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Sask. to lift COVID measures by end of February; proof of vax ending Monday
Saskatchewan is set to remove its COVID-related public health measures in the coming days, with proof of vaccination or a negative test going first. Other public health measures - including masking in...
Feb 08, 2022
Weather finally co-operates for visits to Sask. provincial parks
Temperatures conducive to outdoor winter events have been few and far between this winter season. With a warm week in the forecast for Saskatchewan, friends and families may look to make up for some o...
Feb 07, 2022 Cross-country ski enthusiasts enjoying Good Spirit Lake Provincial Park. (Sask Parks/Facebook)
U of S students, staff prepare to return to in-person learning
The return to full-time learning will begin on Monday at the University of Saskatchewan and there are some mixed reactions coming from all directions. On one side, students are excited to carry on the...
Feb 06, 2022 (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
'They're kind of the perfect predator': Great horned owl survey launches in Sask.
The University of Regina and the Royal Saskatchewan Museum have partnered to learn more about the great horned owl. Dr. Ryan Fisher, the curator of vertebrate zoology at the museum, told John Gormley ...
Feb 05, 2022 (Royal Saskatchewan Museum)
Latest COVID update Feb. 5: Hospitalizations drop again, 978 new cases
Hospitalizations dropped again on Saturday by 18 patients according to the provincial COVID-19 update. A total of 978 new cases were reported. Active cases are now at 9,785 in Saskatchewan. One more p...
Feb 05, 2022 (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM file photo)
NDP calls for emergency debate on planned changes to public health measures
The Saskatchewan NDP is calling for the legislature to be recalled for emergency debate on the planned loosening of public health measures in the province. On Thursday, the province announced a plan f...
Feb 04, 2022
Lower Canadian dollar results in skyrocketing gas prices
Saskatchewan residents should get used to paying more when they need to fill up their gas tanks. Gas prices shot up by 10 cents per litre around the province Friday to $1.48 per litre in both Saskatoo...
Feb 04, 2022 Gas prices rose to $1.47 per litre in Saskatoon and Regina on Feb. 4, 2022. (Dallas Dahlseide/650 CKOM)
Latest COVID update Feb. 4: Hospitalizations, active cases drop
The number of active COVID-19 cases being reported in Saskatchewan dropped below 10,000 for the first time in three weeks Friday. The Ministry of Health said there were 9,981 active cases, the fewest ...
Feb 04, 2022
Clinical microbiologist thinks new Sask. COVID policy makes sense
The Saskatchewan government will no longer offer PCR tests for the general public and it won’t be reporting daily COVID-19 numbers anymore. While those moves have drawn criticism from the govern...
Feb 04, 2022
Employment in Saskatchewan rose in January: Statistics Canada
Saskatchewan added 3,900 jobs in January, according to data released Friday by Statistics Canada. The unemployment rate in the province was 5.5 per cent, the same as it was in December. The only provi...
Feb 04, 2022
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