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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Extreme cold never bothers Saskatoon shorts guy
There's not a lot to like about -30 C. Cars don't want to start, no amount of winter clothing seems to be enough to stay warm -- even dogs pass up on a walk when it's that cold outside. None of that s...
Feb 07, 2021 (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
Four dogs, two parrots killed in Sunday morning Mayfair blaze
An early-morning house fire in the Mayfair neighbourhood turned tragic for six animals. The blaze, located at a home on the 1200 block of Avenue D North across from FreshCo, was called in by the perso...
Feb 07, 2021 A house fire in the Mayfair neighbourhood Sunday morning cost the lives of four dogs and two parrots, according to Saskatoon Fire. Pictured on Feb. 7, 2021. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
Video of man shouting racist insults spurs online support for Saskatoon restaurant
A video of two men refusing to wear facemasks and one of them screaming racist insults inside a Vietnamese restaurant is renewing calls to end discrimination while spurring a wave of support. Minji Ka...
Feb 05, 2021 A still of a video showing a man screaming racist insults at Mai's Kitchen staff (Meeyoung LaBrash/Facebook)
'Some sort of comfort:' Teen delivers mental health 'care packages' to community youth
A teenager from the Mosquito Grizzly Bears Head Lean Man First Nation wanted to make sure those within her community didn't feel so alone over the holiday season. The Indigenous community, located jus...
Feb 04, 2021 Hailey Rose, 17, pictured with her mental health 'care packages' she delivered to on-reserve youth on the Mosquito First Nation. (Facebook/Hailey Rose)
'A shocking number:' Suspected overdose deaths in January average more than one a day
Saskatchewan had 36 suspected overdose deaths in the month of January. That's according to the latest figures released by the Saskatchewan Coroners Service. The numbers come on the heels of a record-s...
Feb 04, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
'Fentanyl is getting in everything:' Lighthouse sees seven overdoses in one night
It was a hectic night at the Lighthouse this past Thursday, as seven individuals overdosed at the facility. All seven were revived and now are doing well, according to the Lighthouse's fundraising and...
Feb 03, 2021
Flexibility, consistent learning keys to COVID approaches at school division level
Approaches to the COVID-19 pandemic have differed across the four major school divisions in Saskatchewan's two largest cities, but the safety of all involved continues to be top of mind. That was echo...
Feb 03, 2021
Hospitality industry looks to spark recovery strategy
Saskatoon's tourism and hospitality industry is hoping a near-total loss of business due to COVID-19 can help bring on a long-term strategy to rebuild and restart the visitor economy in Saskatchewan. ...
Feb 03, 2021
Saskatoon's vulnerable population running into 'spatial shortfall' with warmup locations: Mercredi
Saskatchewan so far has had luck with a mild winter, for the most part. But another issue has come up with the cold-weather strategy in Saskatoon. "We're still running into a spatial shortfall," Jason...
Feb 02, 2021
Moe reacts to news of SHA board member spending time in California
Premier Scott Moe says he is disappointed in a Saskatchewan Health Authority board member’s decision to travel to California despite COVID-19 measures in the province. Judy Davis has been workin...
Feb 02, 2021
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Evan speaks with Shaun Semple after Regina City Council approved the Brandt/REAL District purchase deal on Wednesday, th...
