Murray Wood: Signs of spring appearing in Saskatchewan
Murray Wood says signs of spring were all over the place on the weekend, even though the forecast remains wintery for th...
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Six Sask. patients to be in Ontario by end of day, hospitals still strained
Three Saskatchewan residents have officially been transferred to Ontario to receive medical care. Another three patients were expected to be transferred by the end of the day Wednesday barring anythin...
Oct 20, 2021 (Dr. Susan Shaw/Twitter)
Shahab breaks down while discussing COVID modelling
Many people are feeling the pressure of 20 months under a pandemic, particularly as COVID-19 cases continue to rise in Saskatchewan and the health-care system reaches a breaking point. On Wednesday, D...
Oct 20, 2021
Defence alleges Crown misconduct before withdrawing complaint at Fertuck murder trial
A twist in the eight-week-long Greg Fertuck first-degree murder trial delayed witness testimony by an hour or so on Wednesday. Defence lawyer Mike Nolin told Justice Richard Danyliuk he was several fe...
Oct 20, 2021 (650 CKOM file photo)
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
More details needed on costs related to out-of-province ICU care, says COVID survivor
A Regina man who survived COVID-19 after spending time in an ICU earlier this year says critical patients need the best care possible, even if it means flying some of them out of province to Ontario. ...
Oct 20, 2021 Matthew Cardinal. (Dianne Desjarlais-Cardinal/Submitted)
Winning ticket for Tuesday's $55-million Lotto Max jackpot sold in Saskatoon
Someone in Saskatchewan is waking up a millionaire. This week's $55-million Lotto Max jackpot has been won by a person in Saskatoon. According to Saskatchewan Lotteries, a single ticket purchased in S...
Oct 20, 2021
Saskatoon city council exploring possibility of implementing its own gathering restrictions
Saskatoon city councillors aren't taking no for an answer. At Monday's Governance and Priorities committee meeting, they voted 7-4 in favour of a motion asking "that the Administration be directed to ...
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)
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