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Saskatoon Teachers' Association, SaskTel to provide phones to help students stay connected
On March 16th, the city's schools closed their doors and began preparing to shift to online learning. While that plan was the best option during this pandemic, many students in the city were left hang...
Apr 17, 2020
Man's body found in South Saskatchewan River
Saskatoon police are investigating after a person was spotted floating in the South Saskatchewan River Friday afternoon. At around 12:45 p.m. a witness notified police that they saw what appeared to b...
Apr 17, 2020 Saskatoon Fire Dept. water rescue unit.
(File)
'A bomb waiting to explode': NSBA executive criticizes federal government loans
Small business has been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic across the country. In Saskatchewan, both the federal and provincial governments are offering aid programs. One local business expert has some...
Apr 17, 2020 NSBA Executive Director, Keith Moen.
(Keith Moen/Twitter)
Pelican Narrows man charged with bootlegging
It's the kind of crime you would expect to hear about in the Prohibition days of 1920, not 2020. The RCMP has charged a man in Pelican Narrows with bootlegging under the Alcohol and Gaming Regulation ...
Apr 17, 2020
SaskTel Saskatchewan Jazz Festival postponed
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected another huge festival in the province. The 34th annual SaskTel Saskatchewan Jazz Festival has been postponed. It had been scheduled for July 3-12 in Saskatoon. In a ...
Apr 17, 2020 (Tourism Saskatoon)
Pike Lake residents hoping summer weather doesn't bring summer crowds
People flocking to Pike Lake Provincial Park as the spring weather warms is usually a welcome sight, but that's not the case this year. Residents in the area have begun noticing plenty of traffic duri...
Apr 16, 2020 Residents at Pike Lake Provincial Park are starting to see more people at the park as the snow melts. (Submitted)
Woman charged with arson in early morning fire in Pleasant Hill
Saskatoon police have charged a 32-year-old woman with arson with disregard for human life in connection to a blaze early Thursday morning in the Pleasant Hill neighbourhood. Firefighters responded to...
Apr 16, 2020
Saskatoon Fire deals with multiple suspicious fires in core neighbourhoods
In just over three weeks, 10 homes in Saskatoon's core neighbourhoods have been destroyed by suspicious fires. Eight of those 10 homes were vacant, according to the Saskatoon Fire Department's assista...
Apr 16, 2020 (Submitted/Saskatoon Fire Dept.)
Charges pending after driver damages school playground in North Battleford
One person has been arrested after a vehicle rammed into the playground at St. Mary's School on Thursday. In a release, Battleford RCMP said officers were called to the elementary school at approximat...
Apr 16, 2020 (Submitted)
Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan suspending 2020 season indefinitely
To be, or not to be? It's looking to be more the latter for Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan in 2020 after it announced Thursday it was putting its summer series on hold indefinitely. The group is hopi...
Apr 16, 2020 Will Brooks, the artistic producer of Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan, kicks off homecoming celebrations for the local theatre company on Aug. 10, 2019. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
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