Murray Wood: Arrest in 2001 Saskatoon assault case should make perpetrators worried
A 52-year-old man has been charged in connection with a 2001 sexual assault allegation in Saskatoon. Murray Wood says he...
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Saskatchewan government discusses rural health-care delays
The Saskatchewan government believes a big reason for disruptions and delays in the province’s health-care industry is a result of understaffing. Everett Hindley, the minister of mental health a...
Jul 25, 2022
Saskatchewan anticipating increase in COVID cases
For the first time in three weeks, the Government of Saskatchewan will release Thursday epidemiological numbers on what COVID-19 is doing in Saskatchewan -- and it's expected cases and hospitalization...
Jul 21, 2022
First COVID-19 vaccine for kids under 5 approved in Canada
Health Canada has approved Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine for children under five years of age. This is officially the first vaccine of its kind to be approved for that age group in the country. Health Ca...
Jul 14, 2022
As heat warnings blanket Saskatchewan, watch out for signs of heat stroke
Heat warnings from Environment Canada have stretched across much of Saskatchewan this week, as temperatures climbed above 30 C in many places. With the heat comes the risk of heat-related illnesses, i...
Jul 13, 2022
First case of monkeypox reported in Saskatchewan
For the first time, Saskatchewan is reporting a case of monkeypox. "This is the first case that has been confirmed within the province of Saskatchewan, but obviously (it's) something that we've been m...
Jul 13, 2022
No timeline for expanding COVID boosters in Sask.
If you're hoping to get a second COVID-19 booster shot in Saskatchewan, and you're not over 50 years old or part of certain select groups, you're just going to have to keep on waiting. How long that w...
Jul 12, 2022 (Saskatchewan Health Authority/Submitted)
Watch out for blue-green algae this summer: Water Security Agency
Warm summer weather means lots of people are heading to the lake, but don't jump in water where blue-green algae is blooming. That's the message from Saskatchewan's Water Security Agency, which cautio...
Jul 08, 2022 A blue-green algae bloom at Crooked Lake Provincial Park. (Government of Saskatchewan)
COVID cases, deaths, hospitalizations continue to drop in Sask.
Several key COVID-19 metrics continue to decline in Saskatchewan, according to the weekly report from the Ministry of Health. This will be the last weekly update, as the Province moves to monthly repo...
Jun 30, 2022
Purdue Pharma Canada agrees to settlement for damages caused by opioid addiction
Opioid manufacturer Purdue Pharma Canada has agreed to a first-of-its-kind settlement over damages caused by addiction, after a proposed class-action lawsuit from multiple levels of government aiming ...
Jun 29, 2022
Construction complete on VIDO vaccine manufacturing facility
Construction on a $28-million vaccine manufacturing facility at the University of Saskatchewan has been completed. Media and government dignitaries including Federal PrairiesCan Minister Dan Vandal, P...
Jun 28, 2022 (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
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Sarah Mills: Let's hope lessons are learned this construction season
Major projects in Saskatoon and Regina must get done, but Sarah Mills says changes are needed to lessen the impact on tr...
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