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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Woman working to locate lost luggage weeks after flight
It's been three weeks since Saskatoon's Michelle Linklater last saw her suitcase. Her bag, filled with Christmas presents, went missing after a trip to Mexico over the holidays, and so far there's no ...
Jan 11, 2023 A room filled with WestJet passengers' luggage. (Michelle Linklater/submitted)
Indigenous-owned Internet provider brings high-speed service to Sask. First Nations
It's something many people living in Saskatchewan cities take for granted: high-speed Internet service. But while high-speed browsing is easy to access in large cities, many northwestern Saskatchewan ...
Jan 10, 2023 John Degraauw (second from left) is working to bring high-speed Internet service to First Nations in Saskatchewan. (Submitted)
Underpass flood warning systems not a high priority: transport director
A proposal to install warning systems near underpasses to alert drivers during floods isn't a high priority for the City of Saskatoon. That's according to Saskatoon transportation director Jay Magus, ...
Jan 10, 2023 (File photo/650 CKOM)
Expired hand sanitizer sent by Health Canada pulled in Sask. over safety concerns: SEIU president
More than 350,000 litres of expired hand sanitizer sent to Saskatchewan from Health Canada at the beginning of the pandemic in 2020 was pulled over safety concerns. That's according to Barbara Cape, t...
Jan 09, 2023 (SaskTenders)
Potential site identified in Saskatoon for release of cremated remains
A possible location for the public to scatter the ashes of loved ones has been identified in Saskatoon. According to a report to be presented to the city's Planning and Development Committee on Wednes...
Jan 09, 2023 (City of Saskatoon/Submitted)
Health authority getting rid of 559 pallets of expired hand sanitizer
The Saskatchewan Health Authority is trying to get rid of a lot of hand sanitizer. There are 559 pallets containing more than 354,574 litres of hand sanitizer currently gathering dust in a Regina ware...
Jan 09, 2023 (SaskTenders)
Major projects are top priorities in 2023: Mayor Clark
After what he referred to as a year of "recovery" in 2022, Saskatoon Mayor Charlie Clark said he feels optimistic about the year ahead. "I hear from and talk to mayors from across Canada and around th...
Jan 06, 2023 (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Dawn Walker pleads not guilty to nine charges
A Saskatoon woman accused of abducting her son and illegally taking him across the U.S. border after faking their deaths has pleaded not guilty to the charges against her. Dawn Walker, 48, is facing n...
Jan 05, 2023 Dawn Walker. (Saskatoon Police Service/Submitted)
Saskatoon recycling depots overwhelmed during holidays
At least two of Saskatoon's three recycling depots were overwhelmed with garbage and cardboard over the holidays. On Dec. 8, the City of Saskatoon released its "Naughty or Nice Recycling Advice" list,...
Jan 04, 2023 Virgil Nyborg at the Lakewood Recycling Depot Jan. 4. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Snow removal in Saskatoon to cost as much as $15 million
Saskatoon city snow removal crews are facing a huge challenge after two significant storms over three days dumped 34 centimetres of snow on the ground. That figure comes from city roadways director Go...
Jan 03, 2023 Goran Saric, Saskatoon's roadways director. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
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