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Latest COVID update Jan. 13: 945 new cases, 9,252 active cases
The number of active COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan has risen by nearly 1,600 per cent over the past month. The Ministry of Health's daily update Thursday showed 9,252 active cases, an increase of 1,5...
Jan 13, 2022
Saskatchewan mixed doubles curler passed over for Olympic spot
Nancy Martin found out on Christmas Day she wouldn't be able to play her way into the 2022 Beijing Olympics. The Saskatoon curler was in the middle of some family time when she received an email that ...
Jan 13, 2022 Nancy Martin and Tyrel Griffiths were ranked third in Canada, according to Curling Canada's Mixed Doubles rankings, released on Dec. 14, 2021. (Twitter/Curling Canada)
UPDATE: Ottawa restores vaccine mandate for truckers
The Canadian government has reversed its reversal regarding a vaccine mandate for truckers. In November, the federal government announced a plan intended to start Jan. 15 requiring truck drivers comin...
Jan 13, 2022
SHA creating 'go teams' to handle Omicron hospitalization surge
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) updated its COVID-19 surge plan Thursday with an expected case surge and increase in staff isolation due to the Omicron variant looming. The plan includes five ...
Jan 13, 2022
Premier Scott Moe tests positive for COVID-19
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe has tested positive for COVID-19 after taking a rapid antigen test. The Premier's Office issued a media release Thursday morning, notifying everyone who attended Wednesd...
Jan 13, 2022
Saskatchewan nurses disappointed, tired amid province's fifth wave of COVID-19
By Ian Gustafson, paNOW Amid the rising cases of COVID-19 in the province, Saskatchewan Union of Nurses president Tracy Zambory told paNOW that nurses -- particularly after Wednesday's COVID briefing ...
Jan 13, 2022 Saskatchewan Union of Nurses president Tracy Zambory. (File photo/650 CKOM)
101-year-old Sask. Metis veteran remembered for humble, joyful nature
A 101-year-old Saskatchewan veteran - one of Canada's oldest veterans - died Tuesday. Louis Roy served in the Second World War. His granddaughter, Glenda Burnouf, doesn't remember him sharing much abo...
Jan 13, 2022 Glenda Burnouf with her grandfather, Louis Roy, shortly after he turned 100. He was still living at home at the time. (Glenda Burnouf/Submitted)
Saskatoon restaurant introduces robot server during pandemic
The restaurant industry has seen many changes over the course of the pandemic. Yip Hong Dim Sum owner Sam Yang can attest to that. Just lately, Yang and his restaurant decided to bring in a working ro...
Jan 12, 2022 Yip Hong Dim Sum owner Sam Yang shows off his new robot employee named Gina. (Dallas Dahlseide/650 CKOM)
Latest COVID update Jan. 12: Seven-day average climbs over 1,000
The seven-day average of new COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan reached quadruple figures for the first time Wednesday. In its daily update, the Ministry of Health said there were 1,084 new cases in the p...
Jan 12, 2022
Police lay charges after woman allegedly held captive for 4 days
Saskatoon police have charged two people after a woman was allegedly held captive and beaten for four days. Officers were called to the 3200 block of Preston Avenue South by Medavie Health Services We...
Jan 12, 2022
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