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‘Some of the highest prices I’ve ever seen:’ Industry reacts to rising food costs
Consumers are paying more for their food at the grocery store, especially for products like meat and dairy. According to Statistics Canada, the cost of groceries is up about 2.7 per cent from last yea...
Dec 02, 2021
Jamie Nye: Billionaire and millionaire babies are going to get little sympathy from me
Fans of sports don't have much time for work stoppages, nor should they. Billionaires and millionaires arguing over how many millions they make don't really make for much sympathy from a fan base. For...
Dec 02, 2021
Woman who killed family of four while driving drunk denied full parole
A woman who killed a family of four while driving drunk just outside of Saskatoon has been denied full parole by the Parole Board of Canada. In June of 2016, Catherine McKay pleaded guilty to four cou...
Dec 01, 2021
Latest COVID update Dec. 1: 81 new cases, 1 death
Saskatchewan reported Wednesday its highest total of new COVID-19 cases in five days. There were 81 new cases announced by the Ministry of Health, the most since 108 were reported on Friday. Over the ...
Dec 01, 2021
Pats' Bedard gets invitation to world junior selection camp
Regina Pats centre Connor Bedard has been invited to Canada's national junior team selection camp for the 2022 world junior hockey championship. The 35 invitees will attend the camp Dec. 9-12 in Calga...
Dec 01, 2021
Two dead after two-vehicle crash in North Battleford
The RCMP says alcohol may have been a factor in a two-vehicle crash that killed two people Tuesday night in North Battleford. According to the Mounties, the Battleford RCMP got a call about a crash at...
Dec 01, 2021
Canada to require air travellers - except from U.S. - to be tested at airport
With a new COVID-19 variant starting to spread across the globe, Canada is tightening things up. During a media conference Tuesday, officials from the federal government announced all air travellers e...
Nov 30, 2021
Gov’t clarifies position on vaccinations and extracurriculars for students
The Saskatchewan government provided more clarification Tuesday on its policy toward students and extracurricular activities. On Nov. 18, Education Minister Dustin Duncan said students shouldn't be st...
Nov 30, 2021
Latest COVID update Nov. 30: 42 new cases, active cases fall to 715
Two children under the age of five were among the 42 new cases of COVID-19 reported in Saskatchewan on Tuesday. The total comprised 25 people who weren't vaccinated, 15 individuals who were considered...
Nov 30, 2021 (Sheena Roszell/650 CKOM file photo)
Sask. microbiologist recommends caution, not overreaction to Omicron
The Omicron variant is the latest evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic, but it's not worth overreacting to until we understand it better. That was the message from University of Saskatchewan microbiolog...
Nov 30, 2021
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