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Latest COVID update Feb. 5: Hospitalizations drop again, 978 new cases
Hospitalizations dropped again on Saturday by 18 patients according to the provincial COVID-19 update. A total of 978 new cases were reported. Active cases are now at 9,785 in Saskatchewan. One more p...
Feb 05, 2022 (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM file photo)
Police investigating late-morning assault
The Saskatoon police are investigating after a stabbing late Saturday morning. A 38-year-old man was attacked by someone police say he knew at 11:30 this morning. The man is seriously injured but the ...
Feb 05, 2022 (650 CKOM file photo)
'A bit of a bombshell:' Community association reacts to store's closing
Residents of a Saskatoon neighbourhood that is losing a grocery store are finding the news hard to swallow. The Extra Foods on Broadway Avenue is to close April 23, leaving people in the area without ...
Feb 04, 2022 Extra Foods on Broadway Avenue in Saskatoon. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
NDP calls for emergency debate on planned changes to public health measures
The Saskatchewan NDP is calling for the legislature to be recalled for emergency debate on the planned loosening of public health measures in the province. On Thursday, the province announced a plan f...
Feb 04, 2022
Lower Canadian dollar results in skyrocketing gas prices
Saskatchewan residents should get used to paying more when they need to fill up their gas tanks. Gas prices shot up by 10 cents per litre around the province Friday to $1.48 per litre in both Saskatoo...
Feb 04, 2022 Gas prices rose to $1.47 per litre in Saskatoon and Regina on Feb. 4, 2022. (Dallas Dahlseide/650 CKOM)
Latest COVID update Feb. 4: Hospitalizations, active cases drop
The number of active COVID-19 cases being reported in Saskatchewan dropped below 10,000 for the first time in three weeks Friday. The Ministry of Health said there were 9,981 active cases, the fewest ...
Feb 04, 2022
Brent Loucks ends 40-year run on Saskatoon morning radio
For decades, people in Saskatoon and area have been waking up to Brent Loucks' voice. After 40 years of "4 a.m.," Brent has decided it's time to sleep in. Since breaking the news to listeners he is st...
Feb 04, 2022 Brent Loucks, wife Penney (right) and producer Brittany Caffet (middle) during his final morning show on Feb. 4, 2022.
Meili has a few choice words about Moe's leadership
The leader of the Official Opposition in Saskatchewan had some strong words for the premier Thursday. Referencing a rally scheduled to take place this weekend at the Legislative Building in Regina in ...
Feb 03, 2022 Ryan Meili. (Libby GIesbrecht/650 CKOM file photo)
Lengthy investigation results in another charge of sexual assault
Another count of sexual assault has been added to the list of charges against a 60-year-old man. The RCMP now has laid six charges of sexual assault against Cecil Wolfe, who also faces two similar cha...
Feb 03, 2022
Social services ministry unable to speak to Lighthouse issues in Saskatoon
Saskatchewan's Ministry of Social Services won't be involving itself in recent events at The Lighthouse shelter and assisted living facility in Saskatoon. According to a statement from Jeff Redekop, t...
Feb 03, 2022 (Libby Giesbrecht/650 CKOM file photo)
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