Murray Wood: Elbows down, taxpayer subsidies for U.S. flights up
Murray Wood wonders why it's OK for Saskatchewan to prop up air travel to the U.S. with taxpayer dollars, but it was wro...
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Hugo Alvarado, Saskatoon painter and philanthropist, dies at age 71
Hugo Alvarado, a well-known Saskatoon artist and philanthropist, has died at age 71. He succumbed to lung disease last weekend. Raquel Alvarado, his daughter, joined Gormley on 650 CKOM to celebrate h...
May 26, 2020 "Winter in the Prairies," a 2020 painting by Hugo Alvarado.
(Hugo Alvarado Studio and Gallery/Facebook)
City warns of COVID-19 scam making the rounds
The City of Saskatoon is warning residents about a COVID-19 scam that is circulating. It is a text message and phone scam and looks like a legitimate COVID-19 survey. It's not. In a release, the city ...
May 26, 2020
Council approves one-metre buffer between motorists and cyclists
Saskatoon motorists will have to give cyclists some space from now on. During Monday's council meeting, city council unanimously passed an updated version of the traffic amendment bylaw, requiring mot...
May 26, 2020
Council narrowly votes to increase speed limits through Northeast Swale
Your trip through the Northeast Swale will be a little bit quicker in the near future, and more consistent. Saskatoon City Council narrowly passed through an increase to the speed limit, from 50 km/h ...
May 26, 2020
'Safety is key' says Saskatoon pub owner and GM preparing to open in just two weeks
As Winston's Pub and Grill's general manager slides heavy bar stools across the floor two at at time, he explains how different his establishment is going to look and feel come June 8. That's when Sas...
May 25, 2020 A sign at Winston's Pub and Grill in downtown Saskatoon asks patrons to respect social distancing. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Councillor Hill looking for explanation, apology, promise from CP Rail on clear-cut land
A Saskatoon city councillor is looking for answers from CP Rail after an area of vegetation was clear-cut within City Park and North Park in March. Ward 1 councillor Darren Hill stood next to part of ...
May 25, 2020 Saskatoon city councillor Darren Hill. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM file photo)
Promising results from VIDO-InterVac’s COVID-19 vaccine pre-clinical trials
The results from the COVID-19 vaccine trials at the University of Saskatchewan's VIDO-InterVac research lab using ferrets has hit a new and positive milestone. According to the centre's director, Dr. ...
May 25, 2020 Research team at the University of Saskatchewan's VIDO-InterVac. (University of Saskatchewan/submitted)
Improper disposal of smoking materials to blame for Hampton Village house fires on the weekend
A fire that destroyed two Hampton Village homes on Saturday was a result of improper disposal of smoking materials, according to a release from the Saskatoon Fire Department. An investigator has deter...
May 25, 2020 Two homes go up in flames after a fire in Hampton Village. (Saskatoon Fire Department)
Saskatoon firefighters kept busy over the past few days
Early Monday morning, Saskatoon fire crews were called to a report of a garage on fire in the 1200 block of Avenue H North. When they arrived, the garage was fully involved in fire. They were able to ...
May 25, 2020 (Saskatoon Fire Dept./Submitted photo)
Fort à la Corne wildfire contained
The English Creek wildfire at Fort la Corne is now contained. Previously the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) said while the blaze had been measured more accurately at 41,360 hectares it was n...
May 25, 2020 An image of the blaze at the Fort a la Corne Forest taken last week. (Caitlyn and Jordan Sachkowski/Submitted photo)
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