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Saskatoon SPCA in need of community help as donations drop through pandemic
The Saskatoon SPCA is looking for help as its donations dwindle through the COVID-19 pandemic. The charity has seen an "incredible drop in donations," which began in March when the pandemic hit, accor...
Jun 24, 2020 Saskatoon SPCA is looking for donations to keep up with costs through the COVID-19 pandemic. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
Health Authority and Hutterian Safety Council working together to implement pandemic protocols
The Saskatchewan Health Authority has teamed up with the Hutterian Safety Council after a COVID-19 outbreak was declared at two Hutterite communities by Maple Creek. Joe Kleinsasser is the chair of th...
Jun 24, 2020
Saskatoon overdose calls increasing in numbers, severity: Medavie
Overdoses aren't just skyrocketing across Saskatoon, the severity of the calls are also getting increasingly worse. That's according to Medavie Health Services West, which says it has responded to 636...
Jun 24, 2020 A kit containing two doses of naloxone and supplies for performing CPR. (650 CKOM file photo)
First-of-its-kind hydrogen project to launch in Saskatchewan
A first-of-its-kind hydrogen project is set to start up in Saskatchewan under the Saskatchewan Petroleum Innovation Incentive (SPII). In a release, Saskatchewan Energy and Resources says the process d...
Jun 24, 2020
Five men from Ontario and Quebec facing drug trafficking charges in Saskatoon
Five men from Ontario and Quebec are facing numerous drug-related charges after Saskatoon police executed two search warrants Tuesday night. At around 9 p.m., Drug Unit investigators and members of th...
Jun 24, 2020 (650 CKOM file photo)
Nutrien Wonderhub working on reopening plan, but won't be open by June 29
Museums in the province have been given the green light to reopen on Monday, but Nutrien Wonderhub won't quite be ready to reopen at that time. Nutrien Wonderhub Chief Executive Officer Amanda McReyno...
Jun 24, 2020 (650 CKOM)
Woman facing arson charges after fires set in Riversdale overnight
A 29-year old woman is facing arson charges after four small fires were set in the Riversdale area of Saskatoon overnight. At around 2:50 a.m., patrol officers came across a fire burning in a garbage ...
Jun 24, 2020 (650 CKOM file photo)
Frustration mounts for landlords due to eviction ban
A Saskatoon landlord says the government's ban on residential evictions during COVID-19 is affecting his mental health and his retirement income. Boyd and Bonnie Godfrey said they are owed more than $...
Jun 24, 2020 Bonnie and Boyd Godfrey say they are owed thousands from a delinquent tenant since the province suspended residential evictions in late March. (Brent Bosker/650 CKOM)
Downtown businesses acknowledge crime issues, along with uptick during pandemic
Many of Saskatoon's downtown businesses see the issues the area faces, but some aren't quick to speak out. The issues were highlighted in a recent letter to city council, penned by Saskatoon developer...
Jun 23, 2020 The intersection of 20th Street and 2nd Ave. downtown Saskatoon.
(650 CKOM)
‘Not doing enough’: Provincial auditor takes eHealth to task over network security issues
The provincial auditor has a number of recommendations for eHealth after finding its network security lacking in an audit finished just four months before the agency was hit with a ransomware attack. ...
Jun 23, 2020
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