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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Ukrainian Canadian Congress 'disappointed' as funding for settlement services cut
The Ukrainian Canadian Congress of Saskatchewan says provincial funding that helps provide settlement services to displaced Ukrainians coming to the province has ended. In a statement, the organizatio...
May 02, 2025 A Ukrainian flag flying outside the Saskatchewan Legislative Building in Regina. (Sarah Mills/980 CJME)
Transportation committee to review Priority 2 snow clearing targets
It may be spring time, but Saskatoon city councillors will soon look at options to improve snow and ice clearing times on city streets. According to a new report that will be presented to the Transpor...
May 01, 2025 Priority 2 streets are only being cleared on time about 75 per cent of the time, prompting a new report to the Transportation Committee with options on how to address the issue. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
City of Saskatoon to take over lease of Gather Local market in Riversdale
Just one year after a local non-profit group took over operations of a Riversdale farmers' market, it's going to be handed back to the City of Saskatoon. In a statement issued Friday on social media, ...
Apr 27, 2025 Gather Local Marketplace, run by Ideal Inc. will cease to run the Riversdale market at 414 Avenue B South effective May 8, 2025. The City of Saskatoon will take over operations for an "undetermined length of time." (Will Mandzuk/650CKOM)
Conservative rally in Saskatoon sees huge turnout ahead of federal election
Lines of cars, trucks and buses stretched for kilometres in just about every direction outside a Saskatoon warehouse on Thursday night, as what appeared to be at least 2,000 people turned out to hear ...
Apr 25, 2025 Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre speaks to a crowd of around 2,000 supporters at a rally just outside of Saskatoon on Thursday evening. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Councillor removed from Saskatoon homelessness subcommittee
A Saskatoon city councillor, known for his opposition to the 106-bed Fairhaven emergency shelter and for speaking out on crime in his community, will not be part of a recently created subcommittee tas...
Apr 24, 2025 "Saskatoon city coun. Robert Pearce will not be appointed to the city's sub-committee on homelessness after council unanimously voted to instead appoint two other councillors. It comes after comments Pearce made during the SUMA convention in Saskatoon." (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Western alienation plays key role for Sask. in 2025 federal election campaign
Western alienation is a common theme among western Canadian provinces, going back decades. In the context of Canadian politics, it can be defined in several ways. According to Duane Bratt, Mount Royal...
Apr 24, 2025 Premier Scott Moe speaks at a news conference in Saskatoon April 4, 2025. He says who ever becomes the next prime minister should put their own ideology aside and work on behalf of all Canadians. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Discover Saskatoon to ask for $350,000 for second event bid in three months
Discover Saskatoon will be asking Saskatoon city councillors to approve a big chunk of change for the second time in less than three months. On January 29, CEO Steph Clovechok made a presentation to c...
Apr 21, 2025 Discover Saskatoon is expected to ask council for $350,000 to help "strengthen" the organization's bid for an undisclosed "premier national winter sport championship" in 2027. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Premier Scott Moe, cabinet grilled by SUMA delegates in Saskatoon
Premier Scott Moe and his cabinet were grilled by delegates at the Bear Pit session on the last day of the Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association (SUMA) convention in Saskatoon on Wednesday. Th...
Apr 16, 2025 Premier Scott Moe and his cabinet were peppered with questions during the SUMA Bear Pit session Wednesday. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon to explore possible 24-hour drop-in centre for homeless
The City of Saskatoon will explore the possibility of identifying a location for a 24-hour drop-in centre for the homeless community. The motion was made by Mayor Cynthia Block at the Governance and P...
Apr 16, 2025 Outside of the new Saskatoon emergency shelter on Pacific Avenue (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
More security, renovations among changes at Saskatoon public libraries
Two Saskatoon library branches, closed to the public since March 22, will start the process of re-opening to the public today. The downtown Frances Morrison and the 20th Street Dr. Freda Ahenakew publ...
Apr 14, 2025 The downtown Frances Morrison and the 20th Street Dr. Freda Ahenakew public libraries were closed on March 22 after a sharp increase in public safety and staff concerns and a rise in the number of drug overdoses both inside and outside the buildings. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
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