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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Province's HealthLine 811 overwhelmed by calls
Saskatchewan's 24-hour telephone access to health, mental health, and addictions support appears to have been completely overwhelmed by calls from the public. After the provincial government announced...
Mar 12, 2020 John Ash, executive director of the Saskatchewan Health Authority, Dr. Saqib Shahab, Saskatchewan's chief medical health officer, and Health Minister Jim Reiter (l to r) discuss the province's plans for dealing with COVID-19 on March 11, 2020. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Coronavirus: Advice and information from the province, Government of Canada and the WHO
Saskatchewan has recorded its first presumptive case of coronavirus, a 60-year-old who had recently travelled to Egypt. After contact with a patient who is being tested for coronavirus, some members o...
Mar 12, 2020
Province presents new offer to teachers - STF not impressed
The provincial government has presented a new offer to Saskatchewan teachers. The proposal offers a one-time $1,500 payment for teachers in the first year, which will come from their health plan. It w...
Mar 11, 2020 Parents are being urged to drop their children off no earlier than 15 minutes before school, and to pick them up no later than 15 minutes after school ends. Lara Fominoff/CKOM
Preventative coronavirus measures now in place at Saskatoon Catholic churches
New rules have been put in place for Catholic parishioners in Saskatoon, to avoid undue risk from coronavirus. Father Geoffrey Young, pastor at Our Lady of Lourdes parish, explains that effective imme...
Mar 11, 2020 St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Parents express frustration over cancellation of extracurricular school activities
It was a financial stretch for Manya Faria to be able to afford the $1,700 for one of her children to go on a band trip to Banff that was scheduled and for the other to go on an educational trip to th...
Mar 10, 2020 Parents at elementary and high school across Saskatoon are expressing frustration over the cancellation of extracurricular activities. Lara Fominoff/CKOM
Hoopla 2020, band trips could be cancelled if no agreement between STF and province by Thursday
The cessation of all extracurricular or volunteer activities involving teachers in Saskatchewan beginning Thursday could have a huge impact on students. That includes major events, like regional baske...
Mar 09, 2020 (650 CKOM file photo)
Hotel rooms and Juno event tickets still available says Tourism Saskatoon president and CEO
Thousands of people from the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS), musicians, families, fans and media will be in Saskatoon this week for the Juno Awards. That means hotels are fill...
Mar 09, 2020 (marriott.com)
No evidence of coronavirus related 'panic buying' - so far in Saskatoon
The pictures seen and shared on many social media platforms are dramatic: a man who appears to be inside a Costco store, climbing scaffolding racks, handing down bags of rice to people below. Still ot...
Mar 06, 2020
Special travel insurance may not cover coronavirus related trip cancellations
Cancelling a planned trip anywhere in the world because of the coronavirus outbreak from now on, may not be a valid reason to be reimbursed your travel expenses. So say representatives at TuGo, one of...
Mar 05, 2020
Saskatoon schools cancel Japan exchange trips because of corona virus fears
A nearly 30-year Saskatoon Public School tradition has been interrupted this year. The Japan student exchange has been cancelled as a direct result of the rapid spread and transmission of the corona v...
Mar 05, 2020 (Saskatoon Public Schools/submitted)
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