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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Father of missing seven-year-old boy speaks out
Andrew Jansen said the last time he saw his seven-year-old son Vincent was around 6 p.m. on July 22. Earlier in the day, he took his son to a day camp at the Shaw Centre on Saskatoon's west side. Jans...
Aug 02, 2022 Andrew Jansen and his son, Vincent.(FindVinnie.ca)
Saskatchewan horror film catches Hollywood's attention
A Saskatchewan-made horror film is getting some high-profile attention in Hollywood. The 14-minute short film "The Druid's Hand," has been chosen for screening at L.A. Screamfest, which runs Oct. 11-2...
Aug 02, 2022 (Submitted)
Saskatoon mom hopes COVID vaccines for kids available soon in Sask.
The approval of a COVID-19 vaccine for children between the ages of six months and five years is welcome news for Saskatoon's Jessica Murphy. Health Canada announced Thursday that the two-dose Moderna...
Jul 14, 2022 Jessica Murphy. (Submitted)
Landlord association says changes to income assistance leading to rising homeless numbers
Changes made to Saskatchewan's income assistance programs are contributing to a rise in homelessness in Saskatoon, says Cameron Choquette, the CEO of the Saskatchewan Landlord Association. On Tuesday,...
Jul 14, 2022
Saskatoon homeless count 'extremely concerning,' advocates say
There are at least 550 people in Saskatoon who don't have a place to call home. That's more than there have been since the Saskatoon Housing Initiative Partnership (SHIP) began its biennial homeless c...
Jul 13, 2022 Outside the Emergency Wellness Centre, downtown Saskatoon (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
No timeline for expanding COVID boosters in Sask.
If you're hoping to get a second COVID-19 booster shot in Saskatchewan, and you're not over 50 years old or part of certain select groups, you're just going to have to keep on waiting. How long that w...
Jul 12, 2022 (Saskatchewan Health Authority/Submitted)
Ukrainian newcomers adjusting to life in Saskatchewan
The two things Khrystyna Gogol and her brother Kyrylo Shcherbakov want to see the most this summer are the Great Sand Hills, and a lush Saskatchewan forest. The 31-year-old Gogol and her 17-year-old b...
Jul 11, 2022 Khrystyna Gogol (left) and Kyrylo Shcherbakov (centre) are adjusting to life in Saskatoon with the help of Vitaliy Kushnir (right). (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
'She was not yours to take': Family of woman missing for four years pleads for information
It's been nearly four years since Ashley Morin disappeared, and this year will mark the fourth time her family will walk the 136 kilometres from Saskatoon to North Battleford in her memory. Morin, a 3...
Jul 07, 2022 Janine Morin (far left) holds hands with her mother Diane Morin (centre) at SPS Headquarters (Lara Fominoff 650/CKOM)
Confidence in Lighthouse management lost, premier says
It's going to take some time to figure out how to transition services for the homeless away from the Lighthouse shelter in downtown Saskatoon, but Premier Scott Moe said it has to happen because of a ...
Jul 06, 2022 (Libby Giesbrecht/650 CKOM file photo)
Fertuck murder trial delayed nearly four months
A decision on whether certain evidence can be used in the murder trial of Greg Fertuck in Saskatoon has been delayed until January. Fertuck is charged with first-degree murder in the death of his wife...
Jul 06, 2022 (650 CKOM file photo)
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Evan discusses the consequences of Alberta's separatism talk, unearths a Saskatchewan gem to visit this summer and meets...
