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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Clark talks budget; says backfilling Prairie Harm funding would set 'dangerous precedent'
Nearly 24 hours after the release of the provincial budget, Saskatoon Mayor Charlie Clark responded to what was funded - and what didn't make the cut. Clark said his biggest want was more investments ...
Apr 07, 2021 Saskatoon Mayor Charlie Clark. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM file photo)
Logan Boulet Effect continues as Green Shirt Day inspires organ donation registrations
Awareness is turning to action as more in Saskatchewan and Canada register as organ donors since Logan Boulet's death three years ago. Boulet was 21 years old when he died a day after a crash between ...
Apr 07, 2021
'It stings:' PHR's safe consumption site denied funding for second straight budget cycle
For the second straight year, it was a no from the Saskatchewan government. That’s the reality that now faces Prairie Harm Reduction (PHR), the lone safe consumption site in Saskatchewan. The or...
Apr 06, 2021
Demand forces SHA to close Saskatoon drive-through vaccination site early
Saskatoon's drive-through COVID-19 vaccination clinic opened Monday - and closed Monday morning. The Saskatchewan Health Authority site at Prairieland Park closed to new traffic at about 10:45 a.m., h...
Apr 05, 2021 The lineup at the drive-thru COVID vaccination clinic at Prairieland Park. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM file photo)
Maier becomes Blades' all-time wins leader with victory over Ice
Saskatoon Blades goaltender Nolan Maier wasted no time taking his place atop the franchise record books. The 20-year-old netminder earned his 86th career victory in a 3-2 win over the Winnipeg Ice Wed...
Apr 01, 2021 Saskatoon Blades goaltender Nolan Maier earned his 86th career victory, the most in team-history, in a 3-2 win over the Winnipeg Ice on March 31, 2021. (Saskatoon Blades/Twitter)
'It's my DNA:' Elwood Flynn gets ready to say goodbye after 68 years in menswear business
A Saskatoon icon is saying goodbye. Elwood Flynn, the owner of Elwood Flynn Ltd. in downtown Saskatoon, will be closing up shop at the end of May. Flynn, now 91 years old, joined Gormley on Wednesday ...
Mar 31, 2021 Hockey Night in Canada's Ron MacLean has been one of Elwood Flynn's customers over the years. (Elwood Flynn For Men Ltd./Facebook)
'An absolute relief:' Vulnerable sector rolls up their sleeves at Lighthouse clinic
Relief was felt through the entire facility at Saskatoon's Lighthouse on Tuesday. That's due to 215 staff and clients rolling up their sleeves at the supported living shelter, receiving their first do...
Mar 31, 2021 The Lighthouse held its first COVID vaccination clinic on March 30, 2021. (The Lighthouse Supported Living Inc./Facebook)
Blades’ Maier poised to take franchise wins record from mentor
Tim Cheveldae last strapped on the pads as a goalie for the Saskatoon Blades at the end of the 1987-88 WHL season. It wasn't until after the final buzzer of Cheveldae's last game when he was told he w...
Mar 31, 2021 Saskatoon Blades goaltender Nolan Maier celebrates a 4-0 win over the Prince Albert Raiders on March 29, 2021. (Saskatoon Blades/Twitter)
Teachers, students sleep in Sask. schools because of spring storm
Many students and teachers around Saskatchewan had unusual sleeps Monday night, after a snowstorm forced them to sleep in school due to treacherous road conditions. Herbert School principal Chad Strik...
Mar 30, 2021
Turtleford, Biggar Co-Op cardlocks fall victim to vicious winds
The winds were howling in Saskatchewan to kick off the week. An Alberta clipper brought gusts upwards of 100 km/h in some areas of the province Monday, and it did some damage to two local Co-ops in th...
Mar 29, 2021 A downed sign at the Co-Op cardlock in Biggar on March 29, 2021. (Facebook/Superow Co-Op)
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