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Six more cases of COVID-19 in Sask.; total now 26
Saskatchewan has six new presumptive cases of COVID-19.The total in the province as of Friday is 26; eight are confirmed and 18 are presumptive."Twenty-four of the 26 cases are well enough to self-iso...
Mar 20, 2020 Saskatchewan's Chief Medical Health Officer, Dr. Saqib Shahab, updates media on COVID-19, Mar. 19 2020 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Sask. announces financial support plan for those dealing with COVID-19
The provincial government has revealed a financial support plan for employers and employees in Saskatchewan who are dealing with COVID-19."During this time of great uncertainty, it is of the utmost im...
Mar 20, 2020 Premier Scott Moe (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Gas gouge? Call for a review of pump prices
Despite the free-falling price of oil in recent weeks, some places are not seeing that translate into the decrease in pump prices that others have. In recent days Prince Albert, Melfort and North Batt...
Mar 20, 2020 (file photo/paNOW Staff)
Saskatchewan’s federal courts shut down during COVID-19 pandemic
Starting Friday at 12:01 a.m. all regular operations at Court of Queen's Bench locations in Saskatchewan will be suspended."The decision to proceed in this manner was done cautiously as information de...
Mar 20, 2020 (CKOM News Staff)
Government announces change to childcare facilities in schools
The Government of Saskatchewan is making a notable change to childcare facilities in schools.According to a media release, starting on Monday the facilities will be repurposed to provide childcare ser...
Mar 20, 2020 St. Francis School. (Alison Sandstrom/paNOW Staff)
Saskatoon store closes after encounter with traveller who didn’t self-isolate
A Sangster's health store in Saskatoon closed to customers on Thursday morning due to the COVID-19 outbreak and after staff interacted with a traveller who wasn't self-isolating.Owner Rheanne Haines t...
Mar 20, 2020 The Sangster's Lawson Heights location closed on March 19, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Sangster's/Facebook)
Feds boost efforts to secure medical gear supplies as COVID-19 cases multiply
OTTAWA - The federal government is unveiling a plan to have companies quickly produce supplies of needed medical equipment to cope with the rapidly multiplying cases of COVID-19 across Canada.Prime Mi...
Mar 20, 2020 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. (Canadian Press)
Sask. doctors dealing first-hand with COVID-19
The COVID-19 virus is starting to turn up in members of Saskatchewan's medical community.The president of the Saskatchewan Medical Association, Dr. Allan Woo, issued a statement Thursday in which he c...
Mar 19, 2020 (file photo/CKOM News Staff)
Sask. doctors call on businesses to close their doors
Nearly 200 Saskatchewan physicians have written an open letter to the business community in the province.They are asking all businesses to close their doors to prevent the COVID-19 virus from spreadin...
Mar 19, 2020 (CKOM News Staff)
Saskatchewan reports four new COVID-19 cases, bringing total to 20
Saskatchewan has recorded four new presumptive cases of COVID-19, bringing the province's total so far to 20. One of those was in Southend in the north and related to the first case reported there on ...
Mar 19, 2020 Saskatchewan's chief medical health officer, Dr. Saqib Shahab. (Evan Radford/980 CJME)