Murray Wood: Paying for junk pretentiously passed off as public art
As people debate Saskatoon spending $300,000 on plastic rocks, Murray Wood notes that the great unwashed aren't really s...
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Latest COVID update Oct. 12: 271 cases, lowest daily count since Tuesday
A total of 271 cases were reported in Saskatchewan Tuesday, the lowest in a week since 242 were reported on Oct. 5. There are 4,450 cases currently active in Saskatchewan. Two new deaths were also rep...
Oct 12, 2021
Latest COVID update Oct. 12: 271 cases, lowest daily count since Tuesday
A total of 271 cases were reported in Saskatchewan Tuesday, the lowest in a week since 242 were reported on Oct. 5. There are 4,450 cases currently active in Saskatchewan. Two new deaths were also rep...
Oct 12, 2021
SGI asking for input on possible e-scooter regulation
Anyone with an opinion on adding electric scooters to public roads is being asked to let SGI know their thoughts. With more e-scooters popping up in the province, SGI plans to also meet with municipal...
Oct 12, 2021
Thanksgiving brought first significant Sask. snowfall of the year
Some people in Saskatchewan earned their pumpkin pie calories by shoveling snow on Thanksgiving. According to Environment Canada, localized snow fell in between North Battleford and Meadow Lake and up...
Oct 12, 2021 Snow at Turtle Lake on Oct 11th, 2021.
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NDP, organizations, people call on government to ‘fix’ social assistance
A small group of six tents takes up a portion of Regina's Pepsi Park these days, a home for people who have nowhere else to go. Advocates say it's a symptom of the long-standing homeless problem in Re...
Oct 12, 2021
17-year-old injured in hospital after serious incident
RCMP is investigating after a 17-year-old man from the Onion Lake area was taken to hospital with serious injuries. The man was located near Pipestone Creek Road on Onion Lake First Nation around noon...
Oct 12, 2021 (650 CKOM file photo)
Light snow not expected to stay for long, says meteorologist
The province is expected to get a brief taste of winter starting as early as Wednesday night. Some form of precipitation is expected but whether it will be rain or snow isn't yet settled, said Kyle Mc...
Oct 12, 2021
Province encouraging immunization to keep influenza at bay
With COVID-19 still running rampant in Saskatchewan, the government is once again stressing residents roll up their sleeves to get immunized against influenza. Starting Tuesday, people in the province...
Oct 12, 2021
Jamie Nye: Gruden’s emails showed he’s no leader of men … or women
The Raiders have a history of being in front of the change, rather than an organization that sets down an anchor to try and stop it. The history of Al Davis and the Raiders NFL history includes hiring...
Oct 12, 2021
Latest COVID update Oct. 11: Hospitalizations climb again, 425 new cases, four deaths
COVID continues to put stress on Saskatchewan’s healthcare system. In its daily update, the province reported 14 new hospitalizations. That means 347 people are in hospital with the virus, with ...
Oct 11, 2021
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