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Latest COVID update March 14: Vaccine bookings expanded, recoveries outweigh new cases, two deaths
The number of people in Saskatchewan who can book a COVID vaccine continues to expand. In a news release Sunday, the Ministry of Health announced that anyone aged 70 or older will be able to sc...
Mar 14, 2021
One dead in Saturday night apartment blaze on Broadway
One person is dead following a Saturday night fire in a Saskatoon apartment complex. Fire crews were called to the apartment building on the south end of Broadway Ave. shortly after 7 p.m. Smoke was b...
Mar 14, 2021 Aftermath of the fire at a Broadway Avenue apartment, which killed one, on March 13, 2021. (Saskatoon Fire Department)
Latest COVID update March 13: Province surpasses 100,000 vaccinations
The province reached an important milestone in the fight against COVID-19, as we surpassed over 100,000 vaccinations in Saskatchewan. There were 1,624 new vaccinations reported Friday, bringing...
Mar 13, 2021 (Saskatchewan Health Authority)
Carbon monoxide levels force residents of Saskatoon apartment building to evacuate
A 9-1-1 call Friday evening sent Saskatoon firefighters to a Greystone Heights apartment building. In the call at 6:17 p.m., a resident described hearing a loud bang before the carbon monoxide alarms ...
Mar 13, 2021 (Harrison Brooks/650 CKOM)
Plans for Saskatoon Exhibition in the air until Calgary Stampede makes decision on its own fair
Like being stuck in the air on a ride not knowing how long you're going to have to stay up there, so too are plans for "The Ex" in Saskatoon this year, for now. But Prairieland Park CEO Mark Regier ho...
Mar 13, 2021
Spending habits during pandemic range from stockpiling to motorcycling
It has been a year since the pandemic hit Saskatchewan and the implementation of measures that have made us all change how we go about our daily lives. It has also meant a change in our spending habit...
Mar 12, 2021
Latest COVID update March 12: Variants spread in Regina, prompting warning from gov't
Regina continues to be the hub for the spread of more contagious COVID-19 variants. In a news release Friday, the Ministry of Health reported there are another 77 presumptive positive variant cases in...
Mar 12, 2021 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Suspect in Meadow Lake assault makes brief court appearance
Following his first court appearance in Meadow Lake court Friday, Jordan Nelson will remain in custody ahead of his bail hearing set for later this month. Nelson was arrested by Meadow Lake RCMP earli...
Mar 12, 2021 Meadow Lake Provincial Courthouse. (meadowlakeNOW)
Prairieland Park ends horse racing after 50-year run
Thoroughbred racing at Saskatoon's Marquis Downs appears to have reached the finish line. In a media release Friday, the board of directors of Prairieland Park announced it had decided to permanently ...
Mar 12, 2021 (Marquis Downs/Facebook)
Saskatoon company fined $91K after worker's death
A Saskatoon company has been fined $91,000 in connection with a worker's death on the job in 2018. Basic Truck & Trailer Repair Inc., pleaded guilty in Saskatoon Provincial Court on Feb. 3 to a vi...
Mar 12, 2021
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