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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Mayoral candidates grilled about priorities, taxes, and plans at debate
Four of the five declared mayoral candidates squared off in a debate on Wednesday evening, hosted by the Greater Saskatoon Chamber of Commerce. Don Atchison, Cynthia Block, Cary Tarasoff and Gordon Wy...
Oct 31, 2024 The debate on Wednesday included four of the five candidates on the ballot. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Feds in talks with Saskatoon to help tackle homelessness
The City of Saskatoon has been in talks with federal housing minister Sean Fraser to try and hash out a funding deal before this winter, to address the growing number of encampments and those who are ...
Oct 25, 2024 St. Mary's Church on 20th Street will once again offer its gymnasium as a warming space. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon's Shercom Industries to lay off 79 employees in December
Seventy-nine employees at Saskatoon's Shercom Industries Inc. will be out of work by Dec. 2, according to a brief letter sent to the Ministry of Labour dated Oct. 23 from Shercom CEO Mike Richards. In...
Oct 24, 2024 California-based Crumb Rubber Manufacturing now collects all scrap tires in Saskatchewan, but according to
Shercom Industries Inc., the product the company collects is sent out of province. (Ministry of Environment)
Sask. people share how affordability crisis affects them
The cost of living in Saskatchewan has affected everyone from families to students, seniors, small businesses, and those who rely on income assistance. While Saskatchewan Party Leader Scott Moe touts ...
Oct 21, 2024
Owner of Biggar restaurant destroyed by fire hopes to open another eatery
The owner of a beloved restaurant in the town of Biggar, about an hour west of Saskatoon, says she hopes to open another eatery sometime in the next two years. Early Wednesday morning, a fire destroye...
Sep 27, 2024 Maggie Tan owned the restaurant for 33 years. She is devastated by the loss, but hopes to open another restaurant in the future. (Maggie Tan/Facebook)
Saskatoon council approves temporary downtown emergency shelter
Saskatoon's city council has given the go-ahead for a temporary emergency shelter in the city's downtown, which is expected to open late this year. On Wednesday, council approved a development permit ...
Sep 26, 2024 The former Saskatchewan Transportation Company building in Saskatoon has been approved as the location for a new homeless shelter. (Shane Clausing/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon councillors to decide on temporary downtown shelter
Saskatoon city councillors will have a tough decision on their hands during their last official meeting before November's civic election. On Wednesday, council will decide whether to approve an 18-mon...
Sep 25, 2024 Administration is recommending council vote in favour of authorizing the permit for the new homeless shelter. (650 CKOM file photo)
New potential emergency shelter site identified in Saskatoon
After months of searching, the City of Saskatoon has identified a possible sight for what it's calling a new, temporary, "enhanced" emergency shelter. According to a statement, the site at 210 Pacific...
Sep 07, 2024 The proposed site at 210 Pacific Avenue for Saskatoon's new emergency shelter is the former Saskatchewan Transportation Company building. (Google Street View)
Province announces $17 million for municipal police officers, resources
The provincial government has announced $17.1 in new funding that could eventually see 100 more municipal police officers hired, 14 additional Safer Communities And Neighbourhoods officers (SCAN), and...
Sep 05, 2024 Tim McLeod, Addictions and Mental Health Minister; Bronwyn Eyre, Justice Minister; Cynthia Block, Saskatoon City Councillor; Paul Merriman, Corrections, Policing and Public Safety Minister; Marv Friesen, Saskatoon- Riversdale MLA. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
COVID-19 vaccines unavailable in Sask. until new shots are approved
Saskatchewan is one of several provinces that has disposed of its existing XBB.1.5 Moderna and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines, according to the Health Ministry. Both Ontario and Alberta have also pulled the...
Sep 05, 2024 The Public Health Agency of Canada said a new vaccine targeting the JN.1 or KP.2 strains should be approved by Health Canada "in the coming weeks," but did not give any specific dates. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
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