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Sutherland parent frustrated over cancellations of emergency shelter meeting
The mother of two children who attend a Ukrainian bilingual school near the site of the new Sutherland emergency shelter says she's utterly disappointed that two community consultation meetings schedu...
Feb 10, 2024 Buses begin to line up to pick up children at Bishop Filevich Bilingual School in Saskatoon's Sutherland neighbourhood. The school's playground is less than 100 metres from the front doors of the new 30-bed emergency shelter. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Traffic stop in Varsity View area leads to discovery of injured woman
Four people are facing a multitude of charges after an arrest late Thursday in Saskatoon. On Friday, police said patrol officers stopped a vehicle around 11 p.m. in the area of Wiggins Avenue South an...
Feb 09, 2024 The incident happened Thursday night at around 11 p.m. (650 CKOM file photo)
Community consultation on hold for shelter in Saskatoon's Sutherland area
A Saskatoon city councillor for the area where a new shelter is set to open is just as surprised as residents to be hearing their community consultation process is being postponed. In a release shared...
Feb 09, 2024 The proposed enhanced emergency shelter for the Sutherland neighbourhood in Saskatoon is delayed after the city announced the dates for community information sessions and for the city council vote are being pushed back. (650 CKOM file photo)
Non-emergent stretcher service aims to alleviate EMS call volumes in Sask.
The demand for ambulances and high call volumes for EMS services in Saskatchewan has left some patients waiting hours for transportation. The owner of a private non-emergency stretcher service is hopi...
Feb 09, 2024 Keelan Paul, an owner of Prairie Stretcher Services, says they provide non-emergent patient transfers 24 hours a day seven days a week. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
Taxpayers federation cautious about Saskatoon arena and event district plan
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation says the City of Saskatoon should be more up front about the costs of a new downtown event and entertainment district. On Thursday, the city held a concept launch eve...
Feb 09, 2024 A render showing design concepts for the city's proposed arena project. (City of Saskatoon/Twitter)
Sask. unemployment rate drops to 4.7 per cent as province adds jobs
Saskatchewan's unemployment rate dropped to 4.7 per cent in January. The province's unemployment rate dropped from five per cent in December thanks to the addition of 12,900 new jobs last month, compa...
Feb 09, 2024 Saskatchewan's unemployment rate was a full point below the national rate in January. (650 CKOM file photo)
Teachers across Canada adding working conditions to agreements
Saskatchewan's collective bargaining agreement for teachers is very thin, according to the federal body representing teachers. Heidi Yetman, president of the Canadian Teachers Federation, told Evan Br...
Feb 09, 2024 Teachers in Saskatchewan have been attending to picket lines over their classrooms in an effort to spur government action in negotiating a new collective agreement. Many provinces have already allowed for such negotiations. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
Former Saskatoon teacher charged with sexual offences in Alberta
The Alberta RCMP has laid sexual assault and sexual interference charges against a 31-year-old man who previously worked at two schools in Saskatoon. Now, the Mounties are asking parents or guardians ...
Feb 08, 2024 The alleged offences occurred in June of last year. (650 CKOM file photo)
Police investigating after human remains found on Sask. First Nation
The RCMP has started an investigation into a suspicious death after human remains were found on the Red Pheasant Cree Nation. On Thursday, the Mounties said the remains were found outside a house on t...
Feb 08, 2024 The remains were found outside a house on the Red Pheasant Cree Nation on Monday. (battlefordsNOW file photo)
'A stepping stone:' Canadian astronaut eager to visit the moon
Canada, we'll soon have liftoff. Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen was in Regina on Thursday, talking with students at the First Nations University of Canada about his trip to space in 2025. The projec...
Feb 08, 2024 Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen (in the blue flight suit) spoke at the First Nations University of Canada on Thursday. (Gillian Massie/980 CJME)
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