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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Sask. Party candidate resigns after online activity linked to QAnon supporters surfaces
Saskatchewan Party candidate Daryl Cooper has resigned his nomination ahead of Saskatchewan's provincial election. Cooper, a candidate for the Saskatoon Eastview riding, resigned after now-deleted soc...
Oct 03, 2020 Daryl Cooper.
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Saskatoon daycare closes temporarily after COVID-19 outbreak
A Saskatoon daycare has closed its doors temporarily due to a COVID-19 outbreak. Preston Early Learning Centre's Stonebridge location, housed in the same building between Chief Whitecap School and St....
Oct 02, 2020 Preston Early Learning Centre, located at the multi-use facility between Chief Whitecap School and St. Kateri Tekakwitha Catholic School, closed its doors because of a COVID-19 outbreak. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
Don Atchison prefers more buses over BRT system
Former mayor Don Atchison wants the city to pause expensive projects, and bus rapid transit (BRT) is at the centre of his attention. Speaking to reporters outside city hall on Friday, Atchison express...
Oct 02, 2020 Mayor candidate Don Atchison speaks to reporters outside city hall on Oct. 2, 2020. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
NDP commits $150 million to education, addressing over-staffing and mental health supports
The Saskatchewan NDP has launched its first education promise of the 2020 campaign season. In front of Lawson Heights School in the Saskatoon Northwest riding, NDP candidate Gillian Strange took aim a...
Oct 01, 2020 NDP candidate Gillian Strange and leader Ryan Meili speak at a press conference near Lawson Heights School on Oct. 1, 2020. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
'We have to keep them alive:' Safe consumption site opens without provincial funding
There was no celebration, there was no grand opening, but there was plenty of relief as the doors of Saskatchewan's first safe consumption site opened Thursday. "It's our first day. We didn't want to ...
Oct 01, 2020 Jason Mercredi at Saskatoon's Prairie Harm Reduction. (650 CKOM file photo)
Charlie Clark looks to limit property tax increases with new four-point plan
Charlie Clark is looking at a four-point plan to drive down property tax increases, if he is to retain his seat as mayor in Saskatoon's upcoming election. Taking a different approach than candidates R...
Oct 01, 2020
'Restoring people's faith in democracy': Sask. Green Party leader has big ambitions
It might be a small party, but it has big ambitions. The Saskatchewan Green Party is hitting the ground running for the Oct. 26 provincial election. In 2016, Green candidates got 7,967 votes, making u...
Oct 01, 2020 Green Party Leader Naomi Hunter. (Dominick Lucyk/980 CJME)
Saskatchewan's first safe consumption site set to open
Saskatchewan's first safe consumption site is set to open at 10:30 a.m. Thursday. The facility is operated by Prairie Harm Reduction, which is the new name of AIDS Saskatoon. The consumption site will...
Oct 01, 2020 Prairie Harm Reduction executive director Jason Mercredi stands in front of the safe consumption site. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM file photo)
Sask. NDP pledging to tax province's wealthiest people
Saskatchewan New Democratic Party Leader Ryan Meili launched his campaign in Saskatoon on Wednesday by pledging to implement a wealth tax if he is elected premier. Standing on the banks of the South S...
Sep 30, 2020 Saskatchewan NDP leader Ryan Meili launched the party's campaign in Saskatoon on Sept. 30, 2020. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
Sask. Party unveils new home renovation tax credit on day one of campaign trail
In front of a home in Saskatoon's Montgomery Place Wednesday, Sask. Party leader Scott Moe unveiled a new election promise. Moe said - if the Sask. Party is elected - its new mandate will include the ...
Sep 30, 2020 SaskParty Leader Scott Moe announces a new tax credit for home renovations at a Montgomery Place home in Saskatoon on Sept. 30, 2020. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
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