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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Saskatoon senior gives warm 'thank you' to police service after frightening ordeal
A Saskatoon senior and his wife have sent a letter of thanks to the Saskatoon Police Service after they were 'frightened beyond description.' The letter is contained in public correspondence in the Bo...
Sep 17, 2020
Positive economic impact outweighs loss of Saskatoon Juno Awards special event grant funding
It was a tough blow to the City of Saskatoon- cancelling the 2020 Juno Awards at the last minute. It was years of preparation and hard work for a national awards show that would never take place. But,...
Sep 16, 2020
Saskatoon city council gives green light to downtown safety and well-being pilot project
A downtown Saskatoon safety and wellness pilot project - led by the Saskatoon Tribal Council - has been given the green light and $200,000 in funding. Half of the money will come from the city's Munic...
Sep 16, 2020 (650 CKOM)
Saskatoon city deficit higher than projected in June
The City of Saskatoon is now looking at a $14.6 million year-end deficit. That's up about $800,000 from the $13.8 million projected back in June. However, the city says that number is subject to vary ...
Sep 15, 2020
From test site to provincial lab: the timeline of a COVID-19 test
Over the last week, the province has opened two new drive-thru test sites; one in Regina, and the other in Saskatoon. That's along with the goal of processing between 3,000 and 4,000 tests each day, n...
Sep 14, 2020 (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Teachers, students doing well with some exceptions as first school week winds down
It's been one for the books, as the saying goes. A start to the 2020-21 school year unlike any other in recent memory. Parents sent their children either back to school or enrolled them in online or h...
Sep 11, 2020 (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Frances Morrison Library to reopen on Monday
It's been a long time since anyone has been able to walk into the Frances Morrison Central Library in downtown Saskatoon and browse the stacks of books or check out items. It's not only because of COV...
Sep 11, 2020 The downtown Frances Morrison Library, and the Dr. Freda Ahenakew Library on Avenue K South will remain closed to the public until April 13. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
Report to finance committee suggests moving city yards a good idea
The City of Saskatoon will present a report on Monday, to the standing committee on finance, outlining a recommendation that the city yards be relocated from the downtown area to the northern edge of ...
Sep 10, 2020
Long lines as Saskatoon drive-through COVID-19 testing site opens its doors
You don't need to call 811, or to set up an appointment in advance. What you will likely end up doing, though, is waiting for at least an hour, if you head to Saskatoon's drive-through COVID-19 test s...
Sep 10, 2020 Saskatoon's COVID-19 drive-through testing site. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM file photo)
New Saskatoon Central Library to include theatre, central atrium and Indigenous Reconciliation Space
The Saskatoon Public Library (SPL) has now sent out a request for proposals (Sept. 8) to hire a prime design consultant. It's the next step to eventually replace the ageing Frances Morrison Public Lib...
Sep 09, 2020 (650 CKOM file photo)
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