Murray Wood: The day Canada Became a nation
April 9, 1917 was Easter Monday. On that date, 109 years ago, Canadian soldiers made history at Vimy Ridge. Murray Wood ...
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Back-to-school safety plan developed for Hutterite colonies
Health authorities in Saskatchewan, Alberta and Manitoba, along with the Hutterian Safety Council and local school divisions, have come up with a plan they believe will keep people safe when schools r...
Aug 26, 2020 (Chinook School Division/Submitted)
Facility improvements coming for some parks in northern, central Sask.
Two weeks after announcing infrastructure changes for provincial parks in southern Saskatchewan, the government has revealed plans for improvements at parks in central and northern Saskatchewan. In a ...
Aug 26, 2020
Sask. reports 24th COVID-related death, 30 more recoveries and 3 new cases
A person in their 50s who lived in the southwest area of Saskatchewan has died due to complications from COVID-19. It's the 24th COVID-related death reported in the province since March. The provincia...
Aug 26, 2020 (Saskatchewan Health Authority)
Saskatchewan school divisions lay out back-to-school plans
Saskatchewan’s 27 school divisions were to complete their homework Wednesday. The provincial government asked each division to come up with a back-to-school plan that would be communicated to pa...
Aug 26, 2020
New, $26.5 million school unveiled in Rosthern
The newest school in Saskatchewan is ready to start up. Rosthern Community School, located about 40 minutes away from Saskatoon, will be open for prekindergarten to grade 12 students on Sept. 8. The n...
Aug 26, 2020 Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe prepares to cut the ribbon for the new Rosthern Community School. (Logan Stein/650 CKOM)
Sask. reports 23rd COVID-related death, no new cases
The Government of Saskatchewan announced Tuesday a person in their 70s who lived in the central part of the province had died due to complications from COVID-19. It's the 23rd death related to the cor...
Aug 25, 2020 (Saskatchewan Health Authority)
Sask. father describes being on phone with daughter during fatal bear attack
A Saskatchewan family is in mourning after a fatal bear attack in northern Saskatchewan last week. Stephanie Blais, 44, was killed on Thursday after a black bear attacked her outside the family cabin ...
Aug 24, 2020 Stephanie Blais and her two kids. (Hubert Esquirol/submitted)
'This isn't normal': Lumber prices higher than ever
The price of lumber is the highest it's ever been. That's according to Rick Casavant, president of Warman Homes. Lumber prices have gone up 104 per cent in Canada, forcing lumber and wood panel produc...
Aug 24, 2020 (650 CKOM file photo)
Five people charged after weapon used to steal vehicle
Five people are facing charges after using a firearm to steal a vehicle and flee from police on Sunday night. At around 10:00 p.m., a group of males approached a person at a business located in a stri...
Aug 24, 2020 (650 CKOM file photo)
Three new COVID cases, 10 more recoveries in Sask.; active cases at 98
The number of active cases of COVID-19 reported in Saskatchewan has dipped under 100 for the first time since mid-July. The provincial government announced Monday three new cases and 10 more recoverie...
Aug 24, 2020
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