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Latest COVID update Oct. 20: 246 new cases, 5 deaths, 3,174 active cases
Five more Saskatchewan residents have died as a result of COVID-19, pushing the total for October over the 100 mark. As of Wednesday, 103 people have died due to COVID in the province this month. That...
Oct 20, 2021
‘We’re not through COVID’: Sask. chamber calls for extension of pandemic benefits
Pandemic benefits rolled out by the federal government are set to expire Saturday, but the Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce wants them to remain in place for a while longer. CEO Steve McLellan joined ...
Oct 20, 2021
'We're in really bad shape': Saskatchewan doctor on ICU numbers
Some COVID-19 ICU patients are getting moved to Ontario to ease the impact on the health-care system, but an infectious disease doctor at Regina's General Hospital says it isn't making things any easi...
Oct 20, 2021
Sask. mask, isolation mandate extended until the end of November
The Saskatchewan government has opted to extend public health measures requiring people to wear a mask at indoor public spaces and to continue isolating after testing positive for COVID-19. Masks were...
Oct 20, 2021
Taking their shot: Eligibility for booster shots expanding Monday
More Saskatchewan residents will become eligible to get COVID-19 boosters on Monday. In a media release Tuesday, the provincial government said the booster program would be expanded from the groups th...
Oct 19, 2021
Latest COVID update Oct. 19: 271 new cases, 3,434 active cases
Active cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan dropped again Tuesday, but the province continues to lead the nation in active case rate. There were 495 recoveries, 271 new cases and eight deaths reported, l...
Oct 19, 2021 (Sheena Roszell/650 CKOM file photo)
'Vigilant': Shahab outlines precautions around gatherings
It might sound like a time warp back to the summer of 2020, but Saskatchewan's top doctor is once again giving the people of Saskatchewan advice about the safety of gatherings and COVID-19. "While tod...
Oct 19, 2021
Sask. still searching for additional help as COVID ICU transfers begin
Premier Scott Moe says there wasn't an internal trigger that forced Saskatchewan to send six ICU patients to Ontario this week. There just simply aren't enough available beds in Saskatchewan hospitals...
Oct 19, 2021 Premier Scott Moe discusses the public health measures the Government of Saskatchewan implemented on Sept. 16, 2021. (Facebook Live)
Hilltops use full team effort to tame Wildcats
By Dallas Dahlseide The Saskatoon Hilltops scored a season-high 44 points in a dominating 44-7 victory over the Edmonton Wildcats on Sunday afternoon at SMF Field. It was the third straight win for th...
Oct 18, 2021 (Saskatoon Hilltops/Twitter)
UPDATE: Threatening email message to Moe, Shahab leads to arrest of Regina man
Dr. Saqib Shahab -- Saskatchewan's chief medical health officer -- and Premier Scott Moe were the individuals allegedly threatened in an email sent by a 38-year-old Regina man. The man was charged by ...
Oct 18, 2021
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