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Carmichael Outreach scaling back on donations
A Regina charity that assists the homeless is cutting back on accepting donations as a response to a recent bump in COVID-19 cases in the area. Carmichael Outreach runs programs focused on housing sup...
Aug 13, 2020
Fougere, councillors asking Regina residents to wear masks
Regina’s mayor and city councillors are encouraging residents of the Queen City to wear face masks inside public places or public vehicles. During a media conference Thursday at the Cornwall Cen...
Aug 13, 2020
Sask. Party ‘Kate’ texts blanket province in pre-election campaign
In some parts of social media, "Kate from the Saskatchewan Party" is nearing meme status after people across the province have reported getting texts from the bot. The text reads: "Hi, it's Kate from ...
Aug 13, 2020
GoFundMe campaign raises money for victims of Nutana fire
An online crowdfunding campaign is looking to raise money for the victims of a tragic fire. The blaze tore through a home on the 500 block of Albert Avenue early last Friday morning in Saskatoon's Nut...
Aug 13, 2020 Saskatoon police look on at a home gutted by fire on Albert Avenue on Aug. 7, 2020. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
Agriculture ministry says moisture conditions ‘reduced’ in some areas
Saskatchewan’s Ministry of Agriculture says some rain would be welcomed by the province’s farmers as they get set for harvest. According to the ministry’s weekly crop report, moistur...
Aug 13, 2020
Impact defender Luis Binks heading to Italy's Bologna FC on transfer
MONTREAL - The Montreal Impact will send defender Luis Binks to Bologna FC of Italy's Serie A next year after a transfer was completed on Thursday. The 18-year-old English player will remain with Mont...
Aug 13, 2020
RCMP seeking suspects in armed robbery in Esterhazy
It was a scary night Tuesday for employees at the Kaposvar One Stop Service in Esterhazy. Two masked individuals, a man and a woman, entered the gas station at around 7:40 p.m. Owner Baljinder Sohi sa...
Aug 13, 2020
Carol Reynolds enters Ward 7 race in upcoming civic election
Carol Reynolds is brewing up a race to represent Ward 7 in the upcoming civic election. Reynolds, the owner of Simply Grounded Coffee in Saskatoon since 2017, announced her intentions to run for city ...
Aug 13, 2020 Carol Reynolds is hoping a platform on taxes, safety and supporting local business can win her the Ward 7 seat on council come November.
(Carol Reynolds/Submitted)
Man facing charges after Bike Unit police officer assaulted
A 39-year-old man is facing charges after a police officer with the Bike Unit was assaulted Tuesday evening. Saskatoon police said in a release that at about 8 p.m., a member of the Traffic Unit stopp...
Aug 13, 2020 (650 CKOM)
Chicken, eggs both go first as feds roll out COVID-19 food surplus program
OTTAWA - More than 12 million eggs will be redistributed via an emergency federal program designed to help farmers faced with too much food and nowhere to sell it due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Agricul...
Aug 13, 2020
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