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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NDP asks province to address overcapacity issues at Jim Pattison Children's Hospital
The Saskatchewan NDP is asking the provincial government to do something to address recent overcapacity issues at Jim Pattison Children's Hospital (JPCH) in Saskatoon. A letter -- dated Wednesday, mar...
Apr 07, 2022 Saskatoon police allege a teenage girl was threatened with a weapon and sexually assaulted in a bathroom at the Jim Pattison Children's Hospital on Oct 11, 2023 (650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatchewan realtors watching Saskatoon housing market after Epic Alliance collapse
Since the collapse of real estate management company Epic Alliance in late January, Saskatoon realtors have been monitoring the local housing market to find out whether it could be flooded with proper...
Apr 06, 2022 A home on Avenue L South that was controlled by Epic Alliance before the company's collapse. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon woman's mother arrives from Ukraine after winning airline 'lottery'
A Ukrainian woman fleeing her war-torn home country literally won a lottery to get to Canada with the help of her daughter in Saskatoon. Aniuta Kostiuk has been in Canada for the past 14 years. She ar...
Apr 06, 2022 People wait in a line to cross the border with Ukraine at a border crossing in Medyka, Poland on April 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)
Saskatoon-based Metis lawyer joins provincial NDP leadership race
A second person has thrown their hat into the Saskatchewan NDP leadership race. Saskatoon-based Metis lawyer, climate activist and mother Kaitlyn Harvey announced her intention to lead the party on Tu...
Apr 05, 2022 Kaitlyn Harvey (centre) launches her leadership bid for the Saskatchewan NDP on April 5, 2022. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon, North Battleford wastewater again show drop in COVID viral levels
For the second time in as many weeks, samples of wastewater taken from Saskatoon and North Battleford have shown a decline in the amount of COVID-19. The latest information released by the University ...
Apr 04, 2022
State-of-the-art robotic surgical system to be used at Saskatoon's St. Paul's Hospital
It's a first for Saskatchewan. By this fall, a $2.5-million, state-of-the-art robotic surgical system should be ready for use at St. Paul's Hospital in Saskatoon. Called the "Da Vinci" surgical system...
Apr 04, 2022 Merlis Belsher (third from left) was joined by family members and officials from the St. Paul's Hospital Foundation for a media conference on April 4, 2022. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon mortgage broker says Epic Alliance investors could be left hanging
A Saskatoon mortgage broker believes investors across Canada who put their money into a company called Epic Alliance may be left with a huge headache. The Saskatoon real estate investment company, run...
Mar 31, 2022 Epic Alliance's Alisa Thompson (left) and Rochelle Laflamme. (Twitter)
Employees safe after equipment fire at Vanscoy potash mine
An investigation is underway to determine the cause of an equipment fire at Nutrien's Vanscoy potash mine on Tuesday evening. The mine is located about 30 minutes southwest of Saskatoon. In a brief st...
Mar 30, 2022 (Nutrien)
Construction on Great Western Brewery expansion gets green light
The Great Western Brewing Company's application to have its property rezoned for an expansion has been approved by Saskatoon city council. According to city administration, it's the last major-capacit...
Mar 30, 2022 (City of Saskatoon/Submitted)
City of Saskatoon to donate $10,000 to Ukraine sister city's humanitarian drive
City council has unanimously approved a $10,000 donation to the Saskatoon firefighters' union to purchase humanitarian supplies for Saskatoon's Ukrainian sister city, Chernivtsi. During Monday's meeti...
Mar 29, 2022 THE CANADIAN PRESS FILE PHOTO/Frank Gunn
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