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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U of S researchers forecasting a decrease in COVID cases in Saskatoon
A research team at the University of Saskatchewan says it's expecting cases of COVID-19 to remain stable in Saskatoon over the holidays. Toxicologist Markus Brinkmann heads up the study that has been ...
Dec 17, 2020
Shortages of stamps, packing materials at Saskatchewan Canada Post offices ahead of Christmas
The Grosvenor Park Canada Post office in Saskatoon is normally very busy, but it's even more so just before the holidays. Even though deadlines for regular delivery of regional and national parcels an...
Dec 17, 2020 (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Wanuskewin Heritage Park on expansion, offering opportunities for families through unique holiday season
Wanuskewin Heritage Park, located just north of Saskatoon, recently wrapped up an expansion to the park that took 15 years to complete. That's according to Wanuskewin's Andrew McDonald, the park's dir...
Dec 17, 2020
Crash on Highway 12 near Hepburn kills one
A 56-year-old man is dead after a two-vehicle crash south of Hepburn on Tuesday evening. The Rosthern RCMP says the crash happened around 7 p.m. on Highway 12. A southbound vehicle with three occupant...
Dec 17, 2020 (File photo/paNOW Staff)
Death toll rises from COVID outbreak at Saskatoon care home
A COVID-19 outbreak at the Luther Special Care Home in Saskatoon has claimed two more lives. The deaths were confirmed on the care home's website Wednesday afternoon. Nine residents have now passed aw...
Dec 17, 2020 (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
Newlyweds separated by border set for Christmas reunion after 9 months apart
After nine months, Ashly Schmidt is ready to find out what married life is like. She married her husband William in Florida on March 6 and spent a brief honeymoon in the Sunshine State before having t...
Dec 17, 2020 Ashley Schmidt and husband William on their wedding day March 6th, 2020. (Submitted)
Saskatoon mayor tells those interested in weekend rally to 'give your head a shake'
Saskatoon Mayor Charlie Clark is using a couple of his social media platforms to denounce what's being called a "Freedom Rally" this weekend. Clark took to Facebook and Twitter on Monday, posting a se...
Dec 16, 2020 Saskatoon Mayor Charlie Clark. (650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatoon shelter for women and children temporarily closed after COVID outbreak
A shelter for women and children in Saskatoon is closed for at least two weeks due to a COVID-19 outbreak. Six people at the YWCA -- a group that includes staff and residents -- have recently tested p...
Dec 16, 2020 According to Tribal Chief Mark Arcand, the tribal council's 106-bed wellness shelter has been full since it first opened, despite adding more beds. (650 CKOM file photo)
Priest from Humboldt area charged with sexual offences
The priest responsible for three rural parishes near Humboldt has been charged with sexual assault, sexual interference and sexual exploitation. According to a release Wednesday from the Humboldt RCMP...
Dec 16, 2020
Mountains of snow popping up at city snow dumps
The snow dump site at the Saskatoon Civic Operations Centre (COC) is beginning to look like a small mountain. The civic facility located on Valley Road is where the bulk of snow removed from city stre...
Dec 16, 2020 Saskatoon's Civic Operations Centre. (Photo taken from Google)
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