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Latest COVID update Nov. 12: 13 deaths reported over past two days
The deaths of five Saskatchewan residents due to COVID-19 were reported Friday, one day after eight fatalities were announced by the Ministry of Health. As of Wednesday, Saskatchewan had the highest r...
Nov 12, 2021
Changes coming to Saskatchewan Income Support program
The Saskatchewan government has backtracked on changes it made to the Saskatchewan Income Support (SIS) program. The Ministry of Social Services said in a release Friday it will increase support for S...
Nov 12, 2021
New COVID Delta variant subtypes are dominant strains in Saskatchewan
Two new Delta variant subtypes have become the dominant strains of COVID-19 throughout Western Canada and health officials are closely watching how they progress. Called AY.25 and AY.27, according to ...
Nov 12, 2021
World War Two veterans ecstatic to be back in person for Remembrance Day
On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month. This Remembrance Day marks the 100th anniversary of the poppy, as Canadians honour and remember all those who once served, and continue to serve for...
Nov 11, 2021 Bob Atkinson (97 years old), World War Two veteran (left) and Ruth Bond-Martinson (96 years old), World War Two veteran (right) pose for a picture during the virtual Remembrance Day ceremony. (Dallas Dahlseide/650 CKOM)
Melfort honouring veterans with mural, banners this Remembrance Day
Peggy George thought for years her town should put up banners to honour veterans with a connection to Melfort, but nobody was doing it. "My dad would always say, 'If you want something done, do it you...
Nov 11, 2021 In honour of those who have served, Melfort's Saskatchewan Drive has been renamed Veterans Way. (Peggy George/Submitted)
Canadian military historian reflects on the legacy of the poppy
For the last century, Canadians have embraced the poppy as a symbol of thanks to those who serve our country. Canadian military historian Dr. Tim Cook explains the beginnings of the poppy campaign had...
Nov 11, 2021
VIDO hoping to begin further booster testing in new year
A team at the University of Saskatchewan is getting closer to approval for a Saskatchewan-made COVID-19 booster shot. Dr. Volker Gerdts, CEO of the Vaccine Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO), said...
Nov 10, 2021 (David Stobbe/StobbePhoto.ca)
Latest COVID update Nov. 10: 121 new cases, 47 in 11-and-under age group
Nearly 40 per cent of the COVID-19 cases reported in Saskatchewan on Wednesday were kids under the age of 11. In its daily COVID update, the Ministry of Health said there were 47 cases in that age gro...
Nov 10, 2021 (Saskatchewan Health Authority)
Homeless population willing to be vaccinated, but access could be improved
The homeless population in Saskatoon is not the reason for the province's slow vaccine uptake. Jeannie Coe, a nurse practitioner at The Lighthouse in Saskatoon, said the facility's clients have been "...
Nov 10, 2021 (Brady Lang/650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatchewan woman using beading skills to remember
A Saskatoon woman is remembering this year with a new type of poppy. Morgan Esperance is from the Beardy's and Okemasis First Nation community near Duck Lake, about an hour northeast of Saskatoon. She...
Nov 10, 2021 Poppies beaded by Morgan Esperance for Remembrance Day. (Morgan Esperance/Submitted)
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