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Dozens of new hires expected for new downtown grocery store
If city council gives the go-ahead, and if requests from Arbutus Properties are met, then a new grocery store in downtown Saskatoon could open in as little as eight to nine months. It would require be...
Apr 29, 2022 Saskatoon's Midtown mall. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM file photo)
Turbulent April ends on high note as Sask. claims title as warmest place in Canada
It's not often Saskatchewan's weather is the envy of Canada, but the province had bragging rights on Thursday. According to Environment Canada, Last Mountain Lake was the hotspot in the country with a...
Apr 29, 2022
Archbishop of Canterbury to visit P.A. for Truth and Reconciliation
By Ian Gustafson The Archbishop of Canterbury, Rev. Justin Welby, will be in Prince Albert over the next three days. On Saturday, the head of the Anglican Church will be at James Smith Cree Nation fro...
Apr 29, 2022 (Gareth Fuller/PA via AP)
Proposed new grocery store in Midtown greeted with optimism
It has been nearly two decades since there was a full-service grocery store in downtown Saskatoon. Brent Penner is hopeful that's about to change. The executive director of the Downtown Saskatoon Busi...
Apr 28, 2022 (650 CKOM file photo)
Sask. reports 829 new COVID cases, 14 deaths, uptick in booster shots
Saskatchewan's expansion of eligibility for second COVID-19 booster shots has got people rolling up their sleeves. According to the Ministry of Health's epidemiological report released Thursday, there...
Apr 28, 2022
Former Continental Hotel meets the wrecking ball
Time has run out for the former Continental Hotel in downtown Saskatoon. On Thursday, demolition ramped up one of the city's oldest buildings on Second Avenue South. https://twitter.com/LaraFominoff/s...
Apr 28, 2022
Sask. NDP says province isn't ready for increase in seniors
New census numbers show that Canada is getting older and older - the number of Canadians over 65 years of age is growing six times faster than the number of those 15 or younger. Saskatchewan is buckin...
Apr 28, 2022 Saskatchewan NDP leader Ryan Meili speaks to reporters outside the Saskatoon Health Region on Sept. 15, 2021. (Libby Giesbrecht/650 CKOM)
Developer makes pitch for downtown grocery store for Midtown Plaza
After years of trying to bring a grocery store back to Saskatoon's downtown, the city has a company willing to give it a try. Vancouver-based developer Arbutus Properties has approached the city about...
Apr 28, 2022 Pitchfork Market + Kitchen store opened last June in Meadows Market (Google)
Saskatoon man facing charges of sexual assault against youths
A 62-year-old man whom police say was known for his volunteer work in Saskatoon has been charged with sexual assault and sexual interference. The charges are connected to four victims who were under t...
Apr 27, 2022
Saskatoon Airport Authority forecasts pre-pandemic passenger numbers by 2024
The sky's the limit for the Saskatoon Airport Authority, according to president and CEO Stephen Maybury. During an update on the airport Wednesday, Maybury said 2021 saw 440,000 passengers at the airp...
Apr 27, 2022
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