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Cree artist awarding memorable art during world juniors
Budding hockey stars from across the world will have a chance to take home some unique hardware when the world junior hockey championship begins on Boxing Day. Rather than a plaque, medal or watch, wi...
Dec 23, 2021 Hockey sticks painted by Alberta Cree artist Jason Carter will be handed out at the end of each game during the 2021 IIHF world junior hockey championship. (Carter-Ryan Gallery & Live Art Venue/Facebook)
Latest COVID update Dec. 22: 105 new cases, highest daily total since Nov. 26
Saskatchewan added 105 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday, the highest single-day case count in the province since 108 cases were added to the total Nov. 26. The province also reported 14 more cases of the ...
Dec 22, 2021
WSA not expecting above-average spring runoff in Saskatchewan
The Water Security Agency doesn't expect above-normal spring runoff in any areas of Saskatchewan. In its 2021 Conditions at Freeze-Up Report — which was released Wednesday — the WSA said l...
Dec 22, 2021
Loon Lake RCMP searching for family of Brittany Blackwell
Loon Lake RCMP is asking for the public's help to find the family of Brittany Blackwell. Blackwell , 64, died on Oct. 23, in the RM of Loon Lake. Officers have been trying to find her family to let th...
Dec 22, 2021
NHL announces its players won't be going to Winter Olympics
Three months after saying NHL players would be heading back to the Olympics, the league on Wednesday did an about-face. In a statement, the league said the disruption to its regular-season schedule ca...
Dec 22, 2021
Drive-thru vaccinations not 'feasible' in Saskatoon: SHA
Instead of a wait inside a heated car, many people across Saskatchewan were left waiting for their booster shots in the cold Monday. Over 100 people waited at Prairieland Park in Saskatoon alone, half...
Dec 21, 2021 A line-up formed outside the doors of Prairieland Park's vaccine clinic on Dec. 20, 2021. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
Sask. sets vaccine record with more than 32k shots booked Monday
Saskatchewan people booked a record number of COVID-19 vaccination appointments Monday following the booster eligibility expansion. On Monday, 32,337 people booked an appointment, establishing a new d...
Dec 21, 2021
Police investigation says man's death wasn't suspicious
The Saskatoon Police Service said Tuesday investigators had determined the sudden death of a 20-year-old man Sunday wasn't suspicious. Just after 4 a.m., first responders went to a house in the 1400 b...
Dec 21, 2021 (File photo/650 CKOM)
Latest COVID update Dec. 21: Hospitalizations drop below 100
The number of COVID-19 patients in Saskatchewan hospitals dipped below 100 for the first time in nearly four months Tuesday. In its daily update, the Ministry of Health said there were 98 people with ...
Dec 21, 2021 (650 CKOM file photo)
Shahab recommends caution, not restrictions, amid potential Omicron surge
Saskatchewan's top doctor says Omicron numbers are expected to rise in the province - it's just a question of when and how much. Chief medical health officer Dr. Saqib Shahab says Omicron is also all ...
Dec 21, 2021
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