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Latest COVID update June 24: Nearly 25,000 new vaccinations done
For the second time in less than a week, Saskatchewan has set a daily record for COVID-19 vaccinations. The Ministry of Health said Thursday there were 24,971 doses of vaccine administered in the prov...
Jun 24, 2021 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Graduating class of 2021 waves goodbye to pandemic learning
The graduating class of 2021 is ready to wave goodbye to plenty of terms that were unfamiliar less than two years ago. Quints, cohorts, remote learning and staggered start times didn't mean much to st...
Jun 24, 2021 Tommy Douglas Collegiate celebrated graduates with an outdoor ceremony on the front lawn of the school on June 23, 2021. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
751 unmarked graves found on Cowessess First Nation
The Cowessess First Nation announced Thursday searchers had found the unmarked graves of 751 people at the site of the former Marieval Indian Residential School. Cowessess Chief Cadmus Delorme and Fed...
Jun 24, 2021
Teachers, parents hold rally in Saskatoon against education cuts
School divisions across Saskatchewan are having to make some tough decisions before the next school year as government funding continues to fall short. On Wednesday, the NDP joined parents, teachers a...
Jun 24, 2021 Dr. Kyle Anderson speaks to a crowd protesting outside the Saskatoon Public School Division office on June 24, 2021 (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
VIDO's COVID vaccine safe, says Canadian Centre for Vaccinology
The COVID-19 vaccine created by Saskatoon's Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO) has been demonstrated as safe and effective in its Phase One clinical trials. The interim data results co...
Jun 23, 2021 Dr. Volker Gerdts, director of VIDO. (University of Saskatchewan)
Nutrien expecting record potash sales this year
It could be a record-breaking year for Saskatoon-based Nutrien. The fertilizer producer says it is expecting to set a new record this year when it comes to potash sales. Earlier this month, Nutrien an...
Jun 23, 2021
Saskatchewan lakes full of trout in time for fishing season
The Fort Qu'Appelle Fish Culture Station once again is giving anglers in Saskatchewan a chance at success. Each year, the station adds a large supply of fish to lakes across Saskatchewan. According to...
Jun 23, 2021
Saskatoon hit with another online scam
A new scam surfaced recently on Facebook claiming to be Street Stall Saturdays in Saskatoon. The scam comes from an unofficial Facebook page that sends personal messages to Facebook users featuring li...
Jun 23, 2021
Single-game sports betting will soon be legal in Canada
Single-game sports betting will soon become legal in Canada. Conservative MP Kevin Waugh's private member's Bill C-218 will allow for amendments to the Criminal Code to give that type of gambling the ...
Jun 23, 2021 (Kevin Waugh/Facebook)
Latest COVID update June 23: 64 recoveries, 32 new cases, 1 death
Saskatchewan reported 32 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, its lowest daily total since mid-October. The last time a daily caseload was that low was Oct. 18, when 24 cases were reported. The Ministr...
Jun 23, 2021 (Lisa Schick/650 CKOM file photo)
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