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Latest COVID update June 12: 106 new cases, 1 death, active cases continue to fall
Active cases of COVID-19 continue to fall in Saskatchewan, dropping to 874. The Ministry of Health reported 106 new cases on Saturday, bringing the total to 47,875 cases. There were also 135 new recov...
Jun 12, 2021 (Saskatchewan Health Authority/Submitted)
Latest COVID update June 11: 81 new cases, 1 death, active cases fall under 900
The number of active COVID-19 cases being reported in Saskatchewan has fallen below 900 for the first time since early November. The Ministry of Health said Friday there were 899 active cases in the p...
Jun 11, 2021 (Sheena Roszell/650 CKOM file photo)
Planning committee to hear Marquis Downs heritage site request Monday
A Saskatoon apprentice jockey is continuing her fight to keep Marquis Downs operating. In a letter written to Saskatoon's mayor and council dated May 27, Nicole Hein is hoping to have that part of Pra...
Jun 11, 2021 (Marquis Downs/Facebook)
FSIN calls for Catholics to boycott Sunday mass
The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) is urging Catholics to put further pressure on leaders of the church to acknowledge its role in the residential school system. The FSIN is suggest...
Jun 11, 2021 Shoes placed on the steps of St. Paul's Co-Cathedral in 2021 following the discovery of unmarked graves in Kamloops. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
Judge rules Darren Hill can remain on Saskatoon city council
Saskatoon councillor Darren Hill gets to remain a member of city council and continue representing the residents of Ward 1. A Court of Queen's Bench decision dismissed an application from the City of ...
Jun 11, 2021
Battlefords-area residential schools to get ground searches pro bono from SNC Lavalin
Even Neil Sasakamoose didn't know what his father went through at residential schools. His father, of course, was Indigenous hockey legend Fred Sasakamoose. It wasn't until Neil read Fred's book - rel...
Jun 11, 2021 Neil Sasakamoose, CEO of the BATC, speaks to reporters on June 10, 2021. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
'It's time:' Tribal Chief Arcand calls for renaming of Saskatoon road
Reconciliation Road. That's what Saskatoon Tribal Chief Mark Arcand is suggesting as the new name for John A. Macdonald Road, located in the Confederation Park neighbourhood. Arcand stood in front of ...
Jun 10, 2021 Saskatoon Tribal Chief Mark Arcand spoke to reporters on June 10, 2021 to discuss changing the name of John A. Macdonald Road in the Confederation area. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
Pride crosswalk painting interrupted by man 'aggressively shouting' at volunteers
A man was arrested Wednesday evening during the painting of a Pride-themed crosswalk in an incident 2SLGBTQ community members say was fuelled by racism and homophobia. Officers responded to Broadway A...
Jun 10, 2021 A 71-year-old man was charged with causing a disturbance after the incident. (tense_corvid/Instagram)
'It's good news': Farmers await possible thunderstorms
Severe thunderstorms could hit Saskatchewan on Thursday night, and that could be good news for farmers. The latest crop report from the Ministry of Agriculture showed there isn’t enough topsoil ...
Jun 10, 2021
Latest COVID update June 10: Second vaccine doses again exceed first shots
Saskatchewan has set a record for most second doses of COVID-19 vaccines delivered in a day. In its update Thursday, the Ministry of Health said 13,460 of the 16,787 vaccinations done in the latest re...
Jun 10, 2021 (Lisa Schick/650 CKOM file photo)
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