Five years after COVID, Sarah Mills still pondering life's mysteries
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Game 4 victory a memory maker for Saskatoon-based Habs fan
Saskatoon's Jim Taman is living a dream and soaking up every minute of it. The lifelong Montreal Canadiens fan got to experience the excitement of seeing his Habs pull out a 3-2 overtime victory in Ga...
Jul 06, 2021 Jim Taman (right) and family outside the Bell Centre in Montreal on July 6th, 2021. (Jim Taman/Submitted)
'A whole different ballgame:' PHR quietly expands hours into the evening
The biggest request by clients at Prairie Harm Reduction (PHR) has been fulfilled. Since June 21, the safe consumption site has been operating through the evenings. The soft opening gave executive dir...
Jul 05, 2021 (File photo/650 CKOM)
Heat wave sparks conditions for Sask. wildfires
The heat wave has come and gone from Saskatchewan, leaving 25 active wildfires in its wake. Only five are considered contained. "We've seen fires in the last week or so all the way from Lake Diefenbak...
Jul 05, 2021 (File photo courtesy of Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment)
Latest COVID update July 5: 20 new cases, 360 active cases
The number of active COVID-19 cases being reported in Saskatchewan continued to fall Monday. The Ministry of Health said there were 360 active cases in the province, the fewest since there were 342 re...
Jul 05, 2021
Catholic bishops commit to provincewide fundraising campaign for residential school survivors
A $25-million ask has turned into a commitment. On Sunday, the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) called on the Roman Catholic Church to fulfil its vow of $25 million for the survivors ...
Jul 05, 2021 St. Paul's Roman Catholic Cathedral, pictured on May 31, 2021. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatoon officer injured in fight with suspect who pulled a fire alarm
A Saskatoon police officer is recovering from an injury after a false alarm call turned violent. Police were called to the 500 block of Avenue W South at around 10:30 p.m. Sunday evening for a fire al...
Jul 05, 2021
Cameco announces return to production at Cigar Lake uranium mine
It's back to work up north for those at the uranium mine. Cameco has announced the 230 workers evacuated from the Cigar Lake uranium are able to return to the site. They were moved away from the mine ...
Jul 04, 2021 (submitted photo/CAMECO)
FSIN looking for $25 million in compensation from Roman Catholic Church
The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) is asking for $25 million from the Roman Catholic Church. In a release Sunday, the FSIN said the funds are for the historical harms and crimes com...
Jul 04, 2021 Red paint was spattered on the doors of St. Paul's Co-Cathedral after the discovery of 751 unmarked graves near the former Marieval Residential School on the Cowessess First Nation on Thursday. (Donna Heimbecker/Facebook)
Police investigating shooting in Confederation Park
Saskatoon Police are investigating a shooting that sent a 17-year-old boy to hospital Friday. Shortly before 10 p.m., officers were sent to a home in the 100 block of Blakeney Crescent for a report of...
Jul 03, 2021
Sorry, Charlie: Regina edges Saskatoon in mayors' COVID vaccination challenge
Saskatoon Mayor Charlie Clark’s lip-syncing skills are going to be put to the test. The results came in Friday and Regina Mayor Sandra Masters defeated Clark in the #StickItToCOVID Mayoral Chall...
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