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Saskatchewan's first free-standing hospice to take in first patients this week
By Caitlyn Lepp Saskatchewan's first free-standing hospice is to open in Saskatoon this week. The 15-bed hospice is owned by St. Paul's Hospital and governed by Emmanuel Health. The fundraising for th...
Jan 25, 2021 (St. Paul's Hospital Foundation/Facebook)
Riide Saskatoon says cold weather brings higher call volumes, still hitting benchmarks
Many of us have likely been there: You go to start your car in these frigid temperatures and it just won't turn over. In those instances, transportation services such as Saskatoon's Riide come in to s...
Jan 25, 2021 (650 CKOM)
Saskatoon police investigating robberies at pharmacies
The Saskatoon Police Service is investigating a pair of armed robberies that occurred in the city Monday morning. At about 10:30 a.m., officers responded to a report of an incident at a pharmacy in th...
Jan 25, 2021
38 people test positive for COVID in Saskatoon group home for those with intellectual disabilities
The COVID-19 situation is worsening at a Saskatoon group home. Elmwood Residences' Kinsmen Manor - the group home for those with intellectual disabilities - is currently in a confirmed COVID outbreak....
Jan 24, 2021 Elmwood Kinsmen Manor. (Google Maps)
Latest COVID update Jan. 24: Three deaths, province runs out of vaccines
Saskatchewan is out of COVID vaccines for now. There were 642 doses delivered Saturday, bringing the total to 33,039. The doses were given in the northwest (261), southeast (233) and Saskatoon (148) a...
Jan 24, 2021
Extreme cold warnings expected to continue in north, north-central regions until Tuesday: Environment Canada
That cold weather isn't expected to leave some areas of the province until early next week. According to Environment Canada meteorologist Mike Russo, those along and north of the northern grain belt a...
Jan 24, 2021 Saskatoon's riverbank during a frigid cold snap, pictured on Jan. 24, 2021. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
Extreme cold warning issued for much of Saskatchewan
It might be best to cozy up indoors, as an extreme cold warning has been issued for most of the province. A period of very cold wind chills is expected to be felt on Saturday evening, as lows in the -...
Jan 23, 2021 (650 CKOM file photo)
Varsity View couple hopes someone returns Bo the boxer's wheelchair
Last weekend, was Bo the Boxer's 10th birthday. David and Danielle Sherin took her out for a special birthday walk, and came back to their home in Saskatoon's Varsity View neighborhood. Bo (short for ...
Jan 23, 2021
Latest COVID update Jan. 23: 3 deaths, 306 recoveries, 274 new cases
Three more COVID-related deaths were reported in the province, bringing the provincial total to 250 Saskatchewan residents who have died after testing positive for the coronavirus. One death reported ...
Jan 23, 2021
More small businesses in Canada considering calling it quits
By Caitlyn Lepp As more and more small businesses consider closing their doors due to financial pressures related to COVID-19, the Canadian Federation of Independent Business says more than 89,000 job...
Jan 22, 2021
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