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Infectious disease doctor conflicted over reopening timeline until second doses increase
With Saskatchewan inching towards Step Three of its Re-Opening Roadmap, a Regina infectious disease physician is cautioning against an early reopening. Dr. Alex Wong is conflicted. While he wants to s...
Jun 16, 2021 (Saskatchewan Health Authority/Submitted)
Sask. retailer encouraged by falling lumber prices
Wyatt Zacharias with Zak’s Building Group in Hague is knocking on wood that the latest lumber trend is here to stay. On Tuesday, lumber futures were down 40 per cent compared to peak levels in M...
Jun 16, 2021
Multiple tornadoes touch down in west-central Sask.
At least three tornadoes touched down Tuesday evening in central-west Saskatchewan. That's according to Environment Canada meteorologist Dan Fulton, who says a night of thunderstorms, hail and vicious...
Jun 16, 2021 A picture of a tornado taken in 2021. (Dave Sills/Twitter)
SHA aiming to prop up vaccination numbers with pop-up clinics
The Saskatchewan Health Authority is rolling up its sleeves in hopes of getting more Saskatchewan people to roll up theirs. With the number of first doses lagging in recent weeks, the SHA is going to ...
Jun 15, 2021
Latest COVID update June 15: 47 new cases, 4 deaths, 722 active cases
For the second straight day, Saskatchewan reported its lowest daily total of new COVID-19 cases for 2021. One day after announcing 55 new cases, the Ministry of Health reported 47 new infections Tuesd...
Jun 15, 2021 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
SHA probing possible link between Pfizer shot and Saskatoon man's heart issues
When 23-year-old Brandon Lavoie got his first COVID-19 vaccine on May 28, everything went like clockwork. He waited 15 minutes in line, got the Pfizer vaccine, waited another 15 minutes to ensure he d...
Jun 15, 2021 (Photo courtesy of Brandon Lavoie)
Mark your calendars: Roughriders release 2021 schedule
On Monday, the Saskatchewan Roughriders found out they would be playing in 2021. On Tuesday, the CFL team found out when it would be playing in 2021. The CFL, which announced Monday it would have a se...
Jun 15, 2021
95-year-old completes walk from Saskatoon to Regina
It wasn't always easy, but he did it. Frank Atchison celebrated turning 95 years old while completing his almost 300-kilometre walk from Saskatoon to Regina on Tuesday. Atchison had been walking from ...
Jun 15, 2021 Frank Atchison is walking from Saskatoon to Regina to raise money for the the Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital in Saskatoon and the Shriner’s Hospital in Montreal.
Flag raising kicks off Pride Week festivities in Saskatoon
On Monday, two pride flags were raised at City Hall in Saskatoon -- and then immediately lowered to half-mast. Co-chair for Saskatoon Pride, Kasey Atcheynum, explained the significance of the gesture....
Jun 15, 2021 Pride Flags lowered to half-mast to show support for the Indigenous Community (Payton Zillich/650 CKOM)
'It feels empowering:' Arcand leads group on reconciliation walk around Circle Drive
When Muskeg Lake Cree Nation's Kal Ledoux woke up Monday morning, he had no idea he'd be part of a group circling Saskatoon's busiest freeway. Ledoux, dressed in orange like nearly all supporters in M...
Jun 14, 2021 The group of supporters walking for awareness for the TRC calls to action on June 14, 2021. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
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