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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Saskatchewan reports five new COVID-19 cases, eight more recoveries
The Government of Saskatchewan reported five new COVID-19 cases Monday, the lowest single-day total in three weeks. The last time the case numbers were that low was July 19, when there also were five ...
Aug 10, 2020 (Saskatchewan Health Authority)
15 new COVID-19 cases, 12 more recoveries reported in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan reported 15 new COVID-19 cases, and 12 newly recovered cases on Sunday. There are five new cases in the Regina region, one in the northwest, one in the Saskatoon region, one in the centra...
Aug 09, 2020 The coronavirus. (Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota/Twitter)
German Cultural Centre closing in Saskatoon after more than 60 years
After more than six decades in the city, the Saskatoon German Cultural Centre will be closing its doors. It announced on Facebook that it will be permanently closing on August 30. The German Canadian ...
Aug 09, 2020 Courtesy of German Cultural Centre Facebook
24 new cases, 24 recoveries of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan reported 24 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday. There are 11 new cases in the Regina region, three in the North Central, three in the Saskatoon region, one in the South West, and five in the ...
Aug 08, 2020 (650 CKOM file photo)
Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan moving digital for online reading
Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan is preparing for an online reading coming up in August. The group had planned to launch its 2020 season before COVID-19 restrictions forced its indefinite postponement....
Aug 08, 2020 Will Brooks, the artistic producer of Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan, kicks off homecoming celebrations for the local theatre company on Aug. 10, 2019. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
Sask. reports 20th COVID-19 death; contact investigation started at Regina linen company
A 20th resident of Saskatchewan has died due to complications from COVID-19. In a media release Friday, the provincial government said a person in their 60s who lived in the southwest region had died....
Aug 07, 2020 (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Gov’t procures 6 million masks for use in schools
The first level of the Government of Saskatchewan's back-to-school plan doesn't require students to wear masks when school resumes Sept. 1, but the province is preparing in case that becomes necessary...
Aug 07, 2020 Attorney General of Canada Gordon Wyant.
Moe stands behind province’s back-to-school plan
Premier Scott Moe defended Saskatchewan’s back-to-school plan in an interview with Gormley guest host Mike Couros on Friday. Opinions on the plan have been split, with it garnering both praise a...
Aug 07, 2020
COVID Alert app not yet fully functional in Saskatchewan
The federal government has launched a smartphone app to inform people when they’ve come in contact with someone who has tested positive with COVID-19 — but the app isn’t yet fully op...
Aug 07, 2020
Statistics Canada says country gained 419,000 jobs in July; Sask. up 13,000
OTTAWA - Canada’s labour market gained 419,000 jobs last month as more parts of the economy were allowed to reopen, Statistics Canada reported Friday, moving past the halfway mark in recouping h...
Aug 07, 2020
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