Murray Wood: A party 100 years in the making
Murray Wood and a couple of hundred others attended a birthday party on the weekend for a woman who turned 100, and cele...
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"Cheer Crates" delivered to hundreds of Saskatoon families in need
Volunteers put the finishing touches on more than 500 packages on Tuesday, marking their first "Cheer Crate" event in Saskatoon. Saskatoon Public School Foundation's Executive Director Zeba Ahmad said...
May 12, 2020 SPSF Executive Director Zeba Ahmad displays some of the contents of the "Cheer Crates." Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM
Three Saskatoon churches spray painted with homophobic slurs
One act can have a significant ripple effect says McClure United Church Reverend Debra Berg. On Sunday, she was enjoying a Mother's Day breakfast when the executive director of McClure Place called he...
May 11, 2020 Grosvenor Park United Church, one of three United Churches vandalized with spray paint and homophobic slurs in Saskatoon. The spray paint has since been removed. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
‘When in doubt, throw it out,’ says microbiologist of food left in office fridges for weeks
As some employees return or get set to return to work soon, they may come across some nasty surprises in their company refrigerators: Mouldy, rotten food and drinks. University of Saskatchewan microbi...
May 11, 2020 Dr. Joseph Blondeau says it's best to get rid of everything in an office fridge if it's been sitting there for weeks. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Taking it day by day: Parents say they're doing their best to teach their children
Charmaine Pyakutch wasn't surprised at all when the provincial government announced Thursday, May 7 that school would not resume for Saskatchewan students until at least September. The Saskatoon mothe...
May 08, 2020 Sign outside of Hugh Cairns advising people to stay home and safe. Lara Fominoff /CKOM
Grass fire scorches small area near Highway 7 and CN Railway tracks
A small grass fire reported around 7:30 Thursday evening could be seen from the CN Rail overpass on Highway 7 on Saskatoon's west side. Saskatoon Fire Battalion Chief Rob Hogan says a couple of 911 ca...
May 07, 2020 A grass fire broke out on Saskatoon's west side near Highway 7 and the CN Rail Tracks. (David Kirton/650 CKOM)
Recovered COVID-19 patients in Saskatoon, Regina can now donate plasma for Canada-wide trial
Anyone in Saskatoon or Regina who has recovered from COVID-19 and meets certain criteria, could be part of a new, nation-wide trial . The trial, which got underway just last week in more than 50 hospi...
May 07, 2020 The Canadian Blood Services clinic on Eighth Street in Saskatoon. (Harrison Brooks/650 CKOM)
Testing practices and staffing levels big concerns for SUN in northern Saskatchewan
Many nurses working in northern Saskatchewan are extremely concerned right now. With a large COVID-19 outbreak declared in La Loche — and other outbreaks in hospitals in Lloydminster, Meadow Lak...
May 07, 2020 Saskatchewan Union of Nurses president Tracy Zambory. (File photo/650 CKOM)
Event planner offers "virtual gala" as new option for organizations to consider
When group gatherings of 10 or more people were banned in Saskatchewan because of the COVID-19 outbreak, Katelyn Cochlan and her partner Barbi Peterson saw nearly every wedding, corporate event, confe...
May 06, 2020 Photo Courtesy: The Black Door Events
Business booming for Osler meat processor as residents search for locally sourced food products
Pine View Farms co-owner Melanie Boldt says she can hardly remember what life was like before March 10. In the last eight weeks, it has changed dramatically. Prior to that day, the Osler-based, farm-t...
May 05, 2020 Melanie Boldt is co-owner of Pine View Farms in Osler. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Global Institute for Food Security donates equipment to SHA to support COVID-19 diagnostic testing
A pricey and important piece of equipment has been loaned to the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) by a University of Saskatchewan agricultural research institute. CEO of the Global Institute for Fo...
May 04, 2020 A scientist at GIFS uses the KingFisher . Photo Courtesy: Global Institute for Food Security
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