30, 2020 (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
Man in custody after pointing firearm in Confederation Park business
A man is in police custody after allegedly pointing a firearm at staff inside a business Friday afternoon. In a release, police say at around 3:30 p.m. Patrol officers were dispatched to a business in...
Oct 30, 2020
SGI launches new distracted driving awareness campaign
Accident reconstructionists spent Friday morning examining two cars that had overturned outside the SGI salvage yard in Regina. The “accident” was used in commercials highlighting SGI̵...
Oct 30, 2020
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