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‘Invisible hazard’: How Regina firefighters are managing COVID-19
Firefighters are used to facing risks on the job, but now they’re suiting up in a different kind of protective gear on all medical emergency calls. Regina Fire and Protective Services Deputy Chi...
May 05, 2020
COVID-19 outbreak declared at Saskatoon dairy; 18 of 20 new cases in far north
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) has declared a COVID-19 outbreak at a dairy facility in the Saskatoon region. Scott Livingstone, the SHA's chief executive officer, made the announcement Tuesda...
May 05, 2020
SHA unveils plan to restore health-care services
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is preparing to resume health-care services that were put on hold in the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic in the province. But not everything will restart ...
May 05, 2020
National chief calls COVID-19 outbreak in Saskatchewan alarming
REGINA - The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations says an outbreak of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan’s far north is alarming. Perry Bellegarde notes there has been a steady rise in cases ma...
May 05, 2020
Teen charged after 13-year-old boy assaulted with bear spray
A 15-year-old boy has been charged after another youth was assaulted in a Saskatoon park Monday. Just before 5 p.m., Saskatoon police officers responded to a report of bear spray being deployed at som...
May 05, 2020
Saskatoon sees a spike in drug overdoses
Paramedics with Medavie Health Services responded to twice the normal number of overdose calls last week. Since weekly reporting began in September of 2019, paramedics typically have responded to an a...
May 05, 2020 (650 CKOM)
ALS Society going online to jumpstart waning donations
The restrictions put in place in response to the COVID-19 pandemic have been difficult for many people and groups, but that’s especially true for charities that have had to put fundraising effor...
May 05, 2020
U.K. becomes virus epicentre of Europe; S. Korea plays baseball
LONDON (AP) - Britain on Tuesday became the first country in Europe to confirm more than 30,000 coronavirus deaths, and infections rose sharply again in Russia, even as other nations made great stride...
May 05, 2020
Play ball: Korean baseball league begins in empty stadiums
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - The new baseball season began in South Korea on Tuesday with the crack of the bat and the sound of the ball smacking into the catcher's mitt echoing around empty stadiums. ...
May 05, 2020
Saskatoon Police officer cut by machete during arrest
A Saskatoon police constable sustained minor injuries during an alleged altercation with a man wielding a machete Saturday morning. In a release, Saskatoon police said they received a report of a man ...
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