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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
Sask. reports 18 new COVID-19 cases, 13 in far north
There are 18 new cases of COVID-19 in the province, according to a release from the Saskatchewan Health Authority. Thirteen of the new cases are in the Far North. Most are connected to a wake on June ...
Jun 15, 2020
'People are happy to be out again:' Restaurants reopening in Saskatchewan
Restaurant owners are excited about reopening. Many restaurants have already begun opening their doors to the public, seating up to 50 per cent of their normal capacity. Saskatchewan's $2.4 billion do...
Jun 15, 2020
PHOTOS: State of emergency declared in Humboldt after heavy rains cause flooding
Humboldt Mayor Rob Muench declared a local state of emergency Sunday after several inches of heavy rainfall flooded portions of the city. The storm began around 3 p.m., hitting the northwestern portio...
Jun 14, 2020 A flooded area in Humboldt Sunday afternoon (Michelle Fagnou/Twitter)
High winds knock train off tracks, cause damage southeast of P.A.
Strong winds and hail caused damage southeast of Prince Albert on Sunday. Pictures taken in Brancepeth show several rail cars thrown off their tracks in the wake of the storm, while trees and farm equ...
Jun 14, 2020 Rail cars were thrown off the track near Brancepeth, Saskatchewan after a storm on June 14, 2020. (Larry Murkowski/Courtesy paNOW)
Saskatoon's Chinese community rallies and parades to combat racism
Saskatoon's Chinese-Canadian community joined with city officials at a rally and parade at Kinsmen Park on Sunday to combat racism. The event was planned after a 15-year-old boy of Asian descent was a...
Jun 14, 2020 Mayor Charlie Clark speaks to the crowd gathered at Kinsmen Park for anti-racism rally on June 14, 2020. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon firefighters assist with fire at GFL Environmental
Saskatoon firefighters helped contain a fire at GFL Environmental in the RM of Corman Park Sunday afternoon. The original 911 call for what was believed to be a garbage fire at the facility on Cory Ro...
Jun 14, 2020 Saskatoon firefighters battled a fire at GFL Environmental in the RM of Corman Park on June 14, 2020. (Saskatoon Fire Department)
Saskatoon group marching to 'Disarm, De-fund, and Abolish the Police' met with counterprotesters
A protest calling to "Disarm, De-fund and Abolish the Police" got off to a heated start in Saskatoon on Sunday. As protesters gathered at Pleasant Hill Park before marching downtown, a couple vocal op...
Jun 14, 2020 Sonny Caron (top left) explains the purpose of a rally calling to defund the police to a counter-protester on June 14, 2020. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
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