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Ex-Mountie facing first-degree murder charge pleads not guilty
A former Saskatchewan Mountie has entered a plea of not guilty to a charge of first-degree murder. Bernie Herman, 53, was not present when the matter was discussed Wednesday morning at Prince Albert P...
Jun 16, 2021 (paNOW file photo)
Questions remain around hospitality industry post-pandemic
With the end apparently in sight for COVID-19 in Saskatchewan, it's time for not only people to heal, but businesses as well. Over the course of the pandemic, the hospitality industry suffered immense...
Jun 16, 2021 Breakfast at a Saskatoon restaurant before the COVID-19 pandemic. (Payton Zillich/650 CKOM)
Latest COVID update June 16: Sask. reports 74 new cases, 2 deaths
The number of COVID-19 patients in Saskatchewan's intensive care units has fallen to its lowest level since Remembrance Day. The Ministry of Health announced Wednesday there were 12 people with COVID ...
Jun 16, 2021
Fully vaccinated in Sask. don't have to self-isolate after close contact with COVID case
Consider it a perk of becoming fully vaccinated against COVID-19. The provincial government announced during a news conference Tuesday that anyone in Saskatchewan who has had both of their COVID-19 do...
Jun 16, 2021 (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM file photo)
Infectious disease doctor conflicted over reopening timeline until second doses increase
With Saskatchewan inching towards Step Three of its Re-Opening Roadmap, a Regina infectious disease physician is cautioning against an early reopening. Dr. Alex Wong is conflicted. While he wants to s...
Jun 16, 2021 (Saskatchewan Health Authority/Submitted)
Sask. retailer encouraged by falling lumber prices
Wyatt Zacharias with Zak’s Building Group in Hague is knocking on wood that the latest lumber trend is here to stay. On Tuesday, lumber futures were down 40 per cent compared to peak levels in M...
Jun 16, 2021
Multiple tornadoes touch down in west-central Sask.
At least three tornadoes touched down Tuesday evening in central-west Saskatchewan. That's according to Environment Canada meteorologist Dan Fulton, who says a night of thunderstorms, hail and vicious...
Jun 16, 2021 A picture of a tornado taken in 2021. (Dave Sills/Twitter)
SHA aiming to prop up vaccination numbers with pop-up clinics
The Saskatchewan Health Authority is rolling up its sleeves in hopes of getting more Saskatchewan people to roll up theirs. With the number of first doses lagging in recent weeks, the SHA is going to ...
Jun 15, 2021
Latest COVID update June 15: 47 new cases, 4 deaths, 722 active cases
For the second straight day, Saskatchewan reported its lowest daily total of new COVID-19 cases for 2021. One day after announcing 55 new cases, the Ministry of Health reported 47 new infections Tuesd...
Jun 15, 2021 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
SHA probing possible link between Pfizer shot and Saskatoon man's heart issues
When 23-year-old Brandon Lavoie got his first COVID-19 vaccine on May 28, everything went like clockwork. He waited 15 minutes in line, got the Pfizer vaccine, waited another 15 minutes to ensure he d...
Jun 15, 2021 (Photo courtesy of Brandon Lavoie)
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