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Blackhawks' alleged sex assault hits home for Blades' Sonne
Saskatoon Blades head coach Brennan Sonne has been thinking of a friend and former teammate all week. Sonne played with, and remains a close friend of, Kyle Beach dating back to when they played toget...
Oct 29, 2021 Saskatoon Blades head coach Brennan Sonne. (Jesse Gelenyse/Twitter)
Latest COVID update Oct. 29: 238 new cases, 238 in hospital, 3 deaths
The seven-day average of new COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan continued its downward trajectory Friday. In its daily update, the Ministry of Health said the average had fallen by nine from Thursday's up...
Oct 29, 2021 (650 CKOM file photo)
Microbiologist says potential COVID treatment a result of 'medical detective work'
A cheap and common anti-depressant has shown promise as a COVID-19 treatment and could be a game changer, according to a study published in the Lancet Global Health Journal. The study was co-led with ...
Oct 29, 2021
Proof-of-vaccination policy introduced for SHA facilities
The Saskatchewan Health Authority has announced that proof of full vaccination will be required to enter its facilities starting Nov. 8. In a news release issued on Friday, the SHA said that will incl...
Oct 29, 2021
Council set to vote on proposed gathering bylaw for Saskatoon
Halloween plans this weekend could be in jeopardy if a proposed bylaw to limit private and public gatherings in Saskatoon gets the OK from city council on Friday. A special council meeting is schedule...
Oct 29, 2021 (650 CKOM file photo)
U of S to require proof of vaccination in winter term, won't accept negative test results
The University of Saskatchewan is changing its vaccination requirements for the winter term. In a letter to the university community Thursday, U of S president Peter Stoicheff said starting Jan. 4, an...
Oct 28, 2021 The University of Saskatchewan campus. (Libby Giesbrecht/650 CKOM file photo)
Vaccine proof, masks easier to enforce at PBR than Church concert: SaskTel Centre
This weekend, some of the world's toughest cowboys will be at Saskatoon's SaskTel Centre for the Professional Bull Riding (PBR) Canada Cup. Just like the Eric Church concert this past weekend at SaskT...
Oct 28, 2021 (Covy Moore/CovyMoore.com)
Latest COVID update Oct. 28: 237 new cases, 11 more deaths
Saskatchewan reported 11 deaths due to COVID-19 on Thursday, pushing the death toll related to the virus in October to 149. Twenty-six people from the province have died as a result of COVID in the pa...
Oct 28, 2021 (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM file photo)
'Unfortunate circumstance' as Throne Speech ceremony is cancelled
When more than 100 anti-vaccine protesters took to the entryway in front of the Legislative Building on Wednesday, they got so aggressive the government decided to shut down a Throne Speech ceremony t...
Oct 28, 2021 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Saskatoon man claims second-largest lottery jackpot in Sask. history
Matthew Poppel is still having a hard time believing he could be so lucky. The Saskatoon man won the $55-million jackpot on the Oct. 19 Lotto Max draw, the second-largest lottery win in Saskatchewan's...
Oct 28, 2021 Matthew Poppel claimed the second-largest lottery jackpot in Saskatchewan history (Submitted/Sask Lotteries)
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