Murray Wood: The day Canada Became a nation
April 9, 1917 was Easter Monday. On that date, 109 years ago, Canadian soldiers made history at Vimy Ridge. Murray Wood ...
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Sask. health care workers account for 5 per cent of provincial cases: CIHI
Health care workers in Saskatchewan were sick from COVID-19 at a rate lower than the national average consistently through the pandemic. New statistics from the Canadian Institute for Health Informati...
Aug 19, 2021 Nurse Leah Sawatsky receives the COVID-19 vaccine on Dec. 15, 2020. (Photo courtesy of the Saskatchewan Health Authority)
FSIN, SIEC sign innovated education agreement for Indigenous youth
So many of our young people are playing video games, why aren't they creating them? That was a question posed by the master of ceremonies, Indigenous educator Dale Worme, during the signing of a memor...
Aug 19, 2021 FSIN Third Vice Chief, Edward "Dutch" Lerat shaking the hand of SIEC's Brent Hills following the signing of the MOU Thursday, August 19, 2021. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
Rider game with nine cases linked not being considered an 'outbreak:' SHA
An outbreak's an outbreak - unless it isn't. We've become accustomed to COVID outbreaks being two cases or more, but that simply wasn't the case for the August 6 Saskatchewan Roughriders home opener. ...
Aug 19, 2021 (Saskatchewan Roughriders)
Swift Current duck derby to benefit Make-A-Wish Foundation
Kids suffering from rare or chronic illnesses will get another chance to have wishes come true thanks to an upcoming duck derby in Swift Current, and organizers are hoping support will come from acros...
Aug 19, 2021 Avery Andres (left) and Bella Thompson (right) are two children who have had wishes granted by the Make-A-Wish Foundation. (Andrea Orr/submitted)
Wanted Alberta man caught by police in Saskatoon backyard
An Alberta man wanted on three Canada-wide warrants is facing 10 charges after evading Saskatoon police. Around 11 p.m. Wednesday, officers noticed a Nissan Pathfinder with the wrong license plate. Po...
Aug 19, 2021 (650 CKOM file photo)
Input from Saskatoon residents welcomed as councillors review proposed tax rates
If you have something to say about proposed property tax rates in Saskatoon, now is your chance. A special Finance Committee meeting will be held on Aug. 31 at 1 p.m. to review what's called the "indi...
Aug 19, 2021
Harvest well ahead 5-year average with 20 per cent in the bin: crop report
A reported 20 per cent of the crop in Saskatchewan is now in the bin, according to the latest crop report. Farmers across the province are busy preparing equipment and bins for harvest, swathing, desi...
Aug 19, 2021
Brayden Lenius thankful after 11-year old boy returns ball from first CFL touchdown
After scoring the first CFL touchdown of his career on Aug. 6, Brayden Lenius celebrated by throwing the football into the stands of Mosaic Stadium. The ball went straight into section 147, where 11-y...
Aug 19, 2021 11-year-old Nixon Wiebe with Brayden Lenius and the famed football. (Alyssa Wiebe/Submitted)
Therapy dogs to provide on-site support at upcoming Saskatoon vaccine clinics
If you're not a fan of needles, the COVID vaccination push may be a bit ruff for you. But the health authority and St. Johns Ambulance are looking to make the experience a bit more paws-itive. Two cli...
Aug 18, 2021 Two pups pictured, promoting the SHAs vaccine clinic with therapy dogs. (Twitter/Saskatchewan Health Authority)
Saskatchewan businesses split on vaccine passports
Saskatchewan businesses are torn on the issue of proving a person is vaccinated against COVID-19 to enter a business or public place. The Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce sent out a survey last week t...
Aug 18, 2021 (Saskatchewan Health Authority/Submitted)
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