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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Power outage affecting northeast Saskatoon neighborhoods, North Business Zone
A widespread power outage is affecting more than a dozen neighborhoods in Northeast Saskatoon and in the North Industrial Business area. Crews are working to repair damage caused by a downed line. Pow...
Apr 08, 2021
SUN adds its voice to organizations calling for change to Sask. COVID vaccine rollout
Calls for the provincial government to adjust its COVID-19 vaccine strategy are growing, with the Saskatchewan Union of Nurses adding its name to the list of those who have called for change. SUN pres...
Apr 08, 2021 Saskatchewan Union of Nurses president Tracy Zambory. (File photo/650 CKOM)
Shahab says all adults could have access to COVID vaccines in four to six weeks
It appears an ambitious goal to get vaccines in the arms of all adults in Saskatchewan has become even more ambitious. During a provincial COVID-19 briefing Wednesday, chief medical health officer Dr....
Apr 07, 2021 (Saskatchewan Health Authority/Submitted)
Medical association calls for Sask. essential workers to be immediately vaccinated
Change the provincial COVID-19 plan and get essential workers vaccinated against COVID-19 now: That's the plea from the president of the Saskatchewan Medical Association. Dr. Barb Konstantynowicz says...
Apr 07, 2021 (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM file photo)
Provincial budget slaps tax on vaping products
In just a few months, all vaping liquids, devices and products will be subject to a 20 per cent retail tax. The new tax will replace the Provincial Sales Tax (PST) but will be on top of the Goods and ...
Apr 06, 2021
Humboldt residents reflect and heal in 3 years since Broncos tragedy
The hockey equipment has been put aside in Universal Sports in Humboldt right now in favour of shiny new bikes and baseball equipment. But even though it’s springtime, for owner Mark Doepker, Ap...
Apr 06, 2021
NDP Leader Ryan Meili calls for more green jobs and initiatives
There should be more emphasis on reducing greenhouse gases and creating more "green" jobs in Saskatchewan, according to NDP Leader Ryan Meili. Standing in front of an electrical substation in Saskatoo...
Apr 01, 2021 NDP Leader Ryan Meili. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Saskatoon not likely to meet initial greenhouse gas emission targets by 2023
It was a lofty goal set back in June 2017: A 40 per cent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) by the City of Saskatoon by 2023, and an 80 per cent by 2050. Along with that, the city wanted to ...
Mar 31, 2021
Ontario doctor charged with first-degree murder has Saskatchewan connections
A doctor in Hawkesbury, Ont., who was charged with murder also spent time at the University of Saskatchewan as a medical resident specializing in general internal medicine. According to the College of...
Mar 30, 2021 (Brian Nadler/LinkedIn)
The bottom line: U of R economics prof, consumers weigh in on carbon tax ruling
An assistant professor of economics at the University of Regina says there are a variety of ways Thursday’s Supreme Court of Canada decision on the carbon tax could affect the average Saskatchew...
Mar 25, 2021
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