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New Saskatoon wellness centre opens, downtown location to close its doors
Saskatoon's new Emergency Wellness Centre, located in the city's Fairhaven neighbourhood, has opened its doors and already has nearly 100 people staying there. The Saskatoon Tribal Council runs the ce...
Dec 02, 2022 STC Tribal Chief Mark Arcand (in blue shirt) looks at donations from McKercher LLP on Dec. 2, 2022. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Saskatchewan food banks launch their holiday campaigns
It's the season for giving, and Saskatchewan food banks are accepting donations to give back to those who need it most. The Saskatoon Food Bank and Learning Centre and Regina Food Bank have both launc...
Dec 02, 2022 Laurie O'Connor, executive director for the Saskatoon Food Bank. (File photo/650 CKOM)
Huskies hockey team gearing up for date with Ukrainian squad
At the end of the month, the University of Saskatchewan Huskies men's hockey team will face a team from outside of its conference -- and the country. The Huskies will take on Ukraine's national team o...
Dec 02, 2022 University of Saskatchewan Huskies forward Jared Dmytriw.
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Cold weather response activated for Saskatoon's homeless
The freezing temperatures are here and are creating a challenge for the most vulnerable. That's why the City of Saskatoon has activated its Extreme Cold Weather Emergency Response to its second level ...
Dec 02, 2022 (650 CKOM file photo)
$300K 'Roadway Weather Information System' approved by council during budget talks
During Saskatoon budget deliberations earlier this week, Saskatoon city council settled on a 3.93 per cent property tax increase for 2023. That was down from the initially proposed 4.38 per cent, but ...
Dec 02, 2022 (650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatoon records 10th homicide of the year
Saskatoon police are looking for three people who might have information about the city's 10th murder of 2022. Police were stopped by a minivan at 21st Street West and Avenue W South around 11:30 a.m....
Dec 02, 2022
Huskies kicker excited for opportunity with Riders
University of Saskatchewan Huskies kicker and Canada West all-star David Solie is turning a page of his football career after signing with the CFL's Saskatchewan Roughriders. Less than a week after th...
Dec 01, 2022 Huskies kicker David Solie during the 2022 Uteck Bowl. (David Cox/Huskie Athletics)
Environment Canada issues cold warnings for Saskatoon, west-central Sask.
Environment Canada issued warnings for extreme cold in Saskatoon and much of west-central Saskatchewan on Thursday afternoon. The warnings include the City of Saskatoon and the surrounding areas, as w...
Dec 01, 2022 (File photo/650 CKOM)
Almost a million lights on display as Glow Saskatoon returns for holidays
Santa has crashed his sleigh, and his reindeer have escaped. Glow Saskatoon, a massive holiday light show, is back for its second year in Hall D of Prairieland Park. This year's theme, 'Santa's Sleigh...
Dec 01, 2022 (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
SHA recruits 22 new health-care workers during Philippines trip
Job offers have been accepted by nearly two dozen health-care workers so far in the Philippines, according to Saskatchewan Health Authority CEO Andrew Will. In an effort to address Saskatchewan's shor...
Dec 01, 2022 (File photo/650 CKOM)
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