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BHP adapts to COVID-19, helps local contractors keep going
BHP is adjusting its operations at its offices and the Jansen Potash site to reduce the risk of COVID-19. The company implemented split shifts at the Jansen project site, about 140 kilometres east of ...
Mar 27, 2020
Two corrections workers test positive for COVID-19 in Saskatoon
In a release issued early Friday afternoon, the Saskatchewan Government and General Employees' Union (SGEU) said that two corrections officers in Saskatoon have tested positive for COVID-19. The union...
Mar 27, 2020
Paramedics make plea to public to help keep them protected during the COVID-19 pandemic
Paramedics are often the first to respond to people who are in medical distress, or in an emergency situation. To help keep the paramedics safe and fully prepared for every call they attend, medical c...
Mar 27, 2020 According to a release from Medavie Health Services West, Saskatoon community paramedics experienced an increase in responses from 3623 in 2023, to 8032 events in 2024. (Medavie Health Services West/Facebook)
EGADZ receives trailer load of donations during COVID-19 uncertainty
EGADZ, a non-profit community group that supports young people and their families, received a generous donation this week from an anonymous donor. "A gentleman just pulled right up and he said he had ...
Mar 27, 2020 EGADZ received an anonymous donation on March 25, 2020, to help during the COVID-19 pandemic. (EGADZ Youth Centre/Facebook)
'There’s nobody. The streets are empty:' city archivist gives a look at Saskatoon during the Spanish flu
As we continue to tread into uncharted territory with the COVID-19 global pandemic, Saskatoon's city archivist gave 650 CKOM a glimpse into the past with how the city, and province, dealt with the Spa...
Mar 26, 2020 A group of nurses stand outside of Saskatoon City Hospital during the Spanish flu around 1918. (Saskatoon Public Library Local History Room – PH-88-980-10)
Veterinarians could loan ventilators to Saskatchewan hospitals
Saskatchewan hospitals could be picking up extra ventilators from veterinary clinics to deal with the COVID-19 crisis. The equipment is vital in treating severe cases of the virus. Dr. Ian Sandler, a ...
Mar 26, 2020
Saskatoon police receive masks from local Home Hardware
Emergency responders remain on the job during the COVID-19 pandemic, but thanks to a local business Saskatoon police have some extra protection. "Our members are breathing easy after 800 N95 masks wer...
Mar 26, 2020 (Saskatoon Police Service/Twitter)
Saskatchewan Registered Nurses Association processing hundreds of inquiries about emergency licenses
One week ago, the Saskatchewan Registered Nurses Association put out an urgent call to its eligible members - including retired nurses, non-practicing nurses, and grad nurses to register for emergency...
Mar 26, 2020
"They basically said, 'leave:'” U of S students pushed out of dorms early under 'frantic' conditions
As University of Saskatchewan (U of S) students quickly cleaned and moved out of their dorms Wednesday, new students filled their areas immediately. That left many with questions, as a series of email...
Mar 26, 2020 Students at the dorms at the U of S were rushed out of their dorms prematurely on Wednesday, March 25. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
CP Rail pedestrian bridge closing
Another closure has been announced as part of the City of Saskatoon's continued monitoring of the COVID-19 pandemic. The city says people will no longer be allowed to use the CP Rail pedestrian bridge...
Mar 26, 2020 CP Rail bridge Saskatoon
(Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
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