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Latest COVID update Dec. 16: 55 new cases, 544 active cases
The number of new COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan decreased slightly Thursday, down seven new cases from Wednesday's total. No new deaths were reported for the fifth time in the last six days. The Mini...
Dec 16, 2021
Saskatchewan to expand booster eligibility to those 18+
The Government of Saskatchewan is lowering the age of eligibility for COVID-19 booster shots to 18. Starting Monday, everyone 18 and over can book an appointment to get a booster shot, provided three ...
Dec 16, 2021
New trespassing laws in Saskatchewan to come into force Jan. 1
Saskatchewan’s new trespassing laws are to take effect Jan. 1. The Trespass to Property Amendment Act, 2019, and The Trespass to Property Consequential Amendments Act, 2019 will require people w...
Dec 16, 2021
Sask. economics prof raises concerns about future of economy
A Saskatchewan economics professor doesn’t think there’s as much wind in the sails of Canada’s economy as is being perceived. The federal government released its fiscal update Tuesda...
Dec 15, 2021
Latest COVID update Dec. 15: 62 new cases, 538 active cases
Hospitalizations due to COVID-19 in Saskatchewan have fallen to their lowest level since late August. The Ministry of Health said Wednesday there were 105 people with COVID in health-care facilities i...
Dec 15, 2021 (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
SaskPower keeps carbon tax rate steady for 2022
SaskPower is giving its customers a break on the federal carbon tax. In a media release Wednesday, the Crown corporation announced its customers will pay the same carbon tax rate as they did in 2021 &...
Dec 15, 2021
Saskatchewan mother-daughter travel 8 hours to inspect shoeboxes
Kathy Fast is as close to a professional shoebox packer as they come. Having spent much of her life packing shoeboxes and the past 20 years or so travelling to Calgary to help Samaritan's Purse by ins...
Dec 15, 2021 Kathy Fast has made the trip to volunteer for Operation Christmas Child in Calgary, Alta. almost every year for the past two decades. This year, she and her daughter packed more than 60 boxes themselves and made their first post-covid trek to volunteer. (Libby Giesbrecht/650 CKOM)
Arctic air mass system bringing frigid conditions to Saskatchewan
An arctic air mass is sweeping into the province, bringing snow and frigid conditions throughout Saskatchewan. Environment Canada meteorologist Chris Stammers says the cold could be sticking around fo...
Dec 15, 2021
U of S wastewater study yet to find Omicron variant in Sask.
Researchers at the University of Saskatchewan now have the ability to detect the Omicron COVID-19 variant in Saskatoon's wastewater, but they have yet to find any traces. As of Tuesday, the province h...
Dec 15, 2021 (650 CKOM file photo)
Scams continue to target Saskatchewan seniors
Saskatchewan residents likely have had this happen to them. The phone rings and the recording on the other end claims to be Canadian Border Services, saying they've found a package in the person's nam...
Dec 14, 2021
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