Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
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Latest COVID update Oct. 18: ICU admissions rise, active cases fall
As the number of COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan intensive care units reached a record high for a third straight day, the number of active cases in the province fell to its lowest mark in more than a m...
Oct 18, 2021 (Dr. Susan Shaw/Twitter)
Transportation issues could have impact on holiday shopping in Sask.
Holiday shopping season is right around the corner, but getting what you need could be a lot more challenging than in years past. That’s according to Susan Ewart with the Saskatchewan Trucking A...
Oct 18, 2021
Saskatchewan to send six COVID ICU patients to Ontario
One Saskatchewan patient is Ontario-bound and five others are expected to be sent east as COVID-19 numbers continue to worsen in Saskatchewan. The news came Monday, when the Saskatchewan government al...
Oct 18, 2021 Premier Scott Moe. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Nutana Collegiate partners with Indigenous organization to build homes for First Nations
It's the only program of its kind in the province. Nutana Collegiate in Saskatoon is partnering with a group called One House Many Nations to build homes for youth in northern Saskatchewan First Natio...
Oct 18, 2021 Nutana Collegiate students building the base and frame of a home for the Big River First Nation. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon fire halls not participating in at-home COVID test distribution
The City of Saskatoon is asking the public not to call or show up at fire halls throughout the city looking for COVID-19 at-home rapid test kits. Last week, the province announced more than 2.6 millio...
Oct 18, 2021 (650 CKOM file photo)
Suspect charged after shooting outside Saskatoon school
A 31-year-old man is facing eight charges after a gun was fired outside a Saskatoon school Friday. Saskatoon police said Monday the man was charged with offences including assault with a weapon, use o...
Oct 18, 2021 (650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatoon police getting more than $6.3M in funding from province
The Saskatoon Police Service is getting financial help from the provincial government. In a media release Monday, Saskatchewan's Ministry of Corrections, Policing and Public Safety announced it was pr...
Oct 18, 2021
Wild pig researcher says the 'ecological trainwrecks' will soon move into PA National Park
One of Canada's top experts on wild pigs is predicting the invasive creatures will soon be running amok in Prince Albert National Park (PANP). Wild pigs made headlines recently when they were discover...
Oct 17, 2021 A pack of wild boars. (Ryan Brook/Submitted)
'High number' of people in Sask. don't know they have COVID-19
Hundreds of people every day in Saskatchewan are finding out they have COVID-19, but it's believed there are even more who don't know. Scott Livingstone, the CEO of the Saskatchewan Health Authority, ...
Oct 17, 2021
New Indigenous Sports Academy forming bond with Saskatoon Blades
Deegan Wapass never imagined he would become a role model for Indigenous youth. Now, the member of the newly formed Indigenous Sports Academy spends his free time away from his studies and ice times t...
Oct 15, 2021 Saskatoon Blades captain Aidan De La Gorgendiere presents a $5,000 donation to Indigenous Sports Academy Eagles captain Amos Kejick. (Dallas Dahlseide/650 CKOM)
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