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Sask. gov't announces some COVID measures, but masks not mandated
The Government of Saskatchewan is taking steps to address rising COVID-19 cases in the province - but those steps don't include new public health orders such as mandatory masking or vaccination incent...
Sep 10, 2021
Woman killed in collision on Highway 5 near Wadena
A 65-year-old woman from the Wadena area is dead after a two-vehicle collision Thursday on Highway 5 east of Wadena. According to the RCMP, officers responded just before 4 p.m., to a report of a coll...
Sep 10, 2021
Gravel contracts and competition revealed during Fertuck first-degree murder trial
Sheree Fertuck was professional, but a "persistent" and "aggressive" business person -- constantly calling Martin Koyle's office to try and secure work. That testimony was offered Thursday by Koyle at...
Sep 10, 2021 The gravel pit where Sheree Fertuck worked, along with her abandoned semi truck and trailer.
Support pours in for family of 9-year-old girl killed on a scooter
"RIP my tiny buga baby." In a Facebook post, Rochelle Dubois says she is completely traumatized by the death of her daughter on Thursday. Dubois was at work when she received a call that her oldest da...
Sep 10, 2021 A memorial of photographs and flowers where a 9-year-old girl was fatally hit by a vehicle on September 9th, 2021 (Facebook)
'Sask-a-boom 2.0:' New industry investments bringing boost to province, says analyst
A new OSB mill and the restart of a pulp mill in the Prince Albert area are bringing a welcome boost to the Saskatchewan economy. The announcement of the new mill came about as a result of back-door d...
Sep 09, 2021
Advance polls for federal election open Friday
Advance polls for the federal election open Friday across Saskatchewan. Polls will remain open Friday until Monday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., according to a news release from Elections Canada. Vaccination...
Sep 09, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
SHA changes family visitation rules at Saskatoon hospitals
The Saskatchewan Health Authority is changing family guidelines at Saskatoon's hospitals due to rising COVID-19 numbers in the city. On Thursday, the SHA said it was moving family presence restriction...
Sep 09, 2021 Saskatoon police allege a teenage girl was threatened with a weapon and sexually assaulted in a bathroom at the Jim Pattison Children's Hospital on Oct 11, 2023 (650 CKOM file photo)
Latest COVID update Sept. 9: 286 new cases, 184 in hospital, 1 death
Nearly 86 per cent of the new COVID-19 cases reported in Saskatchewan on Thursday were unvaccinated people. According to the Ministry of Health, 245 of the 286 new cases weren't vaccinated. There were...
Sep 09, 2021
COVID-19 surge in Saskatchewan 'very troubling': SHA
A Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) manager says the health-care system is in a "fragile position" at the moment with the tide of new COVID-19 cases showing no sign of slowing down. "This most recen...
Sep 09, 2021 (Brady Lang/650 CKOM file photo)
Nine-year-old girl dead after vehicle-scooter collision on 33rd Street West
A nine-year-old girl died Thursday morning after she was struck by a truck while riding her scooter. In a news release, Saskatoon police said a collision analyst remains at the scene of the collision ...
Sep 09, 2021 (650 CKOM file photo)
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