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Anti-conversion therapy draft bylaw goes to Saskatoon city council
A draft bylaw that could eventually prohibit any Saskatoon business or individual from practising conversion therapy will now go to city council for consideration. Conversion therapy is counselling, b...
Jan 18, 2021
SHA offering vaccination appointments to seniors in Prince Albert
Seniors living on their own in Prince Albert can make an appointment to get a COVID-19 vaccination over the next two days. The Saskatchewan Health Authority said Monday that doses of the Pfizer BioNTe...
Jan 18, 2021 (Saskatchewan Health Authority/Submitted)
Elmwood Kinsmen Manor dealing with confirmed COVID outbreak, calls for access to vaccines
A Saskatoon group home for those with intellectual disabilities is dealing with a confirmed COVID-19 outbreak. According to a statement sent by Elmwood Residences executive director Rachael Steinke, a...
Jan 18, 2021 Elmwood Kinsmen Manor. (Google Maps)
Fire chief calls for changes to bylaw after carbon monoxide scare
A carbon monoxide incident at a city apartment building last week has Saskatoon's fire chief taking a closer look at the city's bylaw for CO alarms. Deadly levels of the odourless gas were found leaki...
Jan 18, 2021 (650 CKOM file photo)
Sask. junior hockey teams grateful for provincial bailout amid 'astronomical' costs
Staff in charge of business operations for Saskatchewan's junior hockey teams are taking a deep breath after the province committed $4 million to the WHL and SJHL on Friday. It might be the first sigh...
Jan 18, 2021 The Humboldt Broncos have remained successful in the years after the deadly bus crash. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM file photo)
Sask. hockey player, coach react to lost season
The Saskatchewan Hockey Association (SHA) doesn't anticipate games to resume before the end of the season due to the province's COVID-19 measures. For players and coaches around the province who are a...
Jan 18, 2021
Saskatoon dog owner warns of parvovirus following death of puppy
Kevin Neskar and his family had lost their long-time companion of ten years in August. After a few months had passed, Neskar decided to welcome a new puppy to his household, Mio, a mixed-breed Shepher...
Jan 17, 2021 Kevin Neskar's pup, Mio succumbed to the parvovirus in late-December after a five-day battle at the U of S Vet Clinic. (submitted/Kevin Neskar)
Paykiiwikay Métis Culture Podcast looks to dive in to culture, language through local knowledge keepers
A brand-new Saskatchewan-made podcast is looking to showcase the language and culture of the Mtis. 'Paykiiwikay' Mtis Culture Podcast launched its first episode last week. The podcast is facilitated b...
Jan 17, 2021 A new hub for the Metis community will now make navigating Metis Nation Saskatchewan's programs easier
(File photo/650 CKOM)
COVID case identified at Ecole St. Peter School
A COVID case has been identified at a Saskatoon school. In a news release Saturday, the Greater Saskatoon Catholic School division reported that one individual at Ecole St. Peter School had tested pos...
Jan 17, 2021 The coronavirus. (Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota/Twitter)
Residents at Luther Special Care Home receive COVID vaccine
Residents at Luther Special Care Home in Saskatoon have received their first dose of the Pfizer COVID vaccine. A COVID outbreak was declared at the facility on Nov. 17, 2020. Nine people who tested po...
Jan 16, 2021 (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
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