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$7.5 million from province, feds heading to Sask. livestock and forage research
The federal and provincial governments are giving a boost to livestock and forage research in Saskatchewan. According to a Wednesday media release from the province, $7.5 million will head to the Agri...
Jan 27, 2021
Province 'taking a good step' in discontinuing birth alerts: Tribal Chief Arcand
As of next Monday, the Province of Saskatchewan will be discontinuing the practice of birth alerts. Birth alerts are notifications that would be sent to a mother's file prior to labour if the mother w...
Jan 27, 2021 Saskatoon Tribal Council Chief Mark Arcand speaks to reporters at TCU Place on Nov. 15, 2017. (Bryn Levy/650 CKOM)
'Overzealous' bylaw officers upset parents during cold snap
How far is too far when it comes to enforcing parking rules? That's the question Saskatoon city councillor Darren Hill is asking after a bylaw officer ruffled some feathers with parents on Monday. Sch...
Jan 27, 2021 Saskatoon's Ecole Henry Kelsey School. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon city council gives amended Residential Parking Permit bylaw the green light
Residents in high-traffic neighbourhoods near Saskatoon's hospitals, schools and businesses now have a way to ease some of the congestion. At Monday's meeting, city council unanimously approved change...
Jan 27, 2021
Saskatoon business gaining popularity from Bernie Sanders meme
By Caitlyn Lepp The Bernie Sanders meme has given a local business in Saskatoon a big bump in popularity. Sanders sitting alone wearing winter attire during the inauguration of U.S. President Joe Bide...
Jan 26, 2021 (Something from Nothing/Facbook)
FSIN wants to see the next Governor General be from First Nation
The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations wants to see a First Nations person become Governor General. Former governor general Julie Payette resigned from the position last week after a workplace...
Jan 26, 2021 Bobby Cameron, chief of the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN). (File photo/650 CKOM)
NDP calls for SHA to take over operations at Extendicare Preston
Matt Love said he simply doesn't want to see history repeat itself. The NDP's seniors critic held a Zoom media conference Tuesday, outlining some of the concerns he has over the for-profit model of Ex...
Jan 26, 2021 The NDP is calling for a takeover of operations by the SHA at the Extendicare Preston location in Saskatoon. (Google Maps)
Saskatchewan gov’t disputes findings of funding report
The Government of Saskatchewan is disputing a report by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives that says provinces are sitting on millions of dollars in aid from the federal government. In a stat...
Jan 26, 2021
Flu remains dormant in Saskatchewan as COVID cases climb
As the total number of COVID-19 cases continues to rise, the flu has been a complete non-factor in Saskatchewan this season. According to the Ministry of Health, there have been zero confirmed cases o...
Jan 26, 2021 (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM file photo)
CAA offers advice to get drivers up and running
You have things to do and places to be and the last thing you need is to be stuck in the driveway, turning the ignition over and over only to hear a sputtering engine. "What we want to do is really ta...
Jan 26, 2021
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