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Baba's Closet handing out hundreds of backpacks to displaced Ukrainian students
It's just a matter of time before students find themselves in a classroom again, but some of them will be starting school in Canada for the first time. Nettie Cherniatenski, manager of Baba's Closet i...
Aug 11, 2022 Nettie Cherniatenski (centre) hands out the first two backpacks to Ukrainain students at Baba's Closet. (Dallas Dahlseide/650 CKOM)
Doukhobor bread booth gets new home at Saskatoon Ex
It has been a staple at the Saskatoon Ex for decades: Fresh, clay-oven-baked Doukhobor bread. After more than 50 years in the same spot, the Saskatoon Doukhobor Society's three traditional clay ovens ...
Aug 11, 2022 Volunteers take fresh-baked bread out of the clay ovens at the Saskatoon Ex. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
'I really didn't want to let him go:' Saskatoon stabbing victim dies after being taken off life support
It has been almost two months since Randy Beauchesne was stabbed outside Royal University Hospital in Saskatoon. Beauchesne's family took him off life support last Friday, saying they made the difficu...
Aug 11, 2022 (Randy Beauchesne/Facebook)
Firefighters attending community event put out fire in apartment suite
It's always nice to have some firefighters around, just in case of an emergency. On Wednesday evening, Saskatoon firefighters were attending a community event near Avenue W South when a person rushed ...
Aug 11, 2022 (650 CKOM file photo)
Seven wildfires currently burning in Saskatchewan
There are seven wildfires burning in the province, and the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) is reminding residents to be very cautious when starting campfires or controlled burns. According to...
Aug 11, 2022
Two charged after hours-long incident in Montreal Lake
A man is facing more than 20 charges after an incident on Montreal Lake Cree Nation earlier this week. On Monday, RCMP officers were called to a home on the First Nation after receiving a report of un...
Aug 11, 2022 (File photo/paNOW Staff)
Child-care fees to go down in Sask. as province works towards $10-a-day goal
Parents of young children will get some relief from rising costs next year, as child-care fees in the province are set to drop by an average of 70 per cent from where they stood in early 2021. Accordi...
Aug 11, 2022 (980 CJME file photo)
Ministry of Education appoints supervisors at independent schools after abuse allegations
Following allegations by more than a dozen former students of abuse at Legacy Christian Academy in Saskatoon, the provincial government has introduced new rules giving it more oversight over Saskatche...
Aug 11, 2022 Dustin Duncan, Saskatchewan's minister of education. (Shane Clausing/650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatoon Ex sets opening-day attendance record
The first day of the 2022 Saskatoon Ex was a record-setting one. According to Prairieland Park, 33,839 people went through the gates on opening day Tuesday to take in the beautiful weather, a $10 admi...
Aug 10, 2022 The Saskatoon Exhibition runs for five days every August at Prairieland Park. (Nick Biblow/Tourism Saskatoon)
Grass fire forces closure of eastbound lanes of Highway 1 near Swift Current
A grass fire was slowing traffic on Highway 1 near Swift Current on Wednesday afternoon. Just before 3 p.m., the RCMP said the eastbound lanes of the Trans-Canada Highway were closed from six kilometr...
Aug 10, 2022 (650 CKOM file photo)
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