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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SPSD gets OK to investigate Optimist Park as site for future school -- with a catch
There could be more than one possible site being considered for a new consolidated west Saskatoon elementary school. At Monday's city council meeting, the Saskatoon Public School District (SPSD) was g...
Feb 23, 2021 (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
'He loved his job,' says friend of Battlefords-area health care worker who died after testing positive for COVID-19
Tom Thomas was an active member in his church and in the community, a caring man who would help anyone - and a man who loved his job. Antony Mathew, who knew Thomas since his arrival in Canada in 2016...
Feb 19, 2021 A GoFundMe has been set up in the family honour of 34-year-old Tom Thomas, a health care worker who allegedly died from COVID-19. (GoFundMe)
Demand for seeds, plants and gardening supplies could be up in 2021
Even though the ground is still covered in snow and everything's frozen outside, you can still get a head start on your 2021 gardening. According to at least one Saskatoon expert - the demand for just...
Feb 18, 2021 (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM file photo)
SHA monitoring supply of special needles used in Pfizer vaccine distribution
Not only is Saskatchewan dependent on getting vaccines from the federal government, but also the special syringes used to administer the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine doses. They're called "Low Dead Space,"...
Feb 17, 2021 (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM file photo)
SUN disappointed with updated COVID-19 vaccine rollout plan in Saskatchewan
About 40 per cent of Saskatchewan's Registered Nurses may not be getting a COVID-19 vaccine, under the updated Phase 1 plan, according to Saskatchewan Union of Nurses president Tracy Zambory. On Tuesd...
Feb 17, 2021 Saskatchewan Union of Nurses president Tracy Zambory. (File photo/650 CKOM)
Council committee supports $250,000 request from VIDO-InterVac
Saskatoon's VIDO-InterVac research facility could soon be getting a $250,000 cash injection from the city. At Monday's governance and priorities committee meeting, city councillors voted unanimously t...
Feb 16, 2021 Dr. Volker Gerdts, director of VIDO. (University of Saskatchewan)
Nutrien Wonderhub highlights fun cold-weather experiments everyone can try
When it's so cold in Saskatchewan that even basic outdoor activities like a walk outside can seem daunting, you can pass the time doing some cold-weather experiments. Brenda Mintzler is a program faci...
Feb 12, 2021 The cold weather allows people to try experiments like this outside. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon police officer believes child abuse cases underreported during pandemic
When children don't have normal or regular access to trusted adults like doctors, teachers or counsellors, they have fewer places to go to disclose they're being abused or neglected. Staff Sgt. James ...
Feb 11, 2021
Few expenses, little travel spending for Saskatoon mayor and council in 2020
Saskatoon's mayor and city councillors didn't expense much in 2020 -- not when you look at what their budgets were, anyway. According to administrative reports that are to be presented to the Governan...
Feb 11, 2021
Concept plans for permanent outdoor festival site to be presented to city council
Saskatoon could have a new permanent site for year-round festivals if city council gives it the green light. A concept plan is to be presented next week to the Governance and Priorities Committee. A s...
Feb 10, 2021 (Photo courtesy of the City of Saskatoon)
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