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Bookings for COVID vaccines set to open to 55+ age group in Saskatchewan
The eligibility for Saskatchewan's vaccine booking system is set to change. Starting Friday at 8 a.m., everyone 55 and over can book an appointment online or by phone. The eligibility had been at 58 a...
Apr 08, 2021 (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Overdose deaths rise again in March; more than 100 recorded since January
In 2021 alone, more than 100 Saskatchewan families have lost a loved one due to a drug overdose. That's what we learned Thursday, when the Saskatchewan Coroners Service released its latest update into...
Apr 08, 2021
SHA considering giving second doses of AstraZeneca vaccine; Moderna shipment delayed
The Saskatchewan Health Authority could find itself in a position where it has vaccines on hand but not enough people to take them. There hasn't been an unexpected arrival of new supply. Rather, it's ...
Apr 08, 2021 (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatchewan 'bone dry' as warmth and wind erase soil moisture
Like a good martini, Saskatchewan has been dry lately. Actually, Environment Canada's senior climatologist, David Phillips, said it has been more like that for a while. "We've seen, in that period fro...
Apr 08, 2021
Economist not alarmed by deficit in ‘boring’ budget
An economics professor at the University of Regina says the provincial budget is a “boring” one that does not signal a change in government direction nor introduce anything new. Not even a...
Apr 08, 2021
Premier wants answers on AstraZeneca, clarifies comments on vaccine queue
Saskatchewan's premier wants a decision on the AstraZeneca age range sooner than later. Scott Moe was on the First Ministers' call Wednesday, speaking with other premiers, the prime minister and Canad...
Apr 08, 2021
Fire bans pop up in Sask. due to dry, windy conditions
It's fire ban season in Saskatchewan. On Wednesday, the municipalities of Corman Park and Vanscoy implemented a ban on open flames due to dry conditions. The ban includes fire pits, burning barrels, c...
Apr 08, 2021
Shahab says all adults could have access to COVID vaccines in four to six weeks
It appears an ambitious goal to get vaccines in the arms of all adults in Saskatchewan has become even more ambitious. During a provincial COVID-19 briefing Wednesday, chief medical health officer Dr....
Apr 07, 2021 (Saskatchewan Health Authority/Submitted)
Clark talks budget; says backfilling Prairie Harm funding would set 'dangerous precedent'
Nearly 24 hours after the release of the provincial budget, Saskatoon Mayor Charlie Clark responded to what was funded - and what didn't make the cut. Clark said his biggest want was more investments ...
Apr 07, 2021 Saskatoon Mayor Charlie Clark. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM file photo)
Medical association calls for Sask. essential workers to be immediately vaccinated
Change the provincial COVID-19 plan and get essential workers vaccinated against COVID-19 now: That's the plea from the president of the Saskatchewan Medical Association. Dr. Barb Konstantynowicz says...
Apr 07, 2021 (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM file photo)
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