Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
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Saskatoon Tribal Council prepares to open new downtown wellness shelter
Just days after Saskatoon City Council approved a new wellness shelter in a special meeting, Saskatoon Tribal Council (STC) is gearing up to open the doors. Chief Mark Arcand is aiming to have the doo...
Dec 12, 2021 Saskatoon Tribal Council Chief Mark Arcand speaks to media in front of a building in downtown Saskatoon that has been identified as a possible place for a temporary wellness centre for up to 50 people without homes this winter. (Libby Giesbrecht/650 CKOM)
Food banks, clients hit hard by rising food costs
Everyone’s wallet has been taking a hit at the grocery store lately, but inflation is also having a significant effect on the province’s most vulnerable. The rising cost of food is impacti...
Dec 11, 2021
Latest COVID update Dec. 11: No deaths, 57 positive tests outside of province
A number of out-of-province cases affected Saskatchewan’s COVID totals Saturday. Within the province, there were 77 new cases and 137 recoveries reported. However, 57 people from Saskatchewan te...
Dec 11, 2021
Broadway Bridge crash sends 1 person to hospital
A collision between two cars on the Broadway Bridge early Saturday morning sent one person to hospital. Saskatoon firefighters responded to the scene at 1:54 a.m. and discovered extrication was requir...
Dec 11, 2021 (Saskatoon Fire Department/submitted)
Murder case involving former Prince Albert RCMP officer faces delays
A scheduled preliminary hearing next week for a former Prince Albert RCMP officer charged with first degree murder has been postponed five months. The simple reason provided to paNOW by Prosecutor Bil...
Dec 11, 2021
CFL to implement revenue-sharing model
The CFL's haves are going to be helping the have-nots. During his State of the League address Friday in Hamilton, commissioner Randy Ambrosie announced the CFL will be implementing a revenue-sharing m...
Dec 10, 2021
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada scientist facing charges in Swift Current
Details are scarce, but an internationally renowned agriculture scientist is facing charges in Swift Current. Yantai Gan, whom the Royal Society of Canada said in a Facebook post “invented pulse...
Dec 10, 2021
Mounties in Maidstone area nab three impaired drivers in short order
Saskatchewan RCMP officers needed just 2 1/2 hours to pull over three impaired drivers in the Maidstone area. On Friday, the Mounties said officers from the Maidstone detachment and the Roving Traffic...
Dec 10, 2021 (RCMP/Submitted)
Bombers’ Collaros can relate to plight of Riders’ Fajardo
Zach Collaros has heard it all before. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers quarterback remembered his own experiences from back in the day when he was asked about recent comments by Saskatchewan Roughriders piv...
Dec 10, 2021
Federal health minister warns international travellers about Omicron
As international flights resume out of Regina and Saskatoon, Canada’s health minister is issuing a warning to people who want to head overseas. During a media conference Friday, Jean-Yves Duclos...
Dec 10, 2021
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