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NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh to host town hall in Saskatoon
Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is expected to visit Le Relais -- Federation Des Francophones De Saskatoon on Friday for a town hall style event. Singh is scheduled to share his party's vision for a ...
Oct 03, 2019 Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh addressed reporters after a speech to the FSIN in Saskatoon on Oct. 26, 2017. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
Briarwood house demolition unique case says fire department
The clock is ticking on a Briarwood home slated for demolition. The home on Beechdale Crescent was given a stay of execution when a judge this week granted the foreign owner 10 days to come up with an...
Oct 03, 2019 (Justin Blackwell/650 CKOM)
Flu vaccine delays as season starts, manufacturing shortage to blame
WINNIPEG - It may be more difficult this year for Canadians wanting to get their flu shots due to delays in producing and distributing the vaccine. The federal government says some provincial flu vacc...
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Missing man found dead at Saskatoon hospital
A 72-year-old man reported missing over the weekend was found dead in a publicly accessible area at Saskatoon's Royal University Hospital (RUH) on Tuesday, three days after he went missing. Allan Land...
Oct 02, 2019
U of S political expert foresees tough times ahead for NDP
With the federal election more than halfway done, one Saskatchewan-based political expert thinks the New Democratic Party (NDP) could be in trouble. "They won't have a seat in the Maritimes, they won'...
Oct 02, 2019 An Erika Ritchie NDP sign outside an 8th Street home in Saskatoon. (Harrison Brooks/650 CKOM)
St. Paul's Hospital eyes safety improvements amid neighbourhood crime spree
As the Pleasant Hill neighbourhood deals with an increase in violent crime St. Paul's Hospital is looking to improve safety at its facility. "We've certainly seen a spike in violent crime in the neigh...
Oct 02, 2019 Health Authority plans to announce Tuesday a plan to address overcrowding at St. Paul's Hospital in Saskatoon (650 CKOM)
New urban reserve planned for Hampton Village
A patch of land in Hampton Village is set to become Saskatoon's next urban reserve. The 40 acre plot is owned by the Kahkewistahaw First Nation. Chief Evan Taypotat said their main goal is economic de...
Oct 02, 2019 Chief Evan Taypotat presenting to city council. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
'To me, it's disgusting,' Saskatoon candidate struggling with sign vandalism
As the federal election date of Oct. 21 nears, one candidate is struggling with vandalism on his election signs. Mark Friesen, the Peoples Party of Canada (PPC) candidate for the Saskatoon-Grasswood r...
Oct 02, 2019 Peoples Party of Canada candidate Mark Friesen election sign knocked over, Oct. 2, 2019.
(Justin Blackwell/650 CKOM)
Junior Achievement Saskatchewan cancels programs, lays off employees
A Saskatchewan non-profit has cancelled programs and laid off employees. Junior Achievement (JA) Saskatchewan is the provincial chapter of a national organization that teaches young people about busin...
Oct 02, 2019 The Junior Achievement Saskatchewan logo.
(JASask/Twitter)
UPDATE: Missing man found dead at RUH
A 72-year-old man reported missing over the weekend was found dead in a publicly accessible area at Royal University Hospital (RUH) Tuesday, three days after he went missing. Allan Landrie went missin...
Oct 02, 2019 Allan Landrie (Saskatoon Police/Facebook)
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