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Child advocate to look into situation at Saskatoon group home after child goes missing
Saskatchewan's advocate for children and youth plans to look into an incident at a Saskatoon group home for children, after a boy was found wandering naked near a north end coffee chain this month. "I...
Jun 16, 2020 The Tim Hortons on Primrose Dr. in Saskatoon where a young boy wandered in the early morning hours of June 2, 2020.
(Brent Bosker/650 CKOM)
$500-a-week COVID-19 benefit to be extended eight weeks: PM
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government's signature benefit for people whose jobs have vanished amid the COVID-19 pandemic will be extended by eight weeks. The Canada Emergency Resp...
Jun 16, 2020 Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux waits to appear before the Commons Finance committee on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Tuesday March 10, 2020. he parliamentary budget officer says new spending estimates tabled by the Trudeau Liberals don't provide a complete picture of how much the government will spend on COVID-19-related aid. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
After weeks of zero cases, Clearwater River Dene Nation dealing with second COVID-19 spike
The chief of the Clearwater River Dene Nation says testing is ramping up in the small northern community after over a dozen new COVID-19 cases were detected over the weekend. After an extended lockdow...
Jun 15, 2020 (Clearwater Dene Nation/Submitted)
No plans for another lockdown in Sask. due to COVID-19, but curve must stay flat: Chief medical health officer
Saskatchewan reported 18 new cases of COVID-19 Monday and Dr. Saqib Shahab, Saskatchewan's chief medical health officer, says this is a reminder that the virus is still here and we shouldn't be lettin...
Jun 15, 2020
UPDATED: Mild May, windy June so far, says Environment Canada
UPDATE: Environment Canada's Terry Lang says wind events, warnings and speeds have now been compiled for the first two weeks of June, and show that indeed there have been a spike in above average wind...
Jun 15, 2020 Lara Fominoff 650/CKOM
Sask. reports 18 new COVID-19 cases, 13 in far north
There are 18 new cases of COVID-19 in the province, according to a release from the Saskatchewan Health Authority. Thirteen of the new cases are in the Far North. Most are connected to a wake on June ...
Jun 15, 2020
'People are happy to be out again:' Restaurants reopening in Saskatchewan
Restaurant owners are excited about reopening. Many restaurants have already begun opening their doors to the public, seating up to 50 per cent of their normal capacity. Saskatchewan's $2.4 billion do...
Jun 15, 2020
PHOTOS: State of emergency declared in Humboldt after heavy rains cause flooding
Humboldt Mayor Rob Muench declared a local state of emergency Sunday after several inches of heavy rainfall flooded portions of the city. The storm began around 3 p.m., hitting the northwestern portio...
Jun 14, 2020 A flooded area in Humboldt Sunday afternoon (Michelle Fagnou/Twitter)
High winds knock train off tracks, cause damage southeast of P.A.
Strong winds and hail caused damage southeast of Prince Albert on Sunday. Pictures taken in Brancepeth show several rail cars thrown off their tracks in the wake of the storm, while trees and farm equ...
Jun 14, 2020 Rail cars were thrown off the track near Brancepeth, Saskatchewan after a storm on June 14, 2020. (Larry Murkowski/Courtesy paNOW)
Saskatoon's Chinese community rallies and parades to combat racism
Saskatoon's Chinese-Canadian community joined with city officials at a rally and parade at Kinsmen Park on Sunday to combat racism. The event was planned after a 15-year-old boy of Asian descent was a...
Jun 14, 2020 Mayor Charlie Clark speaks to the crowd gathered at Kinsmen Park for anti-racism rally on June 14, 2020. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
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