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PHR warns of bad batch of 'pink' meth after overdose needed 27 naloxone doses
A "bad batch" of methamphetamine gave workers at Prairie Harm Reduction (PHR) quite the scare Thursday afternoon. Now, executive director Jason Mercredi said he is worried more may be circulating on t...
Apr 15, 2021 Crystal methamphetamine, often referred to as simply as "meth" or "jib," is a highly addictive stimulant that affects the central nervous system. (Wikimedia commons).
Video shows security guard attempting arrest outside Saskatoon grocery store
A video showing a security guard attempting to handcuff a woman and wrestle her to the ground outside a Saskatoon grocery store Wednesday is drawing the ire of the store's owner. A roughly nine-minute...
Apr 15, 2021 (Jade Acikahte/Facebook)
Homes in Saskatchewan selling faster as March sets sales record
It’s a good time to buy a home in Saskatchewan, if you can find one you like. The real estate market in the province set a March sales record, up 85 per cent from March 2020, according to the Sa...
Apr 15, 2021
Regina, Saskatoon transit take big hit from pandemic
Nearly every industry has taken a hit from the COVID-19 pandemic in one way or another, and public services are no exception. With universities closed to in-class learning and far fewer people physica...
Apr 15, 2021
Age of eligibility at Regina drive-through vaccination clinic to drop to 47
The drive-through COVID-19 vaccination clinic at Regina’s Evraz Place is set to lower its age of eligibility again Thursday. According to a post on the Saskatchewan Health Authority website, the...
Apr 14, 2021
Walk a mile in his shoes: 95-year-old set for trek from Saskatoon to Regina
Saskatoon's Frank Atchison is lacing up his shoes and will walk the 250 kilometres from Saskatoon to Regina in support of sick children. The soon-to-be 95-year-old plans to walk five kilometres a day ...
Apr 14, 2021 Frank Atchison. (Photo courtesy of pattisonchildrens.ca)
Artistic director 'cautiously optimistic' some form of Jazz Festival able to run this summer
Like many large-scale events in 2020, Saskatoon's Jazz Festival was cancelled. With worries of the emerging coronavirus, the show was cancelled on April 17. Fast forward one year, with a years worth o...
Apr 14, 2021
COVID variant infects 10 people at Saskatoon sports bar
The Saskatchewan Health Authority says that so far, 10 people have been infected with a COVID-19 variant at Sports on Tap, a Saskatoon bar near Prairieland Park. Those who have tested positive for the...
Apr 14, 2021 (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon drive-through vaccination clinic moving to 52-54 age group
Changes are coming to drive-through COVID-19 vaccination clinics in Saskatchewan. In Saskatoon, the drive-through clinic at Prairieland Park is to open to people aged 52 to 54 on Wednesday. It previou...
Apr 13, 2021
'It was pure adrenalin:' Local hero recounts Saturday river rescue
Brad Pilon believes everything came down to timing during a Saturday river rescue on the South Saskatchewan River. He was on mile six of eight, running along Saskatoon's Meewasin Trail with his wife a...
Apr 13, 2021 Two boys on the shoreline of the South Saskatchewan River in Saskatoon were fortunate Brad Pilon was nearby when one of them slipped into the water. Pilon went into the water to retrieve the child, swimming them both back to safety. The video was recorded by Pilon's wife, Ashley and released by Medavie Health Services West.
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