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Wildfires force evacuations at Red Earth and Shoal Lake
By Nigel Maxwell In response to the growing threat of wildfires in their region, the communities of Red Earth Cree Nation and Shoal Lake Cree Nation have issued evacuation orders for their members and...
Oct 05, 2021 (Submitted photo/ Prince Albert Grand Council)
Police officers taking high road to catch distracted drivers
Saskatoon police were surveilling 25th Street East near Kinsmen Avenue on Monday morning, catching drivers paying attention to their phones when their eyes should have been on the road. For the month ...
Oct 04, 2021 Saskatoon police officers stand along 25 Street East near Kinsmen Avenue, watching for distracted drivers. (Libby Giesbrecht/650 CKOM)
Man charged after sexual assault on U of S campus
A 22-year-old man is facing charges after a woman was sexually assaulted on the University of Saskatchewan campus Wednesday. According to the Saskatoon Police Service, a woman said she was approached ...
Oct 04, 2021 (650 CKOM file photo)
Latest COVID update Oct. 4: 325 in hospital, 75 in ICUs, 5 more deaths
Saskatchewan has again reached record highs for COVID-19 hospitalizations and intensive care admissions. According to the Ministry of Health, there were as of Monday 325 COVID patients in the province...
Oct 04, 2021 A message written on the sidewalk outside Ellis Hall, next to Royal University Hospital in Saskatoon. (Saskatchewan Health Authority/Twitter)
Both Saskatchewan PFC teams win at home
Both the Saskatoon Hilltops and Regina Thunder improved their records on Sunday. The Hilltops secured a 34-20 win over the Edmonton Huskies at SMF Field, improving the Toppers' record to 4-2 on the ye...
Oct 04, 2021
Latest COVID update Oct. 3: Hospitalizations rise, active cases drop, three deaths
Sunday's daily COVID update was a mixed bag. Saskatchewan's hospitalizations have risen once again. There are now 321 people with the virus in hospital, an increase of 15 from Saturday. Active cases d...
Oct 03, 2021 (Saskatchewan Health Authority)
Fire ban issued for Sask. East Central regions
A late-season fire ban is coming to areas in Saskatchewan's central east. The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) said the ban covers all provincial Crown lands, including provincial parks. The b...
Oct 03, 2021 A photo of the fire ban area for east central Saskatchewan, issued on Oct. 3, 2021. (Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency)
Three more charged in death of man from Big River First Nation
Three more people have been charged in connection with the death of a man from the Big River First Nation in 2020. Richard Netmaker, 36, was reportedly abducted from his home on Jan. 6, 2020, and assa...
Oct 01, 2021 (650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatoon Public Library offers free printing of COVID vaccination records
The Saskatoon Public Library wants to make it easier for people to get their proof-of-vaccination records printed. According to a statement on the library's website, starting Monday, anyone who needs ...
Oct 01, 2021
Latest COVID update Oct. 1: Sask. reports 5 deaths, 313 hospitalizations
Five more Saskatchewan residents have died as a result of COVID-19, increasing the province's death toll due to the virus to 700 since the pandemic started. The deaths reported Friday comprised three ...
Oct 01, 2021 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
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