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Saskatoon Pride Parade set to go on Saturday
Members of the Saskatoon LGBTQ community are to hit the streets for their annual Pride Parade on Saturday afternoon. The parade starts at noon on Spadina Crescent near the University Bridge. It will g...
Jun 21, 2019
Saskatchewan Jazz festival ready to start Friday
The Saskatchewan Jazz Festival is ready to kick off Friday night in Saskatoon. The annual festival will go on for 10 days, ending with a Jann Arden concert June 30. Artistic director Kevin Tobin told ...
Jun 21, 2019 (Tourism Saskatoon)
2 new members join Saskatoon Co-op board during tension-filled meeting
Saskatoon Co-op's annual general meeting on Thursday drew a record number of members who elected two new members to the company's board of directors. Nathan Holowaty was re-elected, while two new seat...
Jun 21, 2019 Over 1,000 were in attendance at Saskatoon Co-Op's 2019 Annual General Meeting at TCU Place (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
Former refugee shares struggle, journey on World Refugee Day
Hundreds of people gathered under a small atrium in downtown Saskatoon to celebrate World Refugee Day on Thursday. While it was the rain forcing people to huddle together after a change of venue, the ...
Jun 20, 2019 Mayor Charlie Clark speaks to the crowd gathered outside the Saskatoon Open Door Society for World Refugee Day on June 20, 2019. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
Expansion of Trans Mountain welcomed by Kindersley mayor
The Trans Mountain Pipeline received its second approval this week and, with Kindersley being one of the centres for Western Canadian oil, the decision was welcomed by Mayor Rod Perkins. After the fed...
Jun 20, 2019
Wildlife collisions continue to plague Saskatchewan roads
Wildlife collisions are a part of Saskatchewan summers, and in 2018, more than 14,000 claims were reported to SGI. Of the claims, 12,401 of them included deer, while 525 were with moose. SGI's manager...
Jun 20, 2019
U of S begins pilot project for queer housing
A new safe place for students at the University of Saskatchewan. The U of S has rolled out a new housing project to support self-identified queer students. Dr. Simonne Horwitz is a history professor, ...
Jun 19, 2019
Premier believes Trans Mountain expansion good first step
The announcement of the approval of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion on Tuesday prompted Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe to discuss what's next, as well as commend the federal government on the ex...
Jun 18, 2019 Premier Scott Moe spoke and took questions at the Saskatoon cabinet office on June 18, 2019. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
Mayfair Hardware getting ready for 70th celebration
Mayfair Hardware is celebrating a milestone. The store, located on 33rd Street in Saskatoon, opened its doors 70 years ago, this month. The business will be marking the occasion on Friday and Saturday...
Jun 18, 2019 Mayfair Hardware is celebrating 70 years in business in Saskatoon. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
Two flags raised at City Hall for start to Pride Week
Two new flags are now flying at Saskatoon's City Hall. The annual flag-raising for Pride Week embodied the focus of storytelling, and the theme of "Pride in all of us, sharing our stories, celebrating...
Jun 17, 2019 The two pride flags, with a medicine wheel in the middle, as well as the Trans flag, were raised this year. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
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