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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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Children who are close household contacts of COVID-19 cases must now self-isolate: Ministry of Health
The provincial government has quietly amended a public health order on students and when they must isolate. An amendment to the “Public Health Order Mandatory Isolation and Face Covering ,”...
Oct 02, 2021
What to do in Saskatoon on the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
It's going to be a busy first day of Canada's latest statutory holiday. The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation lands on Thursday. Typically, Sept. 30 is "Orange Shirt Day," when people wear ora...
Sep 30, 2021 Dancers perform at the STC mini-powwow on Aug. 23, 2021. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
All vaccine apps may not be available by Friday
As of Friday, people in Saskatchewan will need to prove they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to do all kinds of things in public including eating in a restaurant, going to a bar and seeing a mov...
Sep 29, 2021
Latest COVID update Sept. 29: 3 deaths and 394 new cases reported
The province announced 394 new cases of COVID-19 in the province Wednesday and three new deaths. About one in four of new cases are in the age category of 20 to 39. One in six of the new cases eligibl...
Sep 29, 2021
'The dam broke:' Saskatoon councillors unanimously vote to ask province for special public health orders
Saskatoon's city council has voted to ask for special restrictions to be placed on gathering sizes in the city by the Saskatchewan government. City councillors have unanimously voted to send a letter ...
Sep 29, 2021
Temporary emergency department closures anticipated, doctors and nurses demand more from government
Saskatchewan physicians and nurses are banding together to call on the provincial government for greater action to combat rising COVID-19 numbers in Saskatchewan. In a joint release Wednesday, the Sas...
Sep 29, 2021 (Saskatchewan Health Authority)
Saskatoon leisure facilities to require proof of vaccination or negative test
Anyone over the age of 12 will be required to show proof of full vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test result for public access to leisure facilities in Saskatoon. The policy, which aligns with the ...
Sep 29, 2021 (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM file photo)
Outbreak declared at Saskatoon school after 10 cases confirmed
An outbreak has been declared at another public school in Saskatoon, the second outbreak in less than a week. The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) declared the outbreak Tuesday afternoon at whkhtow...
Sep 29, 2021 (Saskatoon Public Schools)
Sask. businessman calls B.C. vaccine requirements 'seamless'
Shawn Moen was a little nervous to travel to B.C. last week for a sailing trip with his father. "It just happened that we came out when the vaccine requirements in B.C. were in full force," he told Br...
Sep 29, 2021 (9 Mile Legacy Brewing/Facebook)
'Suspicious package' turns out to be harmless
The police investigation into a suspicious package in downtown Saskatoon has determined the package wasn't suspicious after all. Just before noon on Tuesday, police received a call about a package loc...
Sep 28, 2021 (650 CKOM file photo)
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