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Downtown BID calls for extra policing, government help to deal with safety issues near Saskatoon Lighthouse
The Downtown Saskatoon Business Improvement District (BID) has issued a safety message, along with calls for action in regards to Saskatoon's Lighthouse. The release was sent Wednesday morning and foc...
Mar 11, 2020 The intersection of 20th Street and 2nd Ave. downtown Saskatoon.
(650 CKOM)
'More than just toilet paper:' Saskatoon EMO director discusses emergency supplies
Amid fears of quarantine, many have swiped up toilet paper across Canada, which includes some stores in Saskatoon. Although toilet paper is essential, Saskatoon's director of emergency management serv...
Mar 11, 2020
The psychology behind the perplexing toilet paper panic
With coronavirus fear ramping up across the country, people are starting to stock up on essential items in case a self-quarantine is needed. Some people are even stocking up on some less than essentia...
Mar 10, 2020 Costco stores in the country are selling out of toilet paper daily as coronavirus fear continues to grow. (650 CKOM)
Saskatoon man had to endure coronavirus scare on cruise ship
Al Stickney is glad to be back on land -- even if he is under quarantine. The Saskatoon man and his wife, Heather, were passengers on the Grand Princess cruise ship that was left floating off the Cali...
Mar 10, 2020
Sask. woman talks about life at centre of European coronavirus zone
As Holly Wiens sat down on Saturday to mark some assignments, a news report caught her eye. Like many headlines around the world, it was about coronavirus. But this had more meaning to the Saskatchewa...
Mar 10, 2020 Holly Wiens poses with her children in the mountains near the Swiss-Italian border.
(Holly Wiens/Submitted)
Teenager charged in Holy Cross shooting scare agrees to peace bond
The 16-year-old boy charged with uttering threats in a shooting scare at Holy Cross High School has entered into a 12-month peace bond. Saskatoon police responded to a potential threat involving the N...
Mar 10, 2020 (Holy Cross High School/Facebook)
Parents express frustration over cancellation of extracurricular school activities
It was a financial stretch for Manya Faria to be able to afford the $1,700 for one of her children to go on a band trip to Banff that was scheduled and for the other to go on an educational trip to th...
Mar 10, 2020 Parents at elementary and high school across Saskatoon are expressing frustration over the cancellation of extracurricular activities. Lara Fominoff/CKOM
Big economic boost expected for the city from Juno events and awards
The city will be buzzing this weekend as the Juno Awards and events take over. Tourism Saskatoon's Sarah Berger says they're expecting the economic impact to be much greater than what it costs to brin...
Mar 10, 2020 The Juno awards will be held on March 15th, 2020 in Saskatoon. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
Oil price plunge not part of 2020-21 budget: Harpauer
The province's finance minister Donna Harpauer says the 2020-21 budget is finished and Monday's deep plunge in oil prices doesn't factor into it. "We had made some adjustments already for the downturn...
Mar 10, 2020
WHL recommends changes to team operations amid COVID-19 concerns
The Western Hockey League (WHL) is advising its teams to limit fan interactions to prevent coronavirus infection, but at least one Saskatchewan team is still considering what to do. The Saskatoon Blad...
Mar 10, 2020 Members of the Saskatoon Blades celebrate a goal during a 5-0 win over the Swift Current Broncos on Jan. 17, 2020 at SaskTel Centre. (Saskatoon Blades/Twitter)
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