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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
Draggins' Car Show cancelled for 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic
Another big event in Saskatoon is not going ahead because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Draggins' Rod and Custom Car Show was scheduled for Apr 10 and 11 at Prairieland Park. It has been cancelled in ...
Mar 17, 2020 The annual Draggins Rod and Custom Car Show features more than 200 vehicles and sees upwards of 20,000 guests. (Jay Thomas/ 650 CKOM)
Saskatoon police make changes amid COVID-19 pandemic
The Saskatoon Police Service is changing how it does business during the COVID-19 outbreak. In an effort to practice social distancing and reduce the number of visitors into police headquarters on 25t...
Mar 17, 2020
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