Murray Wood: Isn't it time for more 'we' than 'oui' in Rideau Hall?
Louise Arbour brings much more than French skills to her role as the king's representative, but she also has taken contr...
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'Truly historic:' Budget calls for child-care costs to fall to $10 a day
Lindsey Robinet knows the struggles parents face when dealing with child care. When she was raising her three boys - now aged 18, 16 and 13 - child care was a cost that came down to some tough decisio...
Apr 19, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
Cooper hopes frontline officers can be vaccinated by mid-week through STC clinic
Thanks to a partnership with the Saskatoon Tribal Council (STC), frontline police officers in the city are rolling up their sleeves. According to Saskatoon Police Service Chief Troy Cooper, vaccinatio...
Apr 19, 2021 (650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatoon council committee gives OK for Fred Sasakamoose statue
Saskatoon's governance and priorities committee gave the green light Monday to erect an eight-foot statue of Fred Sasakamoose at SaskTel Centre. The statue of the Saskatchewan hockey icon will face Go...
Apr 19, 2021 Fred Sasakamoose.
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Moe outlines federal budget wish list
Premier Scott Moe has a wish list containing what he would like to see in the federal budget. Federal Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is to unveil the budget Monday afternoon in Ottawa. Moe told re...
Apr 19, 2021
Feds, province, Saskatoon combine for $100M-plus infrastructure boost
The federal government, the provincial government and the City of Saskatoon united Friday to announce more than $102 million in funding for 11 infrastructure projects. Major projects include green inf...
Apr 16, 2021 (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM file photo)
School divisions still waiting on province to implement rapid testing
School divisions across Saskatchewan continue to wait on the province for directions on what to do with rapid test stockpiles collecting dust. Nearly a month after saying it was sending roughly 100,00...
Apr 16, 2021
PHR warns of bad batch of 'pink' meth after overdose needed 27 naloxone doses
A "bad batch" of methamphetamine gave workers at Prairie Harm Reduction (PHR) quite the scare Thursday afternoon. Now, executive director Jason Mercredi said he is worried more may be circulating on t...
Apr 15, 2021 Crystal methamphetamine, often referred to as simply as "meth" or "jib," is a highly addictive stimulant that affects the central nervous system. (Wikimedia commons).
'It hit the spot:' Big River outfitter says COVID assistance will help industry
It has been a quiet pandemic for Reg Quaale. Quaale, the owner of Big River's Big Bend Outfitting, said business has been at a standstill since last March when the COVID-19 pandemic hit Saskatchewan. ...
Apr 15, 2021 (Saskatchewan Firearms Safety Training/Facebook)
Saskatoon-based paramedic docuseries readying for Season 5 finale
Over the past four years, a lot has happened on Saskatoon's streets. When it comes to paramedic response to incidents throughout the city, it's likely being filmed for CityTV's Paramedics: Emergency R...
Apr 15, 2021 According to a release from Medavie Health Services West, Saskatoon community paramedics experienced an increase in responses from 3623 in 2023, to 8032 events in 2024. (Medavie Health Services West/Facebook)
Saskatoon school boards sticking to in-person learning for now
Schools in Saskatoon aren't planning on moving students out of the classroom anytime soon as COVID-19 variants of concern continue to spread across the province. The province reintroduced restrictions...
Apr 14, 2021 (Saskatoon Public Schools/submitted)
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