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NITHA working through vaccination challenges facing Saskatchewan's north
Some of Saskatchewan's worst-hit COVID locations throughout the pandemic have been located within the northern portion of the province. Now that the vaccines have made it to Saskatchewan, health offic...
Jan 14, 2021 Jimmy Favel was among the first in the north to get the COVID-19 vaccine in Saskatchewan. (Twitter/Saskatchewan Health Authority)
Saskatoon police chief self-isolating after testing positive for COVID-19
Troy Cooper, the chief of the Saskatoon Police Service, is isolating at home after testing positive for COVID-19. Cooper was told of his diagnosis Thursday. It's believed he contracted COVID via commu...
Jan 14, 2021 (File photo/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon council committee to consider draft bylaw banning conversion therapy as a business practice
Saskatoon's Governance and Priorities committee will be considering a new draft bylaw addressing the practice of conversion therapy at Monday's meeting. Conversion therapy refers to therapy or treatme...
Jan 14, 2021
'The first step:' Nearly 100 Sherbrooke Community Centre residents receive COVID vaccinations
Wednesday was a day full of relief at the Sherbrooke Community Centre. Since March, residents and staff have had to deal with the struggles of the COVID-19 pandemic. From mandatory isolation to added ...
Jan 14, 2021 A Sherbrooke Community Centre resident receives her initial COVID-19 vaccine on January 13, 2021. (Twitter/Eric Anderson)
Seniors in some Sask. communities can get COVID vaccinations
The Saskatchewan Health Authority says doses of the Pfizer vaccine are to be available to people aged 70 and over who are living on their own in some Saskatchewan communities. Appointments are require...
Jan 14, 2021 (Saskatchewan Health Authority/Submitted)
Latest COVID update Jan. 14: 0 deaths, 312 new cases, 206 in hospital
For the second straight day, Saskatchewan set a new single-day high in total hospitalizations due to COVID-19. In a media release Thursday, the Ministry of Health reported there were 206 people in Sas...
Jan 14, 2021
RCMP looking to fund local family violence programming
The RCMP is hoping to help support local efforts to reduce relationship and family violence. The national police service is launching a new round of support for its Family Violence Initiative Fund, ai...
Jan 14, 2021
Saskatoon city crews clean up after Wednesday night's storm
Saskatoon city crews are out clearing roads and cleaning up after Wednesday's fierce wind and snowstorm. According to Saskatoon Light and Power director Trevor Bell, three neighbourhoods experienced p...
Jan 14, 2021 (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
37,000 residents still without power after extreme wind
SaskPower has crews out all over the province to get power restored, but several areas will remain without it overnight. The extreme winds and snow that hit Saskatchewan on Wednesday night through to ...
Jan 14, 2021 Extreme wind managed to blow a tree onto power lines. (Photo supplied by SaskPower)
Saskatchewan storm produces weird weather phenomenon
What looks like the remnants of a massive snowball fight can be seen across Saskatchewan today. In the wake of Wednesday night's storm, people are finding what are called "snow rollers" in their yards...
Jan 14, 2021 A weather phenomenon called 'snow rollers' popped up after Wednesday's storm. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
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