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22 new cases of COVID-19 bring Saskatchewan’s total to 156
Saskatchewan has added 22 new confirmed cases to its COVID-19 total. As of Sunday, 156 cases of the coronavirus have been recorded in the province. However, four more people have recovered in Saskatch...
Mar 29, 2020
Officer, civilian in hospital after riverbank rescue Sunday
Saskatoon emergency crews battled icy riverbank conditions to pull a man suffering from hypothermia and an injured officer to safety. Just after 3 p.m. Sunday afternoon, officers were called to the ea...
Mar 29, 2020 Man rescued from the South Saskatchewan River on March 29th, 2020. (Photo courtesy Peter Baran Photography)
Blades GM Priestner begins busy off-season from his basement
Colin Priestner is finding new ways to prepare his team for another Western Hockey League (WHL) off-season. The Saskatoon Blades general manager was in San Francisco earlier this month when COVID-19 w...
Mar 29, 2020 Saskatoon Blades general manager Colin Priestner discusses the team's deadline trades on Jan. 10, 2020. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
Saskatchewan addiction treatment centres shift to online services during COVID-19 pandemic
Some of the province's addiction treatment centres are closing their doors and shifting to online and phone services until the COVID-19 pandemic is over. Although this move will make it more difficult...
Mar 29, 2020 The Calder Centre in Saskatoon closed it's doors to new patients on March 23, and will be shifting to online and phone services during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Harrison Brooks/650 CKOM)
Locally-owned restaurant clinging to survival during COVID-19 pandemic
Even during his busiest moments these days, Jonathan Tyson is wondering how much longer his business can continue to scrape by in these uncertain times. The owner of Saskatoon's Pink Cadillacs Malt Sh...
Mar 28, 2020 An order from Pink Cadillacs Malt Shop and Diner waits for customer pickup on March 28, 2020. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
Muskeg Lake Cree Nation declares state of emergency
Muskeg Lake Cree Nation band council declared a state of emergency on Friday in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. An emergency plan is now in place. That includes closing roads in the community excep...
Mar 28, 2020 Muskeg Lake Cree Nation declared a state of emergency on March 28, 2020. (Muskeg Lake Cree Nation/Facebook)
Saskatoon Cancer Centre taking extra precautions to mitigate COVID-19
Saskatchewan now has more than 100 cases of COVID-19, which has people and businesses taking measures to try to stop the spread of the virus. Many people are doing their part by social distancing and ...
Mar 27, 2020 Saskatoon Cancer Centre
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'No reason' for province not to name towns, cities with COVID-19 community transmission: Meili
NDP Leader Ryan Meili wants the provincial government to be more transparent about where some COVID-19 cases are being diagnosed. As of Friday, Saskatchewan is reporting 104 cases of COVID-19 -- with ...
Mar 27, 2020 (Ryan Meili/YouTube)
Warman volunteer firefighters deliver presents and smiles to local children
Three-year-old Alice Morrison wore her birthday best; a dress adorned with bright flowers, her pink socks and pink sunglasses, as she patiently waited for Warman's fire chief to visit her. Peering out...
Mar 27, 2020 Warman Fire Rescue Chief Russ Austin and another department member deliver a gift for 3-year-old Alice Morrison. Lara Fominoff/CKOM
How to access federal, provincial financial help during COVID-19 pandemic
Updated on April 6, 2020 As the COVID-19 pandemic forces business closures and quarantines people at home, many are questioning how the access assistance programs put together by the federal and provi...
Mar 27, 2020
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