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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How to try to avoid cross contamination - advice from RUH's head of clinical microbiology
What COVID-19 has taught everybody is that the virus is invisible - you can't see it - but it can be present in an individual or on a surface, and your hands can be the vector which transmits it, and ...
Apr 07, 2020 (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Students begin supplemental learning as school districts roll out assignments
It's an exercise that's never been attempted before on a scale like this: a supplemental, but optional learning program for K-12 students in both the Saskatoon Public and Catholic School divisions. Sa...
Apr 07, 2020 (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatoon non-profit organization continues making lunches for "food-insecure" children and families
Even though children aren't in school right now, a Saskatoon organization is still helping them with access to nutritious meals. CHEP Good Food is a non-profit organization that buys food in bulk, the...
Apr 06, 2020 Workers at CHEP Good Food Inc. made 150 lunches for children last week. The lunches were sent to the Friendship Inn. Photo: Courtesy CHEP Good Food Inc.
Saskatoon Zoo welcomes new manager and two baby mouflon sheep
It's been an exciting time at the Saskatoon Forestry Farm and Zoo lately, even if it is closed to the public right now. Over the last few weeks, not only has new manager Jeff Mitchell been hired, but ...
Apr 03, 2020 Two baby Mouflon sheep were born in late March at the Saskatoon Zoo. Photo Courtesy: Jeff Mitchell /Saskatoon Forestry Park and Zoo
Saskatoon hotel ready for front line healthcare workers, those who need to self-isolate, and the vulnerable
The City of Saskatoon, the Saskatchewan Hotel and Hospitality Association and area hotels are working together to identify where front line healthcare workers, those coming home from international tra...
Apr 03, 2020 Park Town Hotel GM Salil Kulkarni. Photo Courtesy: Salil Kulkarni
Pet adoptions on the rise after urgent call from Saskatoon SPCA
Roxie the Great Pyrenees-Border Collie cross is having a ball these days running outside, and playing in the snow on her new family farm outside of Saskatoon. The one-year-old puppy was one of 116 ani...
Apr 02, 2020 Roxie was adopted by a family just outside of Saskatoon last week.
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Waiting for weeks: A Saskatoon substitute teacher hopes Employment Benefits are on their way
March 16 was Anika Burmeister's last day on the job. As a substitute teacher who graduated from university not long ago, she took the jobs that came her way. Unfortunately, her school board had to lay...
Apr 01, 2020 Burmeister hopes she sees some EI payments soon. She hasn't been able to get through to anyone lately on Service Canda.
(Photo Submitted/Anika Burmeister)
Don't beat yourself up over perfect meal planning, says nutrition expert
It's understandable, that with so many people self-isolating and with fewer overall trips to the grocery store, meal and nutritional planning is going to take a hit. Have some compassion for yourself,...
Apr 01, 2020 Don't beat yourself up if you can't plan perfect meals now. Use what you have, and do your best, says registered dietician Brooke Bulloch. Lara Fominoff/CKOM
Saskatoon man urges vigilance after weekend food delivery stolen from front door step
Craig Silliphant wanted to support a local business, so last weekend while at home, he purchased an order from Saskatoon's Hanes Hummus and requested delivery. He admitted there was a slight miscommun...
Mar 31, 2020
Shelter workers trying to expedite income assistance, home placements for domestic violence victims
Shelters in Saskatchewan are an essential service and will remain open throughout the COVID-19 outbreak. They will also provide support via other means if and when necessary. That's according to the E...
Mar 31, 2020 Jo-Anne Dusel, the executive director of the Provincial Association of Transition Houses and Services of Saskatchewan speaks to a crowd on International Women's Day.
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