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P.A. RCMP officer tests positive for COVID-19
On March 25, a Saskatchewan RCMP member was advised by the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) that they may have been exposed to COVID-19. In a release sent Monday afternoon, the RCMP says the office...
Mar 30, 2020
CHL coaches ponder what could have been after cancellation: 'Everybody lost'
Jim Hulton's lasting image of the 2019-20 season is a bus ride to nowhere. The head coach and general manager of the Charlottetown Islanders was travelling with his team for a pair of Quebec Major Jun...
Mar 30, 2020
City at centre of China’s virus outbreak gradually revives
WUHAN, China - Shopkeepers in the city at the centre of China’s virus outbreak were reopening Monday but customers were scarce after authorities lifted more of the anti-virus controls that kept ...
Mar 30, 2020
Tokyo Olympics rescheduled for July 23-Aug. 8 in 2021
TOKYO - The Tokyo Olympics will open next year in the same time slot scheduled for this year's games. Tokyo organizers said Monday the opening ceremony will take place on July 23, 2021 - almost exactl...
Mar 30, 2020
CFL postpones the start of training camps due to COVID-19 pandemic
TORONTO - Henoc Muamba's two-year-old daughter, Thea, will remain a part of the Montreal Alouettes linebacker's off-season workouts for a little while longer. CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie...
Mar 30, 2020
Saskatchewan reports its first two deaths due to COVID-19
Saskatchewan's name was added Monday to the list of provinces that have reported deaths due to COVID-19. The Saskatchewan government announced two people in their 70s had died Sunday of complications ...
Mar 30, 2020
Tokyo Olympics rescheduled for July 23-Aug. 8 in 2021
TOKYO - The Tokyo Olympics will open next year in the same time slot scheduled for this year's games. Tokyo organizers said Monday the opening ceremony will take place on July 23, 2021 - almost exactl...
Mar 30, 2020
Concerns raised about how to help the most vulnerable in Sask. during pandemic
Organizations in Saskatchewan are concerned over what some of the province's most vulnerable residents will do during the COVID-19 outbreak. Jason Mercredi, the executive director of AIDS Saskatoon, s...
Mar 30, 2020 According to Tribal Chief Mark Arcand, the tribal council's 106-bed wellness shelter has been full since it first opened, despite adding more beds. (650 CKOM file photo)
Stolen vehicle chase leads to first criminal charge under new COVID-19 law
It was one alleged car thief too many in the Loon Lake area on Friday afternoon. Now, that 11th person has led the RCMP to laying Saskatchewan’s first criminal charge of disobeying a public heal...
Mar 29, 2020
Despite COVID-19, Girl Guide cookies still available thanks to business community
For those with a sweet tooth, the COVID-19 pandemic won’t be getting in the way of a box of Girl Guide cookies. The girls are being advised to practise social distancing, which means no door-to-...
Mar 29, 2020
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