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Saskatoon Chamber CEO supports status quo for vaccine passports, health measures
The CEO of the Greater Saskatoon Chamber of Commerce is pleased the province isn't mandating vaccines or introducing any new public health measures. A day after Premier Scott Moe and chief medical hea...
Aug 31, 2021 (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM file photo)
'Do not use in humans:' Expert provides facts, truth on ivermectin
You may want to quit horsin' around now, Saskatchewan - ivermectin isn't a joke. That's the word from Chris Clark, the associate dean academic at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine. "Nobody un...
Aug 31, 2021 (File Photo/650 CKOM)
Erasers, notebooks and multi-coloured pens: Local shop savours back-to-school season
Shopping for back-to-school supplies is in full swing, with kids back in school Wednesday. In keeping with pandemic trends, parents can choose to shop local. Susan Gallagher is the owner and self-titl...
Aug 31, 2021 Susan Gallagher alongside a back-to-school display at her shop, Soul Paper, in Saskatoon. (Libby GIesbrecht/650 CKOM)
Incident at Meadow Lake campground deemed to be murder-suicide
The Saskatchewan RCMP said Tuesday the deaths of two people at a campground in Meadow Lake on Monday were the result of a murder-suicide. The RCMP said it received reports of gunshots at the Lions Par...
Aug 31, 2021 (File photo/650 CKOM)
Latest COVID update Aug. 31 -- Seven-day average rises to April levels
The seven-day average of new COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan reached a four-month high Tuesday. The Ministry of Health said the average was 248 cases, or 20.6 per 100,000 population. The average is the...
Aug 31, 2021
Saskatoon city council brings back mandatory masks
The days of no masks are coming to an end in Saskatoon. On Monday, city council voted to reintroduce mandatory masks on city transit buses and civic facilities starting Wednesday. "Masks make a differ...
Aug 30, 2021
Sask. NDP leader wants health minister to resign, Shahab advice to be heeded
The leader of the Saskatchewan NDP is repeating his Friday call for the resignation of the province's health minister, Paul Merriman. In speaking to media on Monday in front of Merriman's Saskatoon of...
Aug 30, 2021 Saskatchewan NDP Leader Ryan Meili and Health Critic Vicki Mowat call for the resignation of Health Minister Paul Merriman in Saskatoon on Aug. 30, 2021. (Libby Giesbrecht/650 CKOM)
Two dead at Meadow Lake campground after serious incident
The Meadow Lake RCMP is warning the public of a serious incident that occurred Monday at the Lions Park campground. Two adults are dead and a third person was taken to hospital after the incident. The...
Aug 30, 2021
Moe says unvaccinated will find things 'more uncomfortable' in Sask.
Premier Scott Moe issued a warning Monday to residents of the province who aren't vaccinated against COVID-19. "It's going to be increasingly more uncomfortable for you in Saskatchewan to make the cho...
Aug 30, 2021
Latest COVID update Aug. 30 -- Three deaths push Sask. total over 600
The death toll in Saskatchewan due to COVID-19 went over the 600 mark on Monday. The Saskatchewan government announced three COVID-related deaths, increasing the total in the province since March of 2...
Aug 30, 2021 The coronavirus. (Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota/Twitter)
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