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Latest COVID update Oct. 17: Active cases drop below 4,000, five deaths, ICU cases hit new high
Saskatchewan’s latest COVID update was another mixed bag. In its daily update Sunday, the province reported 320 cases and 645 recoveries. That drops the active total to 3,967, the first time it&...
Oct 17, 2021
Mother of late RCMP officer wants to see reform in justice system
Melanie Patton wants to see law enforcement officers in Canada protected more so they don't end up dead on the job. She’s the mother of the late Const. Shelby Patton, who died on June 12 in Wols...
Oct 17, 2021
Saskatchewan Health Authority not recommending a request for federal assistance
The Saskatchewan government has been under pressure to request health-care assistance from the federal government. However, the Saskatchewan Health Authority is not recommending the government do that...
Oct 17, 2021
Latest COVID update Oct. 16: 411 new cases, 476 recoveries, three deaths
The latest COVID update was a bit of a mixed bag. In its daily update Saturday, the province reported that the active case total had dropped to 4,297. There were 411 new cases and 476 recoveries, alon...
Oct 16, 2021
Land border expert weighs in on what reopening will look like
The date on which the land border between Canada and the U.S. is to reopen for non-essential fully vaccinated travellers has been set, and there are a lot more questions than answers on what crossing ...
Oct 16, 2021
Esterhazy town facilities set to reopen after temporary COVID shutdown
A town in east-central Saskatchewan closed some of its facilities to try and curb the spread of COVID-19, and it’s now close to reopening them. On Oct. 7, Esterhazy closed down all town-run faci...
Oct 16, 2021
Hint of Saskatchewan in the new James Bond movie
By Dallas Dahlseide At one point in the new James Bond movie "No Time To Die," you'll catch a glimpse of a plane that once soared over Saskatchewan. Roland Jenson with Cloud 9 Airspray in Outlook owne...
Oct 15, 2021
Saskatoon school locked down after gun fired on street outside
A Saskatoon school in the Massey Place neighbourhood was placed in lockdown Friday after a shooting occurred nearby. In a media release, the Saskatoon Police Service said officers responded at about 2...
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Latest COVID update Oct. 15: 312 new cases, 339 in hospital
The seven-day average of new COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan dropped under 400 for the first time in a month Friday. According to data from the Ministry of Health, that figure now stands at 380. The la...
Oct 15, 2021
New tourism agreement aims to boost travel between southern Sask. and Montana
Nine rural municipalities in south-central Saskatchewan have taken steps to prepare for a future after the coal industry. Through an economic partnership called South Saskatchewan Ready (SSR), they ha...
Oct 15, 2021
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