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November data shows majority of Sask. COVID hospitalizations were unvaccinated
New information released by the Government of Saskatchewan on Tuesday continues to prove the favourable health outcomes after getting a COVID-19 vaccine. Throughout November, the hospitalization rate ...
Dec 14, 2021 (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM file photo)
Last of Saskatchewan patients being treated in Ontario returns home
Saskatchewan has repatriated the last of its residents who were receiving health care in Ontario. Starting in October, Saskatchewan sent 27 patients east to help ease the burden on the province's heal...
Dec 14, 2021
Latest COVID update Dec. 14: 47 new cases, 4 deaths
Four more Saskatchewan residents have died due to COVID-19. The Ministry of Health reported the deaths Tuesday. It's the most deaths in a day since Nov. 28, when there also were four fatalities. The p...
Dec 14, 2021
Saskatchewan boosting Wanuskewin UNESCO heritage bid
The Government of Saskatchewan is giving one-time funding of $60,000 to Wanuskewin Heritage Park to hire a project co-ordinator to help the site through its United Nations Educational, Scientific and ...
Dec 14, 2021 Wanuskewin Heritage Park unveiled 11 bison to the public on Jan. 17, 2020 after dreaming of having bison at the park for decades. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
Province lays out five-year plan for Saskatchewan libraries
The Government of Saskatchewan announced a plan Tuesday to help sustain and grow libraries across the province over the next five years. The first-ever Provincial Library Sector Plan was created after...
Dec 14, 2021
Roughriders sign seven players, including four draft picks
The Saskatchewan Roughriders started the CFL off-season with a series of transactions Tuesday. The Roughriders signed seven players, including four of their draft picks. Linebacker A.J. Allen, whom th...
Dec 14, 2021
Beauval man fined for fishing, wildlife offences
A three-year investigation has resulted in $14,500 in fines against a Beauval man after he pleaded guilty to a number of fisheries and wildlife charges. Roger McCallum Jr., 36, was given three years t...
Dec 14, 2021 (Ministry of Environment/Submitted)
Police still seeking information about missing woman
The Weyburn Police Service continues to search for a 77-year-old woman who hasn't been seen in more than a week. Police say Frances Gazeley hasn't been seen since Dec. 6 or Dec. 7, when she was observ...
Dec 14, 2021
Downtown Saskatoon official discusses temporary shelter
The opening of a new temporary shelter in downtown Saskatoon was delayed Monday. Saskatoon city council unanimously approved the opening of a new wellness shelter for the Saskatoon Tribal Council (STC...
Dec 13, 2021 Inside a new temporary wellness shelter in Saskatoon. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM file photo)
Latest COVID update Dec. 13: Saskatchewan reports fifth case of Omicron
Saskatchewan has detected another case of the Omicron COVID-19 variant. On Monday, the Ministry of Health's COVID dashboard showed a fifth case of Omicron had been found through whole genome sequencin...
Dec 13, 2021 (650 CKOM file photo)
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