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Latest COVID update Jan. 26: Record highs of 14 deaths, 839 recoveries
For the second time in less than a week, Saskatchewan has set a single-day high for deaths due to COVID-19. In a media release Tuesday, the Ministry of Health said 14 residents of the province ...
Jan 26, 2021 (Sheena Roszell/650 CKOM file photo)
Flu remains dormant in Saskatchewan as COVID cases climb
As the total number of COVID-19 cases continues to rise, the flu has been a complete non-factor in Saskatchewan this season. According to the Ministry of Health, there have been zero confirmed cases o...
Jan 26, 2021 (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM file photo)
Extreme cold warnings remain for some areas of Saskatchewan
Many areas of Saskatchewan remained under an extreme cold warning Tuesday evening. Regions in the eastern part of the province from the U.S. border north to the Porcupine Plain area were under the war...
Jan 25, 2021 (Jessie Anton/980 CJME)
Supporters rally around Shahab in wake of protest
Saskatchewan's chief medical health officer wasn't talking Monday about a protest outside his Regina home Saturday. However, Dr. Saqib Shahab wasn't letting it interrupt his work, either. In a stateme...
Jan 25, 2021
Latest COVID update Jan. 25: 1 death, 240 new cases, 3,272 active cases
A Saskatchewan resident in the 80-and-over age group has died due to COVID-19. The individual, who lived in the north-central zone, is the 254th person from the province to die since the...
Jan 25, 2021 (Saskatchewan Health Authority)
2020 a less-deadly year on the roads, say early numbers from SGI
According to early numbers from Saskatchewan Government Insurance, 87 people died in road collisions last year, making 2020 a less-deadly year than usual. In the last six decades, the total from 2020 ...
Jan 25, 2021
Premier Scott Moe condemns protest outside Dr. Saqib Shahab’s home
Saskatchewan’s premier issued strong words Saturday night following a protest outside the family home of chief medical health officer Dr. Saqib Shahab. Calling the people who did it "a group of ...
Jan 23, 2021
Langenburg family builds multi-coloured igloo
It takes a lot of ice to build an igloo, which led to one Langenburg family having a pretty cool time building one in their yard. Jeff and Jessica McDonald, along with their sons Maddox and Owen, buil...
Jan 23, 2021
Extreme cold warning issued for much of Saskatchewan
It might be best to cozy up indoors, as an extreme cold warning has been issued for most of the province. A period of very cold wind chills is expected to be felt on Saturday evening, as lows in the -...
Jan 23, 2021 (650 CKOM file photo)
Latest COVID update Jan. 23: 3 deaths, 306 recoveries, 274 new cases
Three more COVID-related deaths were reported in the province, bringing the provincial total to 250 Saskatchewan residents who have died after testing positive for the coronavirus. One death reported ...
Jan 23, 2021
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