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Latest COVID update Dec. 31: Record-high 735 cases reported
Saskatchewan has recorded its highest single-day total of COVID-19 cases. The Ministry of Health reported Friday there were 735 new cases, breaking the previous record of 601. There also were 74 recov...
Dec 31, 2021 (Lisa Schick/650 CKOM file photo)
'Demoralizing:' Nurses' union frustrated with province's COVID response
Nurses in the province are feeling disappointed and demoralized after Thursday's COVID-19 update. Saskatchewan Union of Nurses (SUN) president and registered nurse Tracy Zambory said nurses are "very ...
Dec 31, 2021 Saskatchewan Union of Nurses president Tracy Zambory. (File photo/650 CKOM)
YEAR IN REVIEW: Ryan Meili hopes 2021 was a turning point
The past year has been a tough one for Saskatchewan and, NDP Leader Ryan Meili said, for him as well. "I really care about what happens here," said Meili, "and in particular, as somebody who's a doc(t...
Dec 31, 2021
Opposition NDP disappointed in province's Omicron response
Saskatchewan is doomed to repeat the failures of the first four waves of COVID-19, according to the province's official opposition. NDP Leader Ryan Meili said the province has had weeks of forewarning...
Dec 30, 2021 NDP Leader Ryan Meili. (650 CKOM file photo)
Latest COVID update Dec. 30: 589 new cases, 2,176 active cases
Saskatchewan reported its second-highest single-day total of COVID-19 cases on Thursday. There were 589 cases reported, the most since 601 were announced on Sept. 30. There were 650 cases announced on...
Dec 30, 2021 (Sheena Roszell/650 CKOM file photo)
Sask. implements new testing and isolation guidelines, but no new restrictions
Saskatchewan has changed its guidelines for COVID-19 testing and isolation, but not its public health measures. "We are continuing to watch our hospitalizations and our intensive care numbers very clo...
Dec 30, 2021
Check carbon monoxide detectors regularly: Saskatoon Fire Department
With extreme cold warnings across the province continuing and many people turning up the heat in their homes, Saskatoon Fire Department Assistant Chief Yvonne Raymer is urging everyone to make sure an...
Dec 30, 2021 (650 CKOM file photo)
YEAR IN REVIEW: Moe says 2021 was a 'challenging' year
Looking back on the past 12 months, Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe said it has been a challenging year, but he's staying positive. "We're making some headway with respect to COVID; we're most certainl...
Dec 30, 2021
Heat dome, flooding top weather stories of the year: David Phillips
It was another interesting year for weather in Canada. While record temperatures and drought-like conditions were among the top news stories from 2021, there was also a massive flood that tore through...
Dec 30, 2021
Latest COVID update Dec. 29: 293 new cases, 4 deaths
Saskatchewan has reported its highest daily total of new COVID-19 cases in more than two months. The Ministry of Health's update Wednesday said there were 293 new cases, the most since there were 300 ...
Dec 29, 2021 (650 CKOM file photo)
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