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...
Author Archives: Lara Fominoff
YEAR IN REVIEW: 2022 a year of 'recovery,' says Mayor Clark
Saskatoon Mayor Charlie Clark says 2022 felt like a year of "recovery," with some major curveballs. At the beginning of the year, just as COVID-19 numbers began to drop in the city, the Russian invasi...
Dec 30, 2022 (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Communities in Hague and Osler help give care home residents a merry Christmas
The communities of Hague and Osler are coming together to give 19 people living at local care homes a very merry Christmas. Amy Peacock, who hosts Christmas craft and gift sale events, said she reache...
Dec 17, 2022 Adopt a Friend Organizer Amy Peacock. (Submitted)
Emergency Wellness Centre welcomes Christmas donations for kids
Saskatoon's Emergency Wellness Centre has issued a call for donations to help make the holidays special for the children staying there. It's not just adults who need help finding a home or recovering ...
Dec 15, 2022 While the Saskatoon Board of Police Commissioners acknowledged that police have a role in handling those types of issues, a lack of housing and facilities means officers are often left with no place to take people, and they are ultimately released back into the community without any form of support. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Trial date set for woman accused of THC-impaired driving causing death
A 28-year-old woman accused of hitting and killing a nine-year-old Saskatoon girl in a crosswalk 15 months ago now has a date set for her trial. According to Saskatoon Provincial Court documents, Tayl...
Dec 13, 2022 Rochelle Dubois (right) outside of Saskatoon Provincial Court on Oct. 6, 2022. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon city councillors signal support for more VIDO funding
Saskatoon city councillors have unanimously voted to explore additional funding options for the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO) at the University of Saskatchewan. The city already c...
Dec 12, 2022 The VIDO-InterVac lab at the University of Saskatchewan. (University of Saskatchewan/Submitted)
Church in the Hood bus to keep Saskatoon residents warm this winter
Ralph Nicotine knows a little bit about what it feels like to be homeless. When he was a teenager, he used to run away from home and sometimes ended up sleeping outside, using a toaster to keep himsel...
Dec 12, 2022 Ralph Nicotine. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
More money needed for construction of VIDO Centre of Pandemic Research
A bid by Saskatoon's Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO) to become Canada's Centre for Pandemic Research has hit a snag. There isn't enough money to build the new animal research facili...
Dec 09, 2022 The VIDO-InterVac lab at the University of Saskatchewan. (University of Saskatchewan/Submitted)
Bill C-21 infringes on Indigenous hunters' treaty rights, says FSIN
The federal government's proposed new gun legislation violates treaty rights, according to the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN). The federal government says Bill C-21 is aimed at redu...
Dec 08, 2022 (File photo/650 CKOM)
More could be done to keep edible food out of landfills: University of Saskatchewan study
According to Canada's Food Price Report, the price of groceries is expected to continue climbing well into 2023. But a joint study between the University of Saskatchewan and the City of Saskatoon sugg...
Dec 08, 2022 (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Prairie Harm Reduction to open warming shelter 24/7
Saskatoon residents in the Pleasant Hill and Riversdale areas will soon have another space where they can get out of the cold. Starting Dec. 14, Prairie Harm Reduction will run its warm-up centre 24 h...
Dec 07, 2022 (File photo/650 CKOM)
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