Sarah Mills: Teachers deserve gratitude as school year wraps up
There's a collective sigh coming from Saskatchewan's teachers as the school year ends. Sarah Mills says teachers are ask...
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Giving away her paintings: How a Saskatoon businesswoman found her 'life's work'
As fast as Lloanne Pinel can create her abstract paintings, she's giving them away. The Saskatoon woman and her family have owned a children's party and entertainment company called Fantastic Facepain...
Mar 05, 2021 Lloanne Pinel. (Silver Berry Photography)
Saskatoon-born soldier found dead in his quarters in Afghanistan: military
OTTAWA - A member of the Canadian Armed Forces has died in Afghanistan. The Defence Department says Master Warrant Officer Guy Adam Law was found dead in his quarters at the Canadian Embassy in Kabul ...
Mar 05, 2021
Latest overdose stats released, outlining 75 deaths so far in 2021; 2020 record confirmed
Saskatchewan's battle with deaths due to drug overdoses continued to worsen in the second month of 2021. According to its most recent report, the Saskatchewan Coroners Service identified 39 additional...
Mar 04, 2021 (avert.org)
Sask. to wait four months between first and second COVID doses
Saskatchewan is moving forward with its plan to push back second doses of COVID-19 vaccines. On Thursday, the provincial government announced it would follow a recommendation from the National Advisor...
Mar 04, 2021 (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatoon economy continues pandemic recovery
The Saskatoon Regional Economic Development Authority (SREDA) says the city's economy has regained more than half of its losses from the COVID-19 pandemic. The economic authority on Thursday released ...
Mar 04, 2021 (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM file photo)
One dead after two-vehicle crash near Tisdale
A 65-year-old man is dead after a two-vehicle crash near Tisdale on Thursday. According to the RCMP, officers from the Tisdale detachment got a call at 6:30 a.m., about a collision on Highway 35, 2 1/...
Mar 04, 2021 (File photo/650 CKOM)
Union president seeking rapid testing, more precautions during outbreak at slaughterhouse
Norm Neault said his union workers at a Saskatoon slaughterhouse aren't at all pleased with the handling of a recent COVID-19 outbreak. Neault, the president of UFCW Local 1400, was speaking of Prairi...
Mar 03, 2021
Some homeowners could be forced to cover costs of lead line replacement
Roughly 350 homeowners in Saskatoon could be facing a pricey bill from the city. They could be forced to remove lead pipes on their property after previously opting out of a 60-40 cost-sharing program...
Mar 03, 2021 The emergency boil water order issued for an area of western Saskatchewan was lifted on Aug. 28, 2023. (650 CKOM file photo)
Lack of oversight, quality of care at group home 'deeply concerning,' says children's advocate
When seven-year-old 'Elijah' was found in the parking lot outside of a north Saskatoon Tim Hortons at 5 a.m. last June 2, no one in the group home where he lived even knew he was gone. In fact, it was...
Mar 03, 2021 Lisa Broda, Saskatchewan's advocate for children and youth. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Sask. alcohol sales increase leading to jump in harms: Expert
An increase in liquor sales is getting the attention of addiction experts in Saskatchewan. The Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Association (SLGA) reported a 7.9 per cent increase in wholesale operation...
Mar 03, 2021
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