Murray Wood: Isn't it time for more 'we' than 'oui' in Rideau Hall?
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RCMP repeats request for public's help in finding missing woman
The search continues in the Weyburn area for a woman who has been missing for more than three weeks. In a media release Thursday, the RCMP said searches for 77-year-old Frances Gazeley in rural areas ...
Dec 30, 2021
Latest COVID update Dec. 30: 589 new cases, 2,176 active cases
Saskatchewan reported its second-highest single-day total of COVID-19 cases on Thursday. There were 589 cases reported, the most since 601 were announced on Sept. 30. There were 650 cases announced on...
Dec 30, 2021 (Sheena Roszell/650 CKOM file photo)
WHL puts Swift Current on pause due to COVID
The Swift Current Broncos are in lockdown. In a media release Thursday, the WHL announced what it called “the pausing of team activities” for the Broncos after four players were put on the...
Dec 30, 2021
Sask. implements new testing and isolation guidelines, but no new restrictions
Saskatchewan has changed its guidelines for COVID-19 testing and isolation, but not its public health measures. "We are continuing to watch our hospitalizations and our intensive care numbers very clo...
Dec 30, 2021
City of Humboldt fined $133,000 in connection with worker's death
The City of Humboldt has been fined $133,000 for a workplace accident that killed a city employee. On Sept. 18, 2019, Ian Irwin was called to help connect a property to the city's water system at an e...
Dec 30, 2021 (City of Humboldt/Facebook)
Extreme cold warnings still in place across Saskatchewan
Environment Canada once again offered some hope to Saskatchewan residents Thursday. The weather service extended extreme cold warnings for much of the province, but added: "A respite from this unusual...
Dec 30, 2021
Saskatchewan sets record for peak power use
There must be something about Dec. 29 in Saskatchewan. On Wednesday at 5:27 p.m., homes and businesses in the province were using 3,868 megawatts (MW) of power to deal with the cold weather, setting a...
Dec 30, 2021
World juniors cancelled due to COVID cases
After three games were cancelled due to COVID-19, the International Ice Hockey Federation has decided to pull the plug on the 2022 world juniors championship. The IIHF indicated the decision came afte...
Dec 29, 2021
Latest COVID update Dec. 29: 293 new cases, 4 deaths
Saskatchewan has reported its highest daily total of new COVID-19 cases in more than two months. The Ministry of Health's update Wednesday said there were 293 new cases, the most since there were 300 ...
Dec 29, 2021 (650 CKOM file photo)
Five Saskatchewan residents named to Order of Canada
Five people from Saskatchewan have been appointed to the Order of Canada. Author Yann Martel, who now lives in Saskatoon, was named a Companion of the Order of Canada. According to a media release Wed...
Dec 29, 2021 Yann Martel. (THE CANADIAN PRESS FILE/Liam Richards)
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