Sarah Mills: LEGO is for everyone, but only the rich can afford the bigger sets
Sarah Mills has a bone to pick with LEGO. A lot of the newer and more complex sets are geared towards adults, but the pr...
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Royal University Hospital receives 36 new beds to alleviate emergency room capacity issues
Health Minister Jim Reiter wasted little time to address emergency room concerns in the province's major hospitals by announcing 36 new beds opening at a unit at Royal University Hospital. Reiter was ...
Feb 28, 2020 Royal University Hospital unit manager Norma Noesgaard provides a tour of new hospital beds opening next month. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
'Unprecedented' public demand for personal protective medical supplies says healthcare products CEO
The demand for face masks, gowns, goggles and disinfectants is skyrocketing among members of the general public, according to the President and CEO of Saskatoon's Schaan Healthcare Products. The reque...
Feb 28, 2020
Saskatoon police officer won't face charges from RCMP after viral video
A Saskatoon police officer won't be facing any criminal charges from RCMP after a viral video allegedly depicted him berating a young child. Saskatchewan RCMP said investigators reviewed the video but...
Feb 28, 2020
Man beaten and stabbed in downtown Saskatoon overnight
A 45-year-old man was sent to hospital after being assaulted and stabbed just before two a.m. Friday. The man had been walking near 24th Street East and 3rd Avenue North when he was approached by thre...
Feb 28, 2020
Youths face charges after police officer, bus driver bear-sprayed
Five teenagers are in custody after a bus driver and a police officer were bear-sprayed in Saskatoon on Thursday evening. According to the Saskatoon Police Service, officers were dispatched to the are...
Feb 28, 2020 (650 CKOM file photo)
"(They) don't give a damn about the students:" students union holds rally to send a message to institution, province
Affordability and accessibility were the driving force of a small rally by University of Saskatchewan (U of S) students Thursday. Dozens gathered in front of the administration building overlooking th...
Feb 27, 2020 USSU along with U of S students held a small rally on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
‘Show must go on:’ Beechy moves ahead with fundraiser despite setback
Organizers in the village of Beechy were left scrambling Wednesday when they learned the main attraction for their arena fundraiser would not be coming. "We had quite the war room going on last night ...
Feb 27, 2020
Kindersley woman charged in death of baby makes court appearance
A 28-year-old Kindersley woman charged with second-degree murder in the death of her baby daughter made her first court appearance Thursday morning. Teenie-Rose Steer was led by the RCMP into the Rose...
Feb 27, 2020 28-year-old Teenie Rose Steer made her first court appearance on Feb. 27, 2020 in Rosetown after being charged with 2nd degree murder. (Kyle Benning/Global Saskatoon)
Saskatoon Cider House approves of changes to MAID laws
Some changes are coming to laws around medical assistance in dying (MAID). The 10-day waiting period and the requirement of reasonably foreseeable death will be dropped. Mental health issues will also...
Feb 27, 2020 (The Cider House/Facebook)
Local travel agencies fielding calls of concern surrounding coronavirus scare
As the coronavirus spreads, local travel agencies are starting to get a lot of calls from clients who are wondering if they should still be traveling. Jamie Milton is a partner at Uniglobe Carefree Tr...
Feb 27, 2020
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