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Latest COVID update Sept. 22: Hospitalizations reach record high again
For the fourth straight day, Saskatchewan has set a record for hospitalizations due to COVID-19. The Ministry of Health said Wednesday there were 265 people in the province's hospitals because of the ...
Sep 22, 2021 Royal University Hospital.
(Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM file photo)
More information on Saskatchewan's QR code released
About 25,000 people have registered for MySaskHealthRecord accounts over the past two days. The increase in registrations follows the announcement of an upgrade to Saskatchewan vaccination records and...
Sep 22, 2021 (Government of Saskatchewan/Supplied)
Adults being admitted to Saskatoon children's hospital to ease ICU strain
The Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) at Saskatoon's Jim Pattison Children's Hospital is now accepting patients outside of its normal age range. The Saskatchewan Health Authority confirmed Wednesda...
Sep 22, 2021 (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM file photo)
Three teens arrested after Saskatoon house hit by gunfire
Three teens are facing charges after a house in Saskatoon's Massey Place neighbourhood was hit by gunfire early Wednesday. The Saskatoon Police Service said officers responded at about 2:30 a.m., to a...
Sep 22, 2021 (Brady Lang/650 CKOM file photo)
Mild and dry: Environment Canada issues predictions for fall
Fall is officially here - but the forecast has other ideas. Above-seasonal temperatures are on tap for the foreseeable future, according to Environment Canada meteorologist David Phillips. "Look at th...
Sep 22, 2021
Saskatoon dad thrilled daughters could soon receive COVID vaccine
Martin Gaal has "wary optimism" after Pfizer announced Monday that children between the ages of five and 11 may soon be eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. Gaal's two daughters - seven-year-old Sa...
Sep 22, 2021 Martin Gaal's daughters, Sasha (left) and Eilise (right), are excited to get the vaccine to protect their loved ones. (Martin Gaal/Submitted)
COVID measures the most significant in Sask. history: Moe
COVID-19 case numbers continue to rise by hundreds each day and twice this week Saskatchewan's hospital and ICU admissions with the virus have hit record highs. Premier Scott Moe said that's why the p...
Sep 22, 2021
Mask enforcement a bust on Saskatoon buses, operators concerned for safety
If someone who isn't wearing a mask boards a bus in Saskatoon, riders shouldn't look to their driver for help. Despite it being mandatory to wear a face mask on city transit, the lack of enforcement b...
Sep 21, 2021
Latest COVID update Sept. 21: 372 new cases, 5 deaths
Saskatchewan reported 372 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, the first time in 10 days that number has been under 400. The new cases were detected in 3,741 tests, the lowest total since Sept. 13. The M...
Sep 21, 2021
No tickets issued 'yet' following PPC election rally
No tickets were issued under the provincial public health order following Monday evening's People's Party of Canada (PPC) election rally at the Saskatoon Inn. The rally has drawn attention from people...
Sep 21, 2021 The People‘s Party of Canada rally at the Saskatoon Inn on Sept. 20, 2021. (Libby Giesbrecht/650 CKOM)
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