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Jim Pattison Children's Hospital celebrates 1st anniversary
The Jim Pattison Children's Hospital is quickly approaching its first anniversary. A new statue was unveiled to mark the occasion by special guests like Health Minister Jim Reiter and namesake donor J...
Sep 17, 2020 A statue was unveiled on Sept. 17, 2020 to mark the first anniversary of the Jim Pattison Children's Hospital. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
Man charged after making bomb threat at downtown business
A 52-year-old man is facing a mischief charge after an incident at a downtown business. At about 4 p.m. Wednesday, police were called to a business in the 100 block of Second Avenue South. In a releas...
Sep 17, 2020 (650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatoon senior gives warm 'thank you' to police service after frightening ordeal
A Saskatoon senior and his wife have sent a letter of thanks to the Saskatoon Police Service after they were 'frightened beyond description.' The letter is contained in public correspondence in the Bo...
Sep 17, 2020
WestJet now offering COVID-19 insurance for Saskatchewan air travellers
If you fly with WestJet out of Saskatchewan, you now qualify for free COVID-19 insurance. Earlier this week, both WestJet and Air Canada announced they would offer the insurance across the country -- ...
Sep 17, 2020
Organizer of Saskatoon event linked to COVID outbreak fined $2,000
The Saskatchewan government has levied a $2,000 fine against the organizer of a social gathering in Saskatoon that so far has been associated with 21 cases of COVID-19. In its daily update Thursday, t...
Sep 17, 2020
MEC, Midtown still unsure if location will open in Saskatoon
Is Mountain Equipment Co-operative (MEC) still coming to Saskatoon? "It's too early to indicate specifically how many stores or staff will be retained at this point," MEC spokesperson Kathleen McDonal...
Sep 17, 2020 (650 CKOM file photo)
Man charged with arson after house doused in gasoline
A 31-year-old man is facing charges after police say he attempted to light a house on fire with gasoline Wednesday evening. Police were called around 6 p.m. to the 100 block of Shaftsbury Place in Mea...
Sep 17, 2020 (650 CKOM file photo)
Police searching for suspects after bear spray incident at Mayfair area motel
Police are searching for a man and a woman after a bear spray incident at a motel in the Mayfair area. Saskatoon police say, in a release, at just before 9 a.m. Tuesday morning, a man and a woman unla...
Sep 17, 2020 (650 CKOM)
TCU Place to welcome back concert goers with socially-distanced show
The show will go on once again at TCU Place in Saskatoon. It was announced Wednesday that Chantal Kreviazuk will perform at the venue Oct. 4 in a socially-distanced setting. https://www.facebook.com/T...
Sep 16, 2020
COVID-19 cases confirmed at two more Saskatoon schools
St. Mark Elementary School and Bethlehem High School are the latest Saskatoon schools to confirm COVID-19 cases. Saskatchewan Health Authority officials informed Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools on ...
Sep 16, 2020 (Google Maps)
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