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'We don't have a playbook:' Saskatchewan sets overdose death record in 2021
People in Saskatchewan are dying from drug overdoses at a rate never seen before in the province. According to the latest statistics provided by the Saskatchewan Coroners Service, a total of 464 peopl...
Jan 11, 2022 The Saskatchewan Health Authority offers free Naloxone kits to provincial residents. (Sheena Roszell/650 CKOM)
COVID risk in Saskatoon hits 'red-level' status; no disruption expected in core services
The risk of COVID in Saskatoon has reached 'critical' status, according to the municipal government. The City uses four indicators to nail down the virus' risk in the community: the average of weekly ...
Jan 08, 2022
Latest COVID update Jan. 7: All-time high 1,170 new cases reported
For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic started, Saskatchewan has reached quadruple figures in new cases. The Ministry of Health reported 1,170 new cases Friday, breaking the single-day record ...
Jan 07, 2022 THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Rapid tests offer 'layer' of protection against COVID-19: Shahab
There won't be any change to public health orders in Saskatchewan - at least not in the foreseeable future. During a news conference on Wednesday, Education Minister Dustin Duncan, joined by chief med...
Jan 05, 2022
Latest COVID update Dec. 31: Record-high 735 cases reported
Saskatchewan has recorded its highest single-day total of COVID-19 cases. The Ministry of Health reported Friday there were 735 new cases, breaking the previous record of 601. There also were 74 recov...
Dec 31, 2021 (Lisa Schick/650 CKOM file photo)
'If we get a deal, then it's worth it:' Dozens brave the cold for hot Boxing Day deals
As vehicles sat idling early Boxing Day morning at Preston Crossing, eager onlookers waited for someone to make the first move. Around 10 minutes before the doors opened at Best Buy, the parking lot c...
Dec 26, 2021 A growing line of eager shoppers wait for the doors to open at Best Buy on Boxing Day — Dec. 26, 2021. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
Hindley, Meili weigh in on new long-term care inspections program
The Saskatchewan government is going to be keeping a closer eye on long-term care homes in the province with the launch of its new inspections. Minister for Seniors Everett Hindley said the inspection...
Dec 14, 2021
Survey suggests health-care worker morale sinking in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan health-care workers are looking to work less, leave the field or retire early as distress and other mental health strains increase following the latest wave of COVID-19. A survey from Uni...
Dec 10, 2021 (Brady Lang/650 CKOM file photo)
Healthcare workers asking for help, more workers
Workers in healthcare are getting so tired and overworked they're quitting and retiring early, according to the head of CUPE local 5430. Bashir Jalloh attended the legislative building Thursday mornin...
Dec 03, 2021 Bashir Jalloh, president of CUPE local 5430, attended the legislature Thursday morning to ask government and the health authority to make changes and hire more healthcare workers and take the pressure off of those already working. Dec. 2, 2021 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Jones punches ticket to Beijing in thrilling Olympic trials curling final
Jennifer Jones is going back to the Olympics with a little history on her side. Jones defeated Tracy Fleury 6-5 Saturday in a thrilling finish to the 2021 Tim Hortons Curling Trials at SaskTel Centre ...
Nov 28, 2021 Team Jones poses for a photo after winning the women's Olympic curling trials at SaskTel Centre Saturday. (Curling Canada/Twitter)
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