Saskatoon area adds 121 new reported COVID-19 variant cases in one day
The number of variant coronavirus cases appears to be surging in Saskatoon.

The number of variant coronavirus cases appears to be surging in Saskatoon.
The Saskatchewan government has extended the limit on private household gatherings to encompass the whole province.
The Government of Saskatchewan reported 288 new COVID-19 cases and two deaths on Tuesday. There were also 328 more variants of concern identified.
Prince Albert’s Michael Hawkins says the province needs to do more to stop people from dying of COVID-19.
Saskatoon advocates are praising the provincial government’s decision to expand funding for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Prince Albert’s Rose Garden Hospice will be under construction starting on May 15.
A Vancouver Island man had a surprising encounter with a sea lion along a logging road kilometres away from the nearest coastline.
A long-awaited independent review has found “serious flaws” in how the Toronto police force handled a number of missing persons investigations in the city’s Gay Village and is calling for a new approach that would shift some of the responsibility for handling these files onto civilians and community agencies.
What started as a day to get out of the house and play basketball ended with several crews trying to free a 12-year-old boy from a sinkhole in Thompson, Man.
Ontario Health told hospitals to ramp down elective surgeries on the same day that Rick Thompson's doctors said he would be added to the transplant list.
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Jill Macyshon has the story of the rescue operation to save a 12-year-old boy in northern Manitoba from being swallowed by a sinkhole.
An eight-day period of national mourning for the death of Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, is underway in the U.K.
Hospital staff in Colombia are praising a 104-year-old coronavirus patient after she recovered from the virus for a second time.
Jill Macyshon has the story on the flood of social media selfies from people getting their COVID-19 vaccinations.
A Quebec woman is the first in Canada to develop a blood clot after being vaccinated with the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine.
The Council of Atlantic Premiers has confirmed that the Atlantic Bubble will not reopen on April 19 as planned.
Health Canada says it’s closely watching the situation south of the border, where federal health and safety officials have paused the use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine over concerns of a small number of rare blood clotting events.
The Cargill poultry processing plant in London, Ont. is ceasing production Tuesday following an outbreak of 82 COVID-19 cases among workers.
A white police officer who fatally shot a Black man during a traffic stop in a Minneapolis suburb resigned Tuesday, as did the city's police chief -- moves that the mayor said he hoped would help heal the community and lead to reconciliation after two nights of protests and unrest.
The federal Liberals are set to dive into child care in next week's budget, with stakeholders being told to expect strings attached to federal cash for provinces who want the money.
For the second Ramadan in a row, Canadian Muslims across the country will be turning to online gatherings, with many events placing a special focus on activism and COVID-19 vaccines.
Canadians can now apply for refunds from Air Canada for cancelled flights as part of the government's financial assistance package to the embattled airline.
Canadian retail kingpin and philanthropist W. Galen Weston has died at age 80, George Weston Ltd. announced Tuesday.
Premier Jason Kenney pushed back against anti-lockdown sentiment among some Albertans, including MLAs in his own party.
Premier Doug Ford fired back at criticisms that Ontario's vaccine rollout is confusing for residents of the province to understand.
Ont. hospitals running out of options against third wave
Three U.S. fishermen received steep penalties after pleading guilty to fishing infractions on Vancouver Island.