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CERB recipient grateful for two month extension announced by the Federal Government
When 24-year-old Tyson Poulin was laid off from his job at Prairie Mobile Communications in late March, he wasn't sure what was going to happen next. His layoff came as a direct result of the closure ...
Jun 16, 2020 (Tyson Poulin/Facebook)
One new COVID-19 case, Re-Open Saskatchewan Phase 4 set for June 22
There is one new case of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan. The case is in the Saskatoon region. Of the 684 reported COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan, 40 are considered active. A total of 631 people have recover...
Jun 16, 2020 Saskatchewan's chief medical health officer, Dr. Saqib Shahab.
Grenfell mayor excited for new long-term care facility
A new long-term care facility has been needed in the town of Grenfell for decades, according to the mayor, and on Tuesday the province finally made the commitment. Rural and Remote Health Minister War...
Jun 16, 2020
2020 Dogs' Breakfast cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
The Huskies Football Foundation has announced in a release that this year's Dogs' Breakfast fundraiser has been cancelled. The breakfast was initially postponed from April 30 to September 3, before be...
Jun 16, 2020
44% of closed businesses in Saskatchewan might never open
Saskatchewan is above the national average of 32 per cent when it comes to business owners being uncertain about whether they will be able to reopen or not. According to the Saskatoon Chamber of Comme...
Jun 16, 2020 A street corner in downtown Saskatoon seen on June 9, 2017. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
Child advocate to look into situation at Saskatoon group home after child goes missing
Saskatchewan's advocate for children and youth plans to look into an incident at a Saskatoon group home for children, after a boy was found wandering naked near a north end coffee chain this month. "I...
Jun 16, 2020 The Tim Hortons on Primrose Dr. in Saskatoon where a young boy wandered in the early morning hours of June 2, 2020.
(Brent Bosker/650 CKOM)
$500-a-week COVID-19 benefit to be extended eight weeks: PM
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government's signature benefit for people whose jobs have vanished amid the COVID-19 pandemic will be extended by eight weeks. The Canada Emergency Resp...
Jun 16, 2020 Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux waits to appear before the Commons Finance committee on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Tuesday March 10, 2020. he parliamentary budget officer says new spending estimates tabled by the Trudeau Liberals don't provide a complete picture of how much the government will spend on COVID-19-related aid. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
After weeks of zero cases, Clearwater River Dene Nation dealing with second COVID-19 spike
The chief of the Clearwater River Dene Nation says testing is ramping up in the small northern community after over a dozen new COVID-19 cases were detected over the weekend. After an extended lockdow...
Jun 15, 2020 (Clearwater Dene Nation/Submitted)
No plans for another lockdown in Sask. due to COVID-19, but curve must stay flat: Chief medical health officer
Saskatchewan reported 18 new cases of COVID-19 Monday and Dr. Saqib Shahab, Saskatchewan's chief medical health officer, says this is a reminder that the virus is still here and we shouldn't be lettin...
Jun 15, 2020
UPDATED: Mild May, windy June so far, says Environment Canada
UPDATE: Environment Canada's Terry Lang says wind events, warnings and speeds have now been compiled for the first two weeks of June, and show that indeed there have been a spike in above average wind...
Jun 15, 2020 Lara Fominoff 650/CKOM
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