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
Saskatoon may have gift of time before variants take over, says medical health officer
Will Saskatoon get to the same COVID-19 variant infection rate as Regina? The Saskatchewan Health Authority's Dr. Jasmine Hasselback cautiously answered that question during a presentation to Saskatoo...
Mar 24, 2021 (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM file photo)
City of Saskatoon eyes rapid COVID-19 tests for employees
As stricter public health orders are introduced in Regina and surrounding communities, the City of Saskatoon is also eyeing what can be done here to mitigate not only the effects of COVID-19 but also ...
Mar 24, 2021
'We need to bring about change;' Boushie family reacts to report on RCMP investigation
Two days after a report on the RCMP investigation and officer conduct during the Colten Boushie investigation was released, members of Boushie's family held a media conference to discuss the findings....
Mar 22, 2021 Debbie Baptiste (left) and Jade Tootoosis (right) in front of North Battleford Provincial Court on Aug. 18, 2016. (650 CKOM file photo)
South Saskatoon playground destroyed by fire
There's almost nothing left of the Meadowlark playground in south Saskatoon. According to firefighters, it was destroyed by a fire that was deliberately set on Thursday. The playground is located near...
Mar 19, 2021 (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Warm weather means earlier start to Saskatoon street sweeping and pothole filling
The recent warm weather means it's spring cleanup time in Saskatoon. Over the next month, city crews will be out in street sweepers clearing dust, dirt and gravel off some of the major roadways. Roadw...
Mar 19, 2021 (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
COVID-19 outbreaks declared at Saskatoon's Sheraton Cavalier and James Hotels
COVID-19 outbreaks have been declared at two of Saskatoon's ritzier hotels, the Sheraton Cavalier and the James Hotel. According to the Government of Saskatchewan's COVID outbreak page, it was declare...
Mar 18, 2021 (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
At-home COVID-19 testing kits now available -- but they'll cost you
At-home COVID-19 testing kits are now available in Canada, but they don't come cheap. Each kit goes for $122 Cdn plus taxes. On Wednesday, Health Canada gave the OK for the kits. Chicago-based P23 Lab...
Mar 18, 2021 (Photo courtesy of P23 Labs)
Saskatchewan and COVID: Our Stories – Working on the front lines
March 12 marked one year since the first COVID-19 case was reported in Saskatchewan. Over the next week, 980 CJME and 650 CKOM will bring you stories from across the province reflecting on the past ye...
Mar 18, 2021
Plans for Saskatoon Exhibition in the air until Calgary Stampede makes decision on its own fair
Like being stuck in the air on a ride not knowing how long you're going to have to stay up there, so too are plans for "The Ex" in Saskatoon this year, for now. But Prairieland Park CEO Mark Regier ho...
Mar 13, 2021
Giving away her paintings: How a Saskatoon businesswoman found her 'life's work'
As fast as Lloanne Pinel can create her abstract paintings, she's giving them away. The Saskatoon woman and her family have owned a children's party and entertainment company called Fantastic Facepain...
Mar 05, 2021 Lloanne Pinel. (Silver Berry Photography)
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