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Killer of Katelyn Noble sentenced to life in prison
The man who killed a 15-year-old girl near Radisson in 2007 has been sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 10 years. Eduard Baranec was sentenced Friday in Saskatoon Court of Queen'...
Sep 24, 2021 Katelyn Noble, 15, disappeared from a farmhouse in the Radisson area on August 27, 2007. (Child Find Saskatchewan)
Privacy issues force temporary removal of QR codes from vaccination records
Four days after being launched, QR codes are temporarily being removed from Saskatchewan residents' COVID-19 vaccination records due to privacy issues. The Government of Saskatchewan said Friday after...
Sep 24, 2021
Saskatchewan gov't to cover cost of new cystic fibrosis drug
Saskatchewan residents living with cystic fibrosis got some help from the provincial government Friday. In a media release, the government said it would start providing coverage on Oct. 1 for Trikafta...
Sep 24, 2021
COVID situation in Sask. hospitals could get worse before it gets better
Saskatchewan hit another record high for COVID-19 hospitalizations and ICU admissions on Friday, and it's expected things will keep getting worse. "I would say, broadly speaking, our health system is ...
Sep 24, 2021
RCMP investigating after woman found dead in Choiceland
The Saskatchewan RCMP's Major Crimes Unit South is investigating the suspicious death of a 37-year-old woman in Choiceland. The Mounties say they got a call Friday at about 1:45 a.m., about a person w...
Sep 24, 2021 (650 CKOM file photo)
Latest COVID update Sept. 24: 528 new cases, 276 in hospital, 5 deaths
Numbers continued to rise across the COVID-19 board in Saskatchewan on Friday. The totals of hospitalizations and ICU patients again set records, the number of new cases was the second-highest ever re...
Sep 24, 2021 (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM file photo)
Detained Huawei exec reaches deal with U.S. justice officials
Canada's diplomatic dispute with China over Meng Wanzhou may be nearing its conclusion. The Huawei chief financial officer has been under house arrest in Vancouver since December of 2018 while awaitin...
Sep 24, 2021
RCMP vehicle hit by gunshot on Mosquito First Nation
Police are looking for witnesses after an RCMP vehicle was hit by gunfire on the Mosquito First Nation, 30 kilometres south of Battleford. In a media release Friday, the Mounties said officers from th...
Sep 24, 2021 The Chevrolet Cruze that was involved in an incident Tuesday on the Mosquito First Nation. (RCMP/Submitted)
Saskatchewan reaches 80% mark for first doses of COVID vaccines
Saskatchewan has reached a milestone in its response to COVID-19. In a media release Friday, the provincial government said 80 per cent of all residents who are eligible to get their first dose of a C...
Sep 24, 2021
SJHL hit with a COVID-19 case on the eve of new season
The Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) is not getting the smooth start to the season it had hoped for. The league announced on Thursday all Melville Millionaires games are suspended until furthe...
Sep 24, 2021 (SJHL/Facebook)
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