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Warm weather bringing challenges to on-ice play
The warm weather has put smiles on people's faces, but it has also brought some challenges along with it. Sum Theatre is nearing the end of its "Elder Brother and the Bison" show, which is performed o...
Feb 02, 2024 Sum Theatre group preparing to perform an on-ice play. (Sum Theatre Saskatoon/Submitted)
'Canada was calling:' Australian paramedic recruits start work in Saskatoon
It was the first day on the job Thursday for seven paramedics from Australia who were recruited for Medavie Health Services West (MHS). Luke Wangmann, one of the new recruits, said "Canada was calling...
Feb 01, 2024 It’s the first day on the job for seven paramedics recruited from Australia for Medavie Health Services. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
Stronger tree protection rules root in Saskatoon
Saskatoon can officially call itself a tree-hugging city. City Council approved a bylaw on Wednesday aiming to enhance the protection of the city's urban forest. The bylaw will require a permit for ac...
Feb 01, 2024 The new bylaw aims to protect Saskatoon's urban forest. (City of Saskatoon/Twitter)
Workers in stable condition after partial building collapse in Saskatoon
After a building under construction partially collapsed in Saskatoon's Evergreen neighbourhood on Wednesday, two workers who were inside are in stable condition. According to a spokesperson with the B...
Feb 01, 2024 Two workers who were injured after part of a building collapsed in Saskatoon's Evergreen neighbourhood are in stable condition after Wednesday's incident. (Shane Clausing/650 CKOM)
PCL awarded $898M contract to build acute care tower at P.A. Victoria Hospital
The $898-million contract to design and build a new acute care tower at Prince Albert's Victoria Hospital is going to PCL Construction Management Ltd. The agreement includes design and construction of...
Feb 01, 2024 The new addition is expected to boost the hospital's capacity by 40 per cent. (paNOW file photo)
P.A. teachers back to the picket line as MLAs say a fair deal is on the table
By Derek Craddock Saskatchewan teachers are once again on the picket lines as a series of rotating strikes began on Thursday. Thousands of students at several school divisions in the province are affe...
Feb 01, 2024 P.A. teachers and supporters lined up on 15th Street East on the last one-day strike on Jan. 22. (Prince Albert & Area Teachers' Association/Facebook)
Police responding to multiple crashes on slick Saskatoon streets
This week's warm weather left some Saskatoon streets slick with ice on Thursday morning, and police say officers have been busy responding to multiple crashes. "Police are responding to several collis...
Feb 01, 2024 Police in Saskatoon say they've already responded to multiple crashes Thursday morning. (650 CKOM file photo)
Vape shop manager not concerned as Sask. raises minimum age to 19
A new law takes effect Thursday, raising the age for the purchase of tobacco or vapor products in Saskatchewan from 18 to 19. The provincial government announced the change in November, saying the mov...
Feb 01, 2024 A person uses a vape in front of Saskatoon's Mr. Vapor shop. (Will Mandzuk/650CKOM)
First responders deal with partial collapse of building in Evergreen area
Some construction workers in Saskatoon had to be rescued Wednesday after the floor of a building under construction partially collapsed in the Evergreen neighbourhood. https://twitter.com/ShaneC06/sta...
Jan 31, 2024 Police say a floor collapsed on this housing project in Saskatoon’s Evergreen neighbourhood Wednesday. Emergency crews shut down a section of Payne Bend in response. (Shane Clausing/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon seeking private partner to help with new arena operations, funding
The City of Saskatoon will soon be searching for a private partner to help get the ball rolling on a proposed downtown arena. On Wednesday, council unanimously approved a motion to look for a potentia...
Jan 31, 2024 An artist's rendering of the proposed downtown arena in Saskatoon. (City of Saskatoon)
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