Murray Wood: Signs of spring appearing in Saskatchewan
Murray Wood says signs of spring were all over the place on the weekend, even though the forecast remains wintery for th...
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Plans in the works for open space at Royal University Hospital
Royal University Hospital (RUH) has a lot of space to work with. The emergency and maternity wards were recently moved to the new Jim Pattison Children's Hospital. The move freed up around 115,000 squ...
Oct 17, 2019
Police warn of new SaskTel email scam
Saskatoon police are out with a warning about a new email scam that appears to come from SaskTel. The unsolicited email asks people to click a link to update their financial or billing information. Th...
Oct 17, 2019 Saskatoon police warned about a scam email making the rounds on Oct. 16, 2019. (Saskatoon Police Service)
Province forms education team to solve class size issue in schools
The provincial government believes it has found a way to resolve a major concern at the bargaining table with teachers. In addition to a dispute over wages, the Saskatchewan Teachers Federation (STF) ...
Oct 16, 2019
More steps taken towards Saskatoon drug court
The calls for a drug treatment court in Saskatoon, made by Mayor Charlie Clark last week, have been heard by the provincial government. Justice Minister, Don Morgan, said these courts have shown to be...
Oct 16, 2019
Saskatoon Zoo manager leaves for Australian opportunity
After three and a half years Tim Sinclair-Smith is leaving his post as manager at the Saskatoon Forestry Farm Park and Zoo. Sinclair-Smith has accepted a position to oversee the new Ningaloo Centre, a...
Oct 16, 2019 Tim Sinclair-Smith (middle)
(Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
Warrant issued for man charged with sexual interference in the Battlefords
A warrant has been issued for a man charged with four counts of sexual interference. Lonnie Wuttunee, 33, is wanted by Battlefords RCMP after police said they were called four times over three weeks t...
Oct 16, 2019 Lonnie Wuttunee, 33, is facing four charges of sexual interference.
(supplied/RCMP)
City of Saskatoon workers off to Winnipeg to help with clean-up
Saskatoon city workers headed out Wednesday morning to help out the city of Winnipeg following Thursday's snow storm. https://twitter.com/SaskatoonEMO/status/1184446553420894210 Twenty workers from Sa...
Oct 15, 2019 City workers at Boychuck Drive and Malcolm Place in Saskatoon June 25, 2018. (Daniella Ponticelli/650 CKOM)
Millions of Canadians take advantage of advance polls
Elections Canada said Tuesday that preliminary estimates show 4.7 million people cast a ballot at advance polls for this year's election. That's an increase of 29 per cent over 2015's advance poll vot...
Oct 15, 2019 (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
Plan for Saskatoon drug court a good idea says expert
Last week, Saskatoon mayor, Charlie Clark, spoke about the city's meth and opioid crisis and the plans to address the problem. One of the proposed plans was to bring a drug treatment court to Saskatoo...
Oct 15, 2019
Forbes magazine recognizes Pike Lake fall foliage
Forbes magazine has a story about the best places to enjoy the fall colours in Canada, and a Saskatchewan spot has made the list. Writer Sandra MacGregor identified 15 top spots across the country whe...
Oct 15, 2019 Pike Lake Provincial Park.
(Saskparks/Kevin Dunn)
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