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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Fairhaven, Confederation Park crime stats don't reflect residents' experiences: Pastor
A local pastor says a new report on crime statistics in the Fairhaven and Confederation Park neighbourhoods since the Emergency Wellness Centre opened in December of 2022 does not reflect the reality ...
Apr 04, 2024 Fairmont Baptist Church pastor Robert Pearce believes the crime statistics report doesn't reflect the daily lives of local residents since the Emergency Wellness Centre opened its doors in December of 2022. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Widower says wife's death while cycling in Saskatoon was 'entirely preventable'
The widower of a Saskatoon cyclist who died in a collision nearly a year ago says his wife's death could have been prevented, and he'll continue to call for changes to better protect cyclists. Natasha...
Apr 04, 2024 A cyclist riding along Wiggins Avenue in Saskatoon, near a memorial placed at the intersection with College Drive after the death of Natasha Fox. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
SHA says private care homes decide which transitional patients to accept
As part of the Saskatchewan Health Authority's "capacity pressure action plan," care homes have been asked to take on acute-care patients transitioning out of hospital settings. 650 CKOM confirmed tho...
Apr 03, 2024 An undated letter sent to Diamond House residents and families in late March 2024 from CEO Heather Haupstein revealed the care home will provide transitional care for older adults who no longer require hospital care. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Family claims 92-year-old faced violent assault at Warman care home
Charmaine Macooh's 92-year-old father was supposed to live out his days at Diamond House, a private assisted living facility in Warman. However, an alleged assault at the home in February has left the...
Apr 02, 2024 The family of 92-year-old dementia resident, Barney, says he was attacked by another resident while living at Diamond House in Warman on Feb. 5, 2024.
LISTEN: Finding a Saskatchewan soldier: A family learns the truth
Richard Hemsley never knew his grandfather, but Richard's DNA helped put a name and a face to the former Canadian soldier more than 100 years after his death. A Prince Albert-area farmer, Lt. Frank He...
Mar 26, 2024 Lt. Francis (Frank) Henry Hemsley. (Department of National Defence/Submitted)
LISTEN: Finding a lost Saskatchewan soldier: The Canadian Casualty ID Unit
There are more than 27,000 Canadian military service members who are missing from the First and Second world wars and the Korean War. When the remains of one of those soldiers is found anywhere in the...
Mar 25, 2024 Department of National Defence Casualty ID Unit forensic anthropologist Sarah Lockyer. (Sarah Lockyer/Submitted)
SHA adds community, long-term and transitional beds to ease capacity concerns
The Saskatchewan Health Authority provided an update Thursday on the progress it's making on its Saskatoon and Regina capacity pressures action plans. Andrew Will, the CEO of the health authority, sai...
Mar 21, 2024 The Saskatchewan Health Authority provided an update Thursday on capacity plans in Saskatoon and Regina. Present were: (left to right) Sheila Anderson, vice-president of Integrated Regina Health; Andrew Will, chief executive officer; Derek Miller, chief operating officer; and, John Ash, vice-president of Integrated Saskatoon Health. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Nutrien donates $15 million toward new Saskatchewan Polytechnic campus
Potash giant Nutrien has donated $15 million towards the construction of a new Saskatchewan Polytechnic campus at the University of Saskatchewan. As well, Saskatchewan Polytechnic will rename one of i...
Mar 15, 2024 Saskatchewan Polytechnic president and CEO Dr. Larry Rosia unveils the new name of the School of Mining, Manufacturing and Engineering Technologies. Nutrien made a $15-million donation to Sask. Polytechnic on Friday. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
JSCN chief calls meeting with corrections, parole board officials 'lip service'
One of the three chiefs from the James Smith Cree Nation was not impressed with a recent visit from members of the Correctional Service of Canada and the Parole Board of Canada. Robert Head, chief of ...
Mar 13, 2024 Peter Chapman Band Chief Robert Head reacted Wednesday to the investigation into the work done with Myles Sanderson by the Correctional Service of Canada and the Parole Board of Canada. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Saskatoon mother charged after death of one-year-old appears in court
A Saskatoon mother charged with criminal negligence causing the death of her one-year-old child appeared in court on Wednesday morning. On Saturday, Saskatoon police officers were called to the 100 bl...
Mar 13, 2024 Police discovered the child after they were called to a home on Avenue T South, near St. Paul's Hospital. (650 CKOM file photo)
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