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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Regina infectious disease doctor favours mandating vaccines for all healthcare and long term care workers
A Regina infectious disease doctor is calling for mandatory vaccinations for healthcare workers and long-term care workers as the highly infectious COVID-19 Delta variant sinks its spikes into Saskatc...
Jul 29, 2021 (Courtesy University of Saskatchewan)
Incentives, 'last mile program' needed to increase COVID-19 vaccination uptake: Sask. NDP
Saskatchewan NDP Leader Ryan Meili thinks Premier Scott Moe and Health Minister Paul Merriman have "packed it in" on the COVID front. "They've decided not just to put the toolbox away, but to throw it...
Jul 28, 2021 (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM file photo)
VIDO vaccine hopefuls hold out for hometown COVID-19 study
It's been just over a month since Saskatoon's VIDO-InterVac issued a call out for volunteers to participate in its local COVAC-2 COVID-19 clinical trials. On June 23, the organization announced positi...
Jul 27, 2021 Research team at the University of Saskatchewan's VIDO-InterVac. (University of Saskatchewan/submitted)
Saskatchewan drought means consumers will soon pay more for pantry basics
The flour you need to bake your bread, the canola oil restaurants use to fry the food you eat and a variety of other products used both domestically and internationally will be going up in price again...
Jul 27, 2021 (650 CKOM file photo)
NDP's Ryan Meili and Trent Wotherspoon call on province, feds to help farmers
After little to no rainfall during the late spring and so far this summer farmers, producers and ranchers are suffering, and the devastation across the province has to be seen to be believed. That, fr...
Jul 22, 2021 Saskatchewan NDP Leader Ryan Meili and Agriculture Critic Trent Wotherspoon.
Saskatoon police request quotes for new SUVs and body worn cameras
The Saskatoon Police Service (SPS) is hoping to add some new SUVs to its fleet and outfit about 40 officers with body cameras. Requests for quotes on Sask Tenders were made July 13 and 15, respectivel...
Jul 21, 2021
In-person Saskatoon city council meetings, hearings to resume by Sept. 1
After more than a year of online council meetings, hearings and appointments, Saskatoon city hall is expected to re-open to the public by Sept. 1. At Monday's Governance and Priorities Committee meeti...
Jul 21, 2021 Saskatoon city council debates the 2018 budget on Nov. 27, 2017. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
Summer vehicle maintenance just as important as winter maintenance
During the cold winter months, vehicle maintenance is vital to keeping your repair bills down and ensuring reliability. The same goes for summertime, especially when the mercury rises and extreme temp...
Jul 02, 2021 (Lara Frominoff/650 CKOM)
Regina music trio helps Saskatoon police save man's life
It was a typical Saturday night in downtown Saskatoon last weekend -- the parks were busy with people strolling, jogging and biking along the trails next to the South Saskatchewan River. Indigenous si...
Jun 30, 2021 Jared Bird holds a drum (left) and stands alongside Joseph Twist (middle) and Jeff Longman (right holding drum). (Jared Bird/Facebook)
Moe supports communities that choose not to celebrate Canada Day
Premier Scott Moe is urging Saskatchewanians to slow down a bit on Canada Day — to remember our past — and think about what we’d like to see or change in the future. As the country&#...
Jun 30, 2021
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Sarah Mills: There are echoes of Brexit in the Albert separation issue
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