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Saskatoon mom's idea to phone lonely seniors met with enthusiasm
Danielle Moskalewski knows how it feels to be alone, isolated, and to crave the company of others. She and her family were stuck in their home in Montreal for two weeks in 1998, following the devastat...
Mar 19, 2020
U of S public health expert shares self-isolation tips
More and more people are self-isolating to try to stop the spread of COVID-19, and a Saskatoon professor wants to make sure they're doing it right. Dr. Alexander Crizzle, a professor in the school of ...
Mar 19, 2020 The coronavirus. (Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota/Twitter)
Sask. Internet providers, customers talk connectivity during COVID-19 isolation
With many around the world - including here in Saskatchewan - working or studying from home, people are relying on their Internet connections now more than ever. People in isolation are counting on th...
Mar 19, 2020 (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
City urging province to ban public gatherings, city hall to close
The city is looking for a big ask from the province as it responds to Saskatchewan's declaring a state of emergency because of the COVID-19 pandemic. City director of emergency operations, Pamela Goul...
Mar 18, 2020
U of S students able to go home, exams to be done remotely
If you're a University of Saskatchewan (U of S) student and wish to go home, the institution won't be stopping you. The U of S made the announcement Wednesday afternoon, adding that exams will be deli...
Mar 18, 2020 (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
Kinsmen Club offers assistance to charities affected by COVID-19
Charities that have had to cancel events due to COVID-19 can find a helping hand in Saskatoon. The Kinsmen Club is offering financial aid to non-profits that couldn't move forward with fundraisers. Th...
Mar 18, 2020 The Kinsmen Club logo
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Meet Saskatoon's toilet paper fairy
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, a Saskatoon man is spreading cheer one toilet paper roll at a time. Shane Dankoski has been buying up toilet paper around the province and giving it away to people in need ...
Mar 18, 2020 The Dankoski family preparing their gifts of toilet paper.
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Saskatoon group formed to help those in need gather supplies, get groceries
As Jordan Marcoux heads into a Saskatoon grocery store to gather the items for his very first delivery, he admits he might not know where everything is - but, he'll figure it out. One of the founding ...
Mar 18, 2020 Volunteer Jordan Marcoux begins fulfilling his first delivery order for a Saskatoon group hoping to help those who can't get out to buy groceries and supplies. Lara Fominoff/CKOM
Flames and power surges: Firefighters busy in Pleasant Hill Tuesday
Saskatoon firefighters had a busy night in the Pleasant Hill neighbourhood on Tuesday, dealing with three fires and the risk of electric shock from damaged power lines, all within two blocks of each o...
Mar 18, 2020 Saskatoon firefighters had to respond to a two-garage fire in the Pleasant Hill neighbourhood on March 17, 2020. (Submitted photo)
Essential services to continue, city says in COVID-19 update Tuesday
Leaders of Saskatoon's emergency response teams gathered at city hall Tuesday to update where the city is at in mitigating the spread of COVID-19. Director of Saskatoon's emergency management, Pamela ...
Mar 17, 2020
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