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Latest COVID update Jan. 31: Hospitalizations hit record high
Saskatchewan has reported its highest number of COVID-19 hospitalizations since the pandemic started. In its daily update Monday, the Ministry of Health said there were 363 people with COVID in the pr...
Jan 31, 2022
Blizzard warnings in place for much of Saskatchewan
Blizzard conditions are a real possibility for much of Saskatchewan on Monday. Environment Canada meteorologist Shannon Moodie says people should brace for some wild weather as warnings and advisories...
Jan 31, 2022 (Libby Giesbrecht/650 CKOM)
'Joel could make your day better:' Nipawin mourning loss of diehard Hawks fan
The community of Nipawin was saddened recently to learn of the passing of Joel Verklan, otherwise known as Goobs. Verklan was one of the Nipawin Hawks' biggest fans, always cheering on loudly from the...
Jan 31, 2022 Joel Verklan (Nipawin Hawks/Facebook)
Latest COVID update Jan. 30: Hospitalizations climb to 349
Saskatchewan reported Sunday its second-highest total of COVID-19 hospitalizations since the pandemic started. The Ministry of Health's daily update said there were 349 people with COVID in the provin...
Jan 30, 2022
Special weather statement for southern and central Saskatchewan
Environment Canada is issuing a special weather statement covering all of central and southern Saskatchewan. Meteorologist Eric Dykes said Sunday an Alberta clipper is to bring a harsh mix of winter w...
Jan 30, 2022
Latest COVID update Jan. 29: 1,083 new cases, two deaths
A Saskatchewan resident under the age of 19 was one of two people whose deaths were reported in Saturday's COVID-19 update from the provincial government. No other details were provided about the indi...
Jan 29, 2022 (650 CKOM file photo)
'Underwater,' 'overwhelmed': Doctors presentation paints dire picture of Sask. health care
On Thursday, the Saskatchewan government announced a loosening of the isolation rules around COVID-19 while talking about learning to live with the virus. Just a few hours later, doctors in the provin...
Jan 28, 2022
Saskatoon woman hoping thieves will return her father's ashes
A Saskatoon woman is pleading for the public's help in locating very sentimental items she says were stolen from her College Park home earlier this month. Karen Malanowich told Gormley it was the midd...
Jan 28, 2022 Joseph Malanowich. (Karen Malanowich/Facebook)
Police warn of rise in catalytic converter thefts
Saskatoon police are asking the public to be aware of a rise in reports of catalytic converter thefts. Over the last year, the Saskatoon Police Service says it has seen a "substantial increase in the ...
Jan 28, 2022 (650 CKOM)
Latest COVID update Jan. 28: Hospital cases climb to three-month high
The number of people with COVID-19 in Saskatchewan hospitals reached its highest level in more than three months Friday. In its daily update, the provincial government said there were 342 patients wit...
Jan 28, 2022 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
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