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City Hospital night staff find 'thank you' message in the snow
As the COVID-19 pandemic spreads and healthcare workers prepare for worst case scenarios in hospitals across Saskatchewan, messages of gratitude are spreading online. However, it was an anonymous phys...
Mar 23, 2020 A note reading "THANK U" was written in the snow for healthcare workers outside City Hospital on March 22, 2020. (Tracy Marshall/Submitted)
City updates COVID-19 measures in meeting, emergency leaders answer questions
Updates of what the city is doing with the COVID-19 crisis, along with clarifications on past changes highlighted Saskatoon's regular council meeting Monday. The meeting was held in council chambers, ...
Mar 23, 2020 (650 CKOM file photo)
Firefighters save cat from burning house in Corman Park
Saskatoon fire crews responded to a call of smoke filling a house in the RM of Corman Park Sunday night. When they arrived, the lone occupant of the home had evacuated, but a cat was still inside. Fir...
Mar 23, 2020 RM of Corman Park fire.
(Saskatoon Fire Dept.)
Rosthern ready to take on challenge of lost health care facilities
On the weekend news broke about the hospital and medical clinic in Rosthern, Saskatchewan, closing down after one of the town's doctors tested positive for COVID-19. All the workers that he was in con...
Mar 23, 2020 (650 CKOM file photo/ Rosthern.com)
SRNA makes urgent call out to retired RNs
The Saskatchewan Registered Nurses Association is now compiling a bank of eligible, qualified RNs across the province as medical support, if necessary. They may be retired, or grad nurses as well. A n...
Mar 23, 2020
Staff member extinguishes fire inside Saskatoon Canadian Tire
A fire broke out inside the Canadian Tire location at Confederation Mall on Monday. Shortly after noon, firefighters received a 911 call reporting the blaze inside the building. When they showed up, t...
Mar 23, 2020 (650 CKOM file photo)
U of S closing its buildings, convocation cancelled
The University of Saskatchewan has announced enhanced COVID-19 preventative measures which include closing all buildings on campus. On Tuesday, all university buildings will be closed, with only limit...
Mar 23, 2020 (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
St. Paul's foundation raising money for ventilator before COVID-19 hit
Saskatoon's St. Paul's Hospital Foundation is raising money for equipment that could prove critical in the fight against COVID-19. The foundation began campaigning in January to raise money for a Hami...
Mar 23, 2020 The Hospital Home Lottery grand prize show home.
(Hospital Home Lottery)
TIMELINE: City of Saskatoon moves to stop the spread of COVID-19
As the reality continues to set in amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Saskatoon, many changes throughout the city have taken place at the municipal level. From unenforced city parking to free transit, to c...
Mar 23, 2020
School may be cancelled but school zones are still in effect
Saskatoon police say while classes may be cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak, speed limits in school zones in the city are still in effect. A release says with the warmer weather, children and car...
Mar 23, 2020
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