Sarah Mills: Jeff Bezos' lavish wedding gives a peek into a world of excess
Sarah Mills is taking issue with the over-the-top Venice wedding of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. Mills says it seems like ...
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Changes coming to eligibility for COVID vaccinations in Saskatchewan
More Saskatchewan residents are becoming eligible to get COVID-19 vaccinations. As of Friday at 8 a.m., anyone 48 and over can book an appointment online or by phone at 1-833-727-5829. As of Thursday,...
Apr 15, 2021
Rosthern motel destroyed by fire
A mainstay in the town of Rosthern has been reduced to rubble after a devastating fire. Just before 2 a.m. on Wednesday, flames and smoke were spotted coming from the Rosthern Hospitality Motel. "The ...
Apr 15, 2021 A motel in Rostern went up in flames on April 14th, 2021. (Rosthern Fire and Rescue)
Regina, Saskatoon transit take big hit from pandemic
Nearly every industry has taken a hit from the COVID-19 pandemic in one way or another, and public services are no exception. With universities closed to in-class learning and far fewer people physica...
Apr 15, 2021
Saskatoon school boards sticking to in-person learning for now
Schools in Saskatoon aren't planning on moving students out of the classroom anytime soon as COVID-19 variants of concern continue to spread across the province. The province reintroduced restrictions...
Apr 14, 2021 (Saskatoon Public Schools/submitted)
Walk a mile in his shoes: 95-year-old set for trek from Saskatoon to Regina
Saskatoon's Frank Atchison is lacing up his shoes and will walk the 250 kilometres from Saskatoon to Regina in support of sick children. The soon-to-be 95-year-old plans to walk five kilometres a day ...
Apr 14, 2021 Frank Atchison. (Photo courtesy of pattisonchildrens.ca)
Don't ditch the facemasks or social distancing after first vaccine dose, says Shahab
So you've had your first COVID-19 vaccine dose and that means you can ease up on the public health rules, right? Wrong, says Saskatchewan chief medical health officer Dr. Saqib Shahab. That's because ...
Apr 14, 2021 (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Latest COVID update April 14: 193 new cases, 222 recoveries, 1 death
Saskatchewan's Ministry of Health is reporting there were 193 new COVID-19 cases, 222 recoveries and one more death, this time in the southeast. A person in their 70s in the southeast zone is the late...
Apr 14, 2021
Artistic director 'cautiously optimistic' some form of Jazz Festival able to run this summer
Like many large-scale events in 2020, Saskatoon's Jazz Festival was cancelled. With worries of the emerging coronavirus, the show was cancelled on April 17. Fast forward one year, with a years worth o...
Apr 14, 2021
COVID variant infects 10 people at Saskatoon sports bar
The Saskatchewan Health Authority says that so far, 10 people have been infected with a COVID-19 variant at Sports on Tap, a Saskatoon bar near Prairieland Park. Those who have tested positive for the...
Apr 14, 2021 (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Sask. welcomes Alberta into SMR MOU, feasibility study positive on possibilities
On Wednesday morning, Saskatchewan's premier helped welcome another province into the group looking at widening the use of small modular reactors (SMRs) in Canada. Alberta Premier Jason Kenney signed ...
Apr 14, 2021 Alberta Premier Jason Kenney (l) and Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
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