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Yorkton high school going to remote learning after jump in COVID cases
As COVID-19 cases are rising in Saskatchewan, schools are starting to feel it. On Monday, Yorkton Regional High School sent out a letter to staff and families announcing all grades at the school would...
Jan 11, 2022
'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)
Latest COVID update Jan. 10: 1,069 new cases, no new hospitalizations
The recent surge of new COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan continued Monday as the province reported its third day of more than 1,000 new cases in the past four days. The Ministry of Health reported 1,069...
Jan 10, 2022 COVID-19 rapid antigen test kits are no longer available in Saskatchewan. (THE CANADIAN PRESS FILE/Jeff McIntosh)
Wanuskewin hopes 'little miracles' will help with UNESCO world heritage site designation
A heritage park just outside of Saskatoon is hoping a recent discovery will solidify its bid to receive UNESCO world heritage site designation. Dr. Ernie Walker, the lead archaeologist at Wanuskewin H...
Jan 10, 2022 Archaeologist Dr. Ernie Walker explaining a display at Wanuskewin on Dec. 6, 2021. (Libby Giesbrecht/650 CKOM)
Moe shoots down Duclos' idea of mandatory COVID shots
Premier Scott Moe pushed back Friday against the federal health minister’s suggestion of mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations. In a statement, Moe said the provincial government will not be implement...
Jan 07, 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
Moe gov't says it hasn't ruled out more public health measures
The Saskatchewan government has reiterated it hasn’t dismissed the idea of new public health measures as case numbers of the COVID-19 Omicron variant rise in the province. In a statement Friday,...
Jan 07, 2022
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
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