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Heat records broken in 12 Sask. communities Monday, more likely to fall Tuesday
The heat is still hanging around, just days before we turn the calendar. A total of 12 records were broken in Saskatchewan communities Monday, mostly located in the southern portions of the province. ...
Sep 28, 2021
It'll be weeks before Sask. sees benefit of vaccination uptake, says U of S epidemiologist
Provincial health measures designed to curb the spread of COVID-19 and to promote vaccination need to go further, according to a University of Saskatchewan epidemiologist. Dr. Nazeem Muhajarine says w...
Sep 28, 2021 (Saskatchewan Health Authority/Submitted)
Freberg officially appointed Saskatchewan's first chief firearms officer
Saskatchewan is taking a bit more control over gun laws. The province has appointed Robert Freberg as its first chief firearms officer (CFO); the federal government previously appointed the Saskatchew...
Sep 27, 2021
Latest COVID update Sept. 27: Active cases fall, hospitalizations rise
For the first time in nearly three weeks, the number of active cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan has fallen. In a media release Monday, the Ministry of Health said there were 4,788 active cases in the...
Sep 27, 2021 (Brady Lang/650 CKOM file photo)
SHA expands mask mandate at long-term care homes
The Saskatchewan Health Authority is expanding its medical masking mandate at the long-term care homes it operates in the province. In a media release Monday, the SHA said the recent increase in COVID...
Sep 27, 2021
'I'm scared': The impact of the organ donation program being suspended
Organ donation programs in Saskatchewan are the most recent services to feel the crunch of surging COVID-19 cases. As of Dec. 31, there were 79 people in the province waiting for an organ transplant, ...
Sep 27, 2021
Questions linger for Sask. business owners ahead of vaccine passport implementation
When the Saskatchewan government announced vaccine passports would be required at various establishments and businesses, the first thought that came to Tracy Read's mind was how she was going to carry...
Sep 27, 2021
Latest COVID update Sept. 26: Cases continue to climb, 3 deaths
COVID cases continue to climb in Saskatchewan. In its daily update Sunday, the Ministry of Health reported 552 new cases of the virus. There were also three deaths reported. Hospitalizations have gone...
Sep 26, 2021
Latest COVID update Sept. 25: 492 new cases, 282 in hospital, 4 deaths
More records continued to be set for COVID-19 numbers in Saskatchewan Saturday. The totals of hospitalizations and ICU patients once again set records, while vaccinations remained above 5,000 for the ...
Sep 25, 2021 (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatchewan cattle seizure results in over $20K in fines
The seizure of more than 100 cattle from a family-run operation in northeast Saskatchewan has resulted in fines totalling $21,000. Maureen Black, 75, was sentenced Wednesday in Nipawin Provincial Cour...
Sep 24, 2021 (Canadian Cattlemen's Association/Facebook)
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