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Regina reducing mosquito control program to save money
While social distancing restrictions prohibit crowds of people from gathering outside, swarms of mosquitoes may become unwelcome guests in backyards this summer as the City of Regina scales back on it...
Apr 26, 2020
Four new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan, recoveries still at 288
Saskatchewan reported four new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, bringing the total number to 353. Of those, three were found in the north and the other in Regina. The number of recoveries stayed the sam...
Apr 26, 2020
Olympian Rochette, recent med school grad, to work at long-term care home
MONTREAL - Former Canadian figure skater and Olympic medallist Joannie Rochette will be working at Quebec's long-term care homes hit hard by COVID-19. Rochette, who competed for Canada at the Turin 20...
Apr 26, 2020
With gatherings restricted, musician says COVID-19 results in loss of pay and passion
J.J. Hunter is used to spending summers working on the farm and performing for thousands of country music fans but COVID-19 is throwing at least one of those into limbo. Hunter and his four brothers -...
Apr 26, 2020
Man suffers serious injuries after stabbing in Saskatoon
A man in Saskatoon was sent to hospital with serious injuries after a stabbing Saturday morning. Police say it happened at about 6 a.m. in the 200 block of Avenue D South. They found a man suffering f...
Apr 26, 2020 (650 CKOM file photo)
Regina’s shop preparing to re-open as Saskatchewan to start lifting COVID-19 restrictions
Some businesses in Saskatchewan are getting ready to open their doors to customers once again. After weeks of restrictions imposed to curb the spread of COVID-19, the Government of Saskatchewan has an...
Apr 26, 2020
Frozen North gone forever: Study of Arctic Ocean shows top of the world changing
The top of the world is turning upside down, says the first overall assessment of Canada’s Arctic Ocean. The work of dozens of federal scientists and Inuit observers, it describes a vast ecosyst...
Apr 26, 2020
Prime Minister Trudeau taking cautious approach to economic recovery plans
COVID-19 claimed another 115 lives in Canada Saturday as the number of confirmed and presumptive cases across the country rose by nearly a thousand to 45,354. Despite the ongoing coronavirus carnage, ...
Apr 26, 2020
'Knowledge and creativity' the only training limitations for goalies in pandemic
Vancouver Canucks goalie Jacob Markstrom is using a tennis ball machine as part of his training to stay sharp. Columbus Blue Jackets counterpart Joonas Korpisalo doesn't have that technology...
Apr 26, 2020
Alberta offensive lineman O'Donnell agrees to terms with Indianapolis Colts
Canadian Carter O'Donnell will begin his pro football career as an Indianapolis Colt. The towering University of Alberta offensive lineman agreed to terms with the Colts on Saturday after being bypass...
Apr 25, 2020
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