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Fertuck trial hears scene at gravel pit 'extremely contaminated,' according to expert's notes
The gravel pit where 51-year-old Sheree Fertuck was working on the day she disappeared became "extremely contaminated," according to notes by RCMP forensic expert Sgt. Ryan Clunie. Clunie was testifyi...
Sep 08, 2021
Latest COVID update Sept. 8: 405 new cases, 181 hospitalizations, 2 deaths
There were 405 new cases of COVID-19 reported in Saskatchewan on Wednesday, the fifth-highest single-day total of new cases in the province since the pandemic started. The highest daily total ever rep...
Sep 08, 2021 The coronavirus. (Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota/Twitter)
Sask. NDP calls for government to 'show their work' on kids with COVID
The Saskatchewan NDP is calling on Premier Scott Moe to provide information and guidance on rising COVID-19 cases in the province to the public, especially involving kids. Ryan Meili, the leader of th...
Sep 08, 2021 Saskatchewan NDP Leader Ryan Meili addresses the media in front of the Jim Pattinson Children’s Hospital in Saskatoon on Sept. 8, 2021. (Libby Giesbrecht/650 CKOM)
SHA increases visitation limitations at Saskatoon-area care homes
Long-term care homes in the Saskatoon area are tightening up family presence restrictions due to rising COVID-19 cases in the region. The Saskatchewan Health Authority said long-term care homes will m...
Sep 08, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
Suspect in James Smith Cree Nation murders makes first court appearance
The man charged after a double murder on the James Smith Cree Nation on Sunday made his first court appearance Wednesday morning. Shawn Moostoos, 33, appeared by phone in Nipawin Provincial Court to a...
Sep 08, 2021
Prince Albert OSB mill expected to create over 700 jobs for northern Sask.
A major announcement made by the provincial government Wednesday morning will, in the words of Prince Albert Mayor Greg Dionne, "help kickstart the forestry industry in the province." One Sky Forest P...
Sep 08, 2021 (Photo 215676548 © Mnogomesta | Dreamstime.com)
City committee hits the brakes on reduced speeds on residential streets
Saskatoon's transportation committee has voted to not proceed with reducing speed limits in the city. The motion to see speed limits on local and collector streets in Saskatoon reduced from 50 kilomet...
Sep 07, 2021 (650 CKOM file photo)
RNA load in Saskatoon's wastewater increases slightly, but there are signs of COVID slowdown
Whichever way you look at it, there's good and bad news coming from the University of Saskatchewan's wastewater research team. The team released its findings for Saskatoon, North Battleford and Prince...
Sep 07, 2021 The University of Saskatchewan. (Global Institute for Water Security)
FSIN calls on feds, policing partners to help curb tragedies on Indigenous communities
Avoidable and preventable tragedies. That's how the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations described recent events in Indigenous communities in Saskatchewan. This was all from a release by the FSI...
Sep 07, 2021 Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations Chief Bobby Cameron speaks at the Saskatoon Inn on March 27, 2019. (Bryn Levy/650 CKOM)
U of S athlete finishes seventh at international track competition
Avery Pearson competed on behalf of the University of Saskatchewan across the ocean before she even sat down in a Saskatoon lecture hall. The 18-year-old Meadow Lake track athlete just returned from c...
Sep 07, 2021 Avery Pearson competes in Nairobi at the World Athletics U20 Championships in the women’s 800 metres, winning first in her heat on Aug. 19, 2021. (Submitted)
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