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
Landmark Cinemas CEO says new restrictions affecting movie theatres are illogical
As of Friday, you won't be able to munch on your popcorn and sip your drink in a movie theatre. That's because of new COVID-19 restrictions the Saskatchewan government announced on Wednesday. Accordin...
Nov 26, 2020
ICU capacity at nearly 100 per cent in Saskatchewan
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) says with the growth in COVID-19 cases in intensive care units in the past month, it is having to escalate its response to the pandemic. The SHA said Thursday p...
Nov 26, 2020
Saskatoon property taxes to remain at 3.87 per cent in 2021 pending city council approval
Property taxes for Saskatoon residents will remain the same as previously approved. That's even though next year's operating budget plan, which was approved in principle back in Nov. 2019, has seen an...
Nov 25, 2020
Saskatoon mayor proposes free weekend parking and 'COVID-safe' outdoor winter activities
Saskatoon Mayor Charlie Clark has introduced two motions to city councillors to try to get more people outside this winter. The proposals, which would cost $250,000, come from a promise he made while ...
Nov 25, 2020 (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Saskatchewan sees significant rise in syphilis cases in 2020
According to the Saskatchewan Ministry of Health, the number of syphilis infections in the province is up nearly 50 per cent over last year so far. While the numbers are still preliminary, up to Nov. ...
Nov 24, 2020
After early November blizzard, Saskatoon's deficit now sits at $20.1 million
Saskatoon's projected deficit is now estimated at $20.1 million, thanks in part to the clearing and clean up efforts of a blizzard in early November that essentially paralyzed the city. At the governa...
Nov 24, 2020 A residential street in Saskatoon, Nov. 11, 2020.
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VIDO-InterVac seeks support from City of Saskatoon to become "Centre for Pandemic Research"
The director of Saskatoon's VIDO-InterVac facility is hoping to get the city's support to become a national centre for pandemic research. Dr. Volker Gerdts and Lawyer Doug Richardson made a presentati...
Nov 23, 2020 Dr. Volker Gerdts, director of VIDO. (University of Saskatchewan)
Saskatoon city council votes for bylaw change to allow for power and electricity rebates
SaskPower and Saskatoon Light and Power (SL&P) customers are going to get a 10 per cent break on their bills, starting Dec.1, and it will continue on until Nov. 30, 2021. It's part of a SaskParty ...
Nov 23, 2020
Saskatoon Buy & Sell posting connects people in need with those who can provide -- for free
She got the idea from a similar post in Lloydminster that became extremely popular, so Saskatoon's Gina Marie Musty thought it might work here as well. She was right. A posting late Tuesday on the Sas...
Nov 20, 2020 (Gina Marie Musty/Facebook)
Daughter of 89-year-old in Saskatoon care home worries about quality of care amid COVID-19 outbreak
A 62-year-old Dalmeny area woman has removed her mother from a Saskatoon area care home after she says she became worried about the quality of care she had been receiving over the last few weeks. The ...
Nov 19, 2020
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