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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Saskatoon ready to "Cheer for Heroes" this weekend
Frontline essential workers will be celebrated this weekend in Saskatoon. Mayor Charlie Clark is encouraging everyone in the city to step outside and make some noise to thank everyone from healthcare ...
May 08, 2020
Saskatoon Folkfest 2020 not taking place this summer
The Saskatoon Folkfest board of directors announced on its website the multicultural event will not be taking place this summer because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It had been scheduled to run Aug. 13-1...
May 08, 2020
Virtual teas and crafts planned for Mother's Day this year
Your child's Mother's Day present won't be coming home in their backpack this year. With schools only online now, teachers have had to get extra creative this Mother's Day. Shantel Blanke teaches kind...
May 08, 2020
Police investigating after two men unlawfully confined, one beaten with a hammer
Saskatoon police are investigating after two men were assaulted and unlawfully confined earlier this week. Police say between 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. Tuesday, two men, ages 38 and 45, were unlawfully confin...
May 08, 2020
Saskatoon woman shares memories as the 75th anniversary of VE Day is marked
Friday marks the 75th anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) Day. Shirley Vick says she will never forget the sound of the soldiers marching in Saskatoon at the beginning of the Second World War. It wa...
May 08, 2020 (Shirley Vick/Submitted photo)
Grass fire scorches small area near Highway 7 and CN Railway tracks
A small grass fire reported around 7:30 Thursday evening could be seen from the CN Rail overpass on Highway 7 on Saskatoon's west side. Saskatoon Fire Battalion Chief Rob Hogan says a couple of 911 ca...
May 07, 2020 A grass fire broke out on Saskatoon's west side near Highway 7 and the CN Rail Tracks. (David Kirton/650 CKOM)
Huskies' Taran Kozun named Canada West male athlete of the year
Taran Kozun knows a thing or two about hard work. The University of Saskatchewan Huskies men's hockey goaltender was named the Canada West male athlete of the year on Thursday after leading the confer...
May 07, 2020 University of Saskatchewan men's hockey team goaltender Taran Kozun set new Canada West regular season shutout streak by going 267 minutes and 32 seconds without allowing a goal. (Huskies Athletics)
CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie admits 2020 season likely to be wiped out
OTTAWA - CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie says the most likely scenario for the league is a cancelled 2020 season during the COVID-19 pandemic. Ambrosie made the admission for the first time while test...
May 07, 2020 (CFL)
Recovered COVID-19 patients in Saskatoon, Regina can now donate plasma for Canada-wide trial
Anyone in Saskatoon or Regina who has recovered from COVID-19 and meets certain criteria, could be part of a new, nation-wide trial . The trial, which got underway just last week in more than 50 hospi...
May 07, 2020 The Canadian Blood Services clinic on Eighth Street in Saskatoon. (Harrison Brooks/650 CKOM)
Cancer screening to return during SHA phase one resumption of services
The Saskatchewan Cancer Agency was pleased to see the Saskatchewan Health Authority unveil its plans to resume medical services across the province on Tuesday. As part of the phase one in the four-pha...
May 07, 2020 The Saskatoon Cancer Centre at Royal University Hospital. (Saskatchewan Cancer Agency/saskcancer.ca)
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