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Minor injuries reported after van crashes into Saskatoon bookstore

There were minor injuries reported after a van crashed into a Saskatoon bookstore and restaurant on Friday.

COVID-19 activity rising in Lloydminster area, Sask. Health Authority warns

The Saskatchewan Health Authority is warning that COVID-19 activity is on the rise in Lloydminster.

People who survive a bout of COVID-19 with mild symptoms or even no symptoms may be able to thank their Neanderthal ancestors, a new study suggests. (Patrick Fallon/AFP/Getty Images/CNN)

In search of a payday, thieves increasingly crawling under Sask. vehicles and cutting out catalytic converters

An auto repair shop is noticing a troubling trend — more catalytic converters stolen out of vehicles

Golden Mobility’s surveillance footage shows someone crawl under a vehicle and take what’s believed to be a catalytic converter. (Courtesy Golden Mobility)

Active COVID-19 cases in Sask. nearly double in last 10 days

Active COVID-19 cases across Saskatchewan rose to 448 Friday, which is the highest number since the province dropped all public health measures on July 11.

This research team found the number of Indigenous people in Sask. with IBD doubled over a 17 year period

A research study out of the University of Saskatchewan reveals the number of Indigenous people in the province living with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has more than doubled from 1999 to 2016.

Delta variant is so transmissible 'the war has changed,' U.S. CDC warns

The Delta coronavirus variant surging across the United States appears to cause more severe illness and spread as easily as chickenpox, according to an internal document from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Two killed in head-on crash with semi: Sask. RCMP

Rosetown RCMP have released more details about a fatal crash Thursday on Highway 7 west of Fiske.

STC’s Saskatoon vaccine clinic closes after 28,000 doses

After 114 days, the Saskatoon Tribal Council’s COVID-19 vaccination clinic closed on Thursday.

'It was totally gone': Thousands of insurance claims filed in Sask. after summer storms

Jeff Andersen has lived in the Lumsden area for 14 years and he says he has never had a storm pass through like the one on July 22.

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Canada is heading towards a 'Delta-driven' fourth wave, Tam says

Canada is headed towards a fourth wave of COVID-19 infections, but how severe of a resurgence it'll be depends on how many people are fully vaccinated, warns new national modelling released Friday. The country is seeing an increase in new COVID-19 cases, and thousands more infections are predicted if contacts aren't contained, the modelling indicates.

Chief Public Health Officer of Canada Dr. Theresa Tam looks at a copy of the presentation on epidemiology and modelling during a news conference on the COVID-19 pandemic, in West Block on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Monday, June 29, 2020. (THE CANADIAN PRESS / Justin Tang)

Delta variant is so transmissible 'the war has changed,' U.S. CDC warns

Canada extends pandemic benefits through to Oct. 23

The federal government is tapping the brakes on its plans to phase out pandemic aid programs this summer, deciding instead to freeze benefits at current levels and extend help by an extra month beyond the previously planned end date.

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BREAKING | 243 new cases of COVID-19 in B.C. as surge in Interior continues

B.C.'s Ministry of Health has announced another 243 cases of COVID-19, most of them in the Interior Health region, where infections have been surging in recent days.