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P.A. RCMP officer tests positive for COVID-19
On March 25, a Saskatchewan RCMP member was advised by the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) that they may have been exposed to COVID-19. In a release sent Monday afternoon, the RCMP says the office...
Mar 30, 2020
Registered dietician offers advice on how to stay safer inside the grocery store, and when bringing groceries home
Social and physical distancing has become the norm out of necessity now. One Saskatoon registered dietician has some advice on what to do when you need to get out for groceries, and what to do when yo...
Mar 30, 2020 (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatoon food bank expects numbers to rise drastically in coming weeks
The Saskatoon Food Bank and Learning Centre is doing what it can to cope with the uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic all while preparing for an expected steep increase in the number of people it ser...
Mar 30, 2020 Laurie O'Connor, executive director for the Saskatoon Food Bank. (File photo/650 CKOM)
Concerns raised about how to help the most vulnerable in Sask. during pandemic
Organizations in Saskatchewan are concerned over what some of the province's most vulnerable residents will do during the COVID-19 outbreak. Jason Mercredi, the executive director of AIDS Saskatoon, s...
Mar 30, 2020 According to Tribal Chief Mark Arcand, the tribal council's 106-bed wellness shelter has been full since it first opened, despite adding more beds. (650 CKOM file photo)
Local musicians are dealing with the struggles of COVID-19 pandemic
Between anxiety, stress, the slowing of business or being laid off completely, people have a lot on their plates right now during this COVID-19 pandemic. But when your livelihood depends on large grou...
Mar 30, 2020 Local Saskatoon band, W3APONS. (Lauryn Kell Photography/W3APONS Facebook)
22 new cases of COVID-19 bring Saskatchewan’s total to 156
Saskatchewan has added 22 new confirmed cases to its COVID-19 total. As of Sunday, 156 cases of the coronavirus have been recorded in the province. However, four more people have recovered in Saskatch...
Mar 29, 2020
Officer, civilian in hospital after riverbank rescue Sunday
Saskatoon emergency crews battled icy riverbank conditions to pull a man suffering from hypothermia and an injured officer to safety. Just after 3 p.m. Sunday afternoon, officers were called to the ea...
Mar 29, 2020 Man rescued from the South Saskatchewan River on March 29th, 2020. (Photo courtesy Peter Baran Photography)
Blades GM Priestner begins busy off-season from his basement
Colin Priestner is finding new ways to prepare his team for another Western Hockey League (WHL) off-season. The Saskatoon Blades general manager was in San Francisco earlier this month when COVID-19 w...
Mar 29, 2020 Saskatoon Blades general manager Colin Priestner discusses the team's deadline trades on Jan. 10, 2020. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
Saskatchewan addiction treatment centres shift to online services during COVID-19 pandemic
Some of the province's addiction treatment centres are closing their doors and shifting to online and phone services until the COVID-19 pandemic is over. Although this move will make it more difficult...
Mar 29, 2020 The Calder Centre in Saskatoon closed it's doors to new patients on March 23, and will be shifting to online and phone services during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Harrison Brooks/650 CKOM)
Locally-owned restaurant clinging to survival during COVID-19 pandemic
Even during his busiest moments these days, Jonathan Tyson is wondering how much longer his business can continue to scrape by in these uncertain times. The owner of Saskatoon's Pink Cadillacs Malt Sh...
Mar 28, 2020 An order from Pink Cadillacs Malt Shop and Diner waits for customer pickup on March 28, 2020. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
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