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Latest COVID update Dec. 23: 194 new cases, 1 death
The number of new COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan and the number of COVID-related hospitalizations in the province continued going in opposite directions Thursday. In its daily update, the Ministry of ...
Dec 23, 2021 (650 CKOM file photo)
'Use your best mask,' chief medical health officer advises
With the COVID-19 Omicron variant poised to become the dominant strain in Saskatchewan, chief medical health officer Dr. Saqib Shahab is advising people to wear the most effective masks they can get t...
Dec 23, 2021 (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
After half-century of celebrations, Saskatoon Optimist Club retiring Canada Day duties
Brad Sylvester and Rob Belyk want the next Mark McMorris to get their start on Optimist Hill. That's part of the reason why, after 54 years, the Optimist Club has decided to retire from its official C...
Dec 23, 2021 Rob Belyk (right) and Brad Sylvester with the Optimist Club stand in their equipment trailer at Optimist Hill on Dec. 15, 2021. (Libby Giesbrecht/650 CKOM)
Local shop glad to help with safe return of custom dolls in time for Christmas
A local shop saved Christmas for one Saskatoon man and his customer. Twig and Squirrel's Wild Goods recovered two custom crocheted dolls that were stolen from Matt Wolsfeld's front porch while waiting...
Dec 22, 2021 Twig and Squirrel's Wild Goods at 20th Street and Avenue E South in Saskatoon's Riversdale neighbourhood. (Jackie Jenson/Supplied)
Latest COVID update Dec. 22: 105 new cases, highest daily total since Nov. 26
Saskatchewan added 105 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday, the highest single-day case count in the province since 108 cases were added to the total Nov. 26. The province also reported 14 more cases of the ...
Dec 22, 2021
NDP leader calls for gathering, capacity limits ahead of Christmas and New Year's
NDP Leader Ryan Meili had some strong words for Premier Scott Moe on Wednesday, one day after the Saskatchewan government released modelling information showing that, without additional health measure...
Dec 22, 2021 Ryan Meili. (Libby Giesbrecht/650 CKOM file photo)
U of S reviewing in-person learning for January due to Omicron concerns
The University of Saskatchewan has not decided whether classes will go ahead in person in January as scheduled. Dr. Darcy Marciniuk, chair of the Pandemic Response and Recovery Team at the U of S, sai...
Dec 22, 2021 (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
Ministry of Corrections to investigate allegations of inmate abuse at Pine Grove
By Nigel Maxwell, paNOW A woman on remand at the Pine Grove Correctional Centre is alleging extensive abuse at the hands of correctional officers, including claims she was gassed and pepper sprayed, a...
Dec 22, 2021
Salvation Army Kettle Campaign expected to miss campaign goal
It's been a challenging year for many people, and the same can be said for the Salvation Army's Kettle Campaign. The campaign is hovering around the halfway mark of its $350,000 fundraising target in ...
Dec 21, 2021 The Murray and Audrey Neufeld Charitable Foundation Inc donates $25,000 from the 2020 Kettle Match Day. (The Salvation Army in Saskatoon/Facebook)
Drive-thru vaccinations not 'feasible' in Saskatoon: SHA
Instead of a wait inside a heated car, many people across Saskatchewan were left waiting for their booster shots in the cold Monday. Over 100 people waited at Prairieland Park in Saskatoon alone, half...
Dec 21, 2021 A line-up formed outside the doors of Prairieland Park's vaccine clinic on Dec. 20, 2021. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
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