Sarah Mills: LEGO is for everyone, but only the rich can afford the bigger sets
Sarah Mills has a bone to pick with LEGO. A lot of the newer and more complex sets are geared towards adults, but the pr...
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Saskatoon city council hears reports, funding requests on Day 1 of 2021 budget deliberations
The first of two days of intense budget deliberations for Saskatoon city councillors saw them receive reports from boards and corporations, requests for money in 2021, and an overall picture of where ...
Dec 03, 2020
CurlSask cancels men’s and women’s championships in Estevan, has 4 scenarios to name champions
Estevan won't be the place CurlSask will decide Saskatchewan's men's and women's curling champions. CurlSask has announced it has decided to cancel the Viterra Scotties provincial women's championship...
Dec 02, 2020 (Brady Lang/650 CKOM file photo)
FSIN says it's imperative for First Nations to be on COVID-19 vaccine priority list
When Saskatchewan rolls up its sleeves for a COVID-19 vaccine, the Indigenous population should be on the priority list. That was the message from the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN)...
Dec 02, 2020 FSIN Vice Chief David Pratt (left) and Chief Bobby Cameron (right) speak to reporters about child welfare reform on Feb. 15, 2019. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon police searching for teens involved in stabbings, robbery
The Saskatoon Police Service is investigating two stabbings and a robbery that occurred Tuesday evening. In a media release, police said they're looking for five suspects in connection with the events...
Dec 02, 2020 (650 CKOM file photo)
OUTSaskatoon says province's tweet on HIV reiterates 'archaic mentalities,' expresses disappointment
"No population should be stigmatized by their government." Those were the words of OUTSaskatoon's new interim executive director, Jack Saddleback, following a social media post by the Government of Sa...
Dec 02, 2020 A since-deleted tweet by the Government of Saskatchewan promoting 'information on HIV in Saskatchewan' on World AIDS Day on Dec. 1, 2020. (Twitter/Government of Saskatchewan)
Ambulance fees for Saskatchewan seniors reduced
The Saskatchewan Party followed through on another of its campaign promises Wednesday. One day after introducing the Saskatchewan Economic Recovery Rebate -- which it had promised to do in the runup t...
Dec 02, 2020
Keeping ice safety top of mind this winter
Whether you're snowmobiling, ice fishing or cross-country skiing this winter, the Water Security Agency wants you to keep ice safety top of mind. "This year is very important because I know everyone w...
Dec 02, 2020
4 COVID-related deaths reported at Saskatoon’s Luther Care Home
A care home in Saskatoon is reporting four COVID-related deaths since an outbreak was declared last month. The Saskatchewan Health Authority declared an outbreak at the Luther Special Care Home in the...
Dec 02, 2020 (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
FSIN executive shares his battle with COVID-19
David Pratt will tell you COVID-19 is no joke. The second vice-chief of the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations has been fighting off the virus for nearly two weeks after he first started showi...
Dec 02, 2020 Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations Vice-Chief David Pratt. (650 CKOM/File photo)
One dead in four-vehicle crash southwest of Saskatoon
A four-vehicle collision southwest of Saskatoon killed one man on Tuesday evening. According to RCMP, the crash happened around 7:20 p.m. along Highway 7, between Delisle and Laura. RCMP from Warman, ...
Dec 02, 2020
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