Murray Wood: Conservatives need to broaden appeal as Liberals form government
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Extreme weather exposes driver shortage in towing industry
Winter has been a whirlwind for tow truck companies in Saskatchewan. Tow operators have been pulling long hours this week rescuing vehicles stuck in snowbanks after Monday's blizzard, but for some in ...
Feb 03, 2022 Tow truck (Courtesy Brad Stratychuk)
Rosetown becomes a refuge for people caught in storm
Bad weather typically brings out the best in Saskatchewan people and that was true again during Monday's wicked blizzard. Rosetown ran out of hotel rooms to accommodate the influx of travellers lookin...
Feb 01, 2022 Rosetown water tower (Facebook)
Almost all Saskatchewan highways reopened following storm
Nearly all of Saskatchewan's highways were reopened Tuesday after much of Saskatchewan was hit by a wicked blizzard on Monday. At 2:45 p.m., the Highway Hotline map showed just one stretch of road -- ...
Feb 01, 2022 Highway Hotline camera on Highway 1 at Balgonie (Government of Saskatchewan)
Saskatoon's economy continues to chug along amid the Omicron wave
Depending on which business you ask, the answer to how Saskatoon's economy is doing will be different. The Saskatoon Regional Economic Development Authority (SREDA) has its own opinion. SREDA has been...
Jan 26, 2022 (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM file photo)
City of Saskatoon continues to maintain services in the face of Omicron
There's no panic from Saskatoon City Hall despite more employees testing positive for COVID-19 than ever before. According to a city report presented at Monday's Governance and Priorities Committee, t...
Jan 24, 2022
Extreme cold warnings in effect across central Sask.
Saskatchewan is still feeling the effects of the Alberta Clipper weather system. Southern Saskatchewan was battered by strong winds into Tuesday morning, while the northeast grainbelt saw the highest ...
Jan 18, 2022
Sask. diamond cutter reinvents the wheel of jewelry industry
A diamond cutter based in Prince Albert believes he has developed a new method of setting diamonds that will revolutionize the jewelry industry. Ten years ago, Mike Botha and New Zealand jeweller Ian ...
Dec 28, 2021 Mike Botha CEO of Embee Diamonds Technologies (paNOW)
Developer regroups after city council nixes plans for nordic spa, hotel in Saskatoon
Travis Batting is determined to bring a Nordic-style spa and hotel to Saskatoon despite a lack of support at the community and city level. On Monday, city council unanimously rejected the redevelopmen...
Nov 25, 2021 An artist's rendering of the proposed hotel and spa complex. (Scandvik Hotels & Nordic Spa/ Facebook)
Davidson steps up as safe haven for stranded travellers
Rhyse Dieno is used to helping people in bad weather, but the blizzard on Tuesday was one of the worst he can remember. Dieno and his father, Trevor, own and operate the Tim Hortons and Esso gas stati...
Nov 17, 2021 Davidson on Nov. 17th, 2021. (Mathew J Harris/Submitted)
Concerns raised about the future of Saskatoon perimeter freeway
Premier Scott Moe could soon be receiving a letter from the City of Saskatoon asking the province to reconsider a decision to pause work on the Saskatoon perimeter freeway. In October, the city was in...
Nov 09, 2021
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