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6,000 full-time jobs added in Saskatchewan in December, says Statistics Canada
Statistics Canada is out with the latest national and provincial employment numbers for December. According to a release, there were 55,000 full-time jobs added nationally in December. But the nationa...
Jan 07, 2022
Saskatchewan's top doctor recommends no gatherings in coming weeks
Saskatchewan has not put in any further COVID-19 health measures, but Dr. Saqib Shahab was emphatic in his recommendation Thursday. "We need ... to do everything to blunt the wave," the province's chi...
Jan 06, 2022 Dr. Saqib Shahab. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Latest COVID update Jan. 6: Record highs in new and active cases
Saskatchewan has set records for daily cases of COVID-19 as well as active cases. The Ministry of Health on Thursday reported 913 new cases, breaking the previous record of 735 that was set Friday. Th...
Jan 06, 2022
Expert says rising Omicron case numbers can 'crush hospitals'
COVID-related hospitalizations in Saskatchewan are starting to creep up again as a huge number of people are getting sick with the Omicron variant. Dr. Alex Wong, an infectious disease physician in Re...
Jan 06, 2022
Extreme cold warnings in place for entire province
An extreme cold warning is in place for every region of Saskatchewan. Environment Canada splits Saskatchewan into 32 reporting regions and it issued warnings for all of them Thursday morning, saying w...
Jan 06, 2022
Latest COVID update Jan. 5: 537 new cases, hospitalizations up to 106
The number of hospitalizations due to COVID-19 has again risen above 100. During a media conference last week, Premier Scott Moe said hospitalizations and intensive care admissions -- not new cases --...
Jan 05, 2022 COVID-19 rapid antigen test kits are no longer available in Saskatchewan. (THE CANADIAN PRESS FILE/Jeff McIntosh)
98 traffic safety initiatives get funding from provincial government
Some people who got caught speeding in Saskatchewan are helping to fund traffic safety initiatives in 92 communities in the province. On Wednesday, the provincial government announced 98 initiatives t...
Jan 05, 2022
THE YEAR AHEAD: Meili hopes COVID takes a back seat in the new year
The new year means a new start and a new chapter to write. NDP Leader Ryan Meili hopes that chapter includes a new NDP MLA in the Athabasca riding. "I'm excited to get up there. Northwest Saskatchewan...
Jan 05, 2022 Ryan Meili. (Libby GIesbrecht/650 CKOM file photo)
Latest COVID update Jan. 4: 1,954 cases reported over New Year's weekend
Saskatchewan is reporting 1,954 new COVID-19 cases were accumulated over a four-day period between Friday and Monday. Single-day case counts were 623 on Friday, 607 on Saturday, 398 on Sunday and 326 ...
Jan 04, 2022 (650 CKOM file photo)
Parents, school divisions react as students return to classrooms
Students, teachers and staff members in more schools throughout Saskatchewan were to make their return to the classroom on Tuesday. Saskatchewan is the only province in the country not pushing back it...
Jan 04, 2022
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