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Latest COVID update April 5: 219 new cases, 212 recoveries, 1 death
The Milden Hotel and Bar is the latest Saskatchewan establishment to be fined for violating COVID-19 measures. In a media release Monday, the Ministry of Health said the hotel and bar had been fined $...
Apr 05, 2021 (Sheena Roszell/650 CKOM file photo)
VIDO-InterVac vaccine tweaked to tackle variants
The COVID-19 vaccine developed in the lab at Saskatoon’s Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO) at the University of Saskatchewan is now better equipped to fend off emerging variants...
Apr 05, 2021
Organizer behind Lumsden's Hockeyville bid hoping for big voter turnout
Lumsden's Jamie Lees is hoping supporters of her town's Kraft Hockeyville bid will vote in droves this weekend. Voting for the contest begins Friday at 7 a.m., and is to close the next day at 3 p.m. A...
Apr 05, 2021 (File photo)
Latest COVID update April 4: Vaccine numbers delayed, Moderna shipment arrives, active cases rise
There was no new data on COVID vaccinations in Saskatchewan this Easter Sunday. The Ministry of Health reported in its daily update that it will launch a new web page with data on vaccines by age rang...
Apr 04, 2021
Saskatoon drive-through immunization clinic to begin Monday, other cities Tuesday and Wednesday
Prairieland Park preparing for many visitors to kick off the workweek. On Monday and Tuesday, the facility will hold a drive-through COVID-19 immunization clinic with the AstraZeneca vaccine. It opens...
Apr 04, 2021
Two women fined following Saturday Victoria Park COVID protest
Two women have been handed tickets for allegedly breaking COVID rules. In a news release, Regina police said there was a protest against public health measures at Victoria Park at about 2 p.m. Saturda...
Apr 04, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
Regina police looking for suspicious man after possible abduction attempt
Regina police are looking into a possible abduction attempt in Harbour Landing. On Friday around 8:45 p.m., officers were called to the neighborhood to talk with a 22-year-old woman who said she was a...
Apr 03, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
Health Canada issues advisory for masks with graphene
Health Canada is advising people not to use face masks that contain graphene. According to the advisory, graphene contains tiny particles that can be inhaled and cause lung toxicity in animals. The re...
Apr 03, 2021
Officer killed in attack outside Capitol an 18-year veteran
WASHINGTON - A U.S. Capitol Police officer who died after a man rammed his car into him and another officer at a barricade was identified as an 18-year veteran of the force. William "Billy" Evans join...
Apr 03, 2021
Latest COVID update April 2: Variants continue to spread, active cases climb over 2,000
COVID variant cases continue to spread in Saskatchewan. In its daily update Friday, the Ministry of Health reported that 269 new variant cases have been identified in the province. So far, there have ...
Apr 02, 2021 The coronavirus. (Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota/Twitter)
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Sarah Mills: A lavish, spectacle wedding seems cheap
If Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce get married this weekend at Madison Square Garden, Sarah Mills says it could take over ...
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