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Traffic on College Drive returns to normal with patching complete on pedestrian overpass
The commute in Saskatoon on Tuesday felt normal again after the lifting of traffic restrictions on College Drive. The westbound lanes in front of the University of Saskatchewan reopened before rush ho...
Dec 21, 2021 Broken concrete from a pedestrian overpass over College Drive (City of Saskatoon)
Search continues for missing Weyburn woman
The RCMP is asking for help from residents of a number of communities in southern Saskatchewan as it continues its search for a missing Weyburn woman. Frances Gazeley, 77, hasn’t been since in a...
Dec 20, 2021
Afghan refugees settling in for first Christmas in Canada
It's a holiday season of firsts -- in a brand new country. Zainab Al-Musawi, team leader of the resettlement assistance program with the Saskatoon Open Door Society, said that's the case for the 226 r...
Dec 20, 2021 Farkhonda Tahery and Zahrah Shirdel in a room at the Staybridge Suites in Saskatoon on Oct. 5, 2021. Shirdel and Tahery recently immigrated to Canada with the help of Prince's Trust Canada after the Taliban seized control of the country in August. They are settling into life in Saskatoon with the help of the Saskatoon Open Door Society. (Libby Giesbrecht/650 CKOM)
Latest COVID update Dec. 20: 55 probable Omicron cases detected
The number of cases of the new Omicron COVID-19 variant in Saskatchewan has risen by 55. The Ministry of Health said Monday on its daily COVID dashboard there were 55 new probable cases, in addition t...
Dec 20, 2021 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Friesen says Ontario hospital stay 'initiated by COVID,' has no plan to get vaccinated
Former People's Party of Canada candidate Mark Friesen says he has "never denied" that COVID-19 landed him in hospital in Saskatchewan - and eventually Ontario - earlier this year. "This was all initi...
Dec 20, 2021 (Mark Friesen/ Facebook)
Saskatchewan making progress on methane emissions
The Government of Saskatchewan says methane emissions at upstream oil facilities have dropped significantly from 2015 levels. In its inaugural Oil and Gas Emissions Management Regulations (OGEMR) Annu...
Dec 20, 2021
Saskatoon meat shop shut down over rodent infestation
A Saskatoon meat processor and warehouse has been forced to shut down after an infestation of rodents. In a news release, the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) said it had inspected Afro-Caribbean M...
Dec 20, 2021
Victim caught in the crosshairs of a Saskatoon police stun gun during fight
Saskatoon police used a stun gun on the wrong person while breaking up an altercation Saturday night. Officers were called to an apartment on Luther Place, close to the intersection of Eighth Street a...
Dec 20, 2021
Latest COVID update Dec. 19: 78 new cases, 63 recoveries, no deaths
Active COVID cases went up slightly in Saskatchewan on Sunday. There were 78 new cases, along with 63 new recoveries. The active total now sits at 576. For the third straight day, there were no deaths...
Dec 19, 2021
Saskatchewan set for chilly Christmas in latest forecast
It will be a chilly ride for Santa Claus when he visits Saskatchewan. There are only 6 days until Christmas Day, which means the weather forecast for the holiday is now available. In Regina, the high ...
Dec 19, 2021
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