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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
'We are home. Finally:' Ukrainian family arrives in Saskatoon
Millions of Ukrainians have been forced from their homes because of the Russian attack on their country. Now, some of them are settling down in Saskatchewan. On Wednesday, Gormley spoke with a Ukraini...
Apr 27, 2022
Avian flu crippling Saskatchewan's bird population
West of Regina on Centre Road, dozens of snow geese can be seen scattered dead in empty fields. Scenes like this around the province are becoming more common and are expected to increase in the weeks ...
Apr 27, 2022
Indigenous artist remembered for trailblazing path in Canadian country music
Artists and fans of country music are mourning the loss of a significant Indigenous voice. Shane Yellowbird, 42, passed away unexpectedly Monday. Singer-songwriter Crystal Shawanda entered the Canadia...
Apr 27, 2022 Crystal Shawanda alongside Shane Yellowbird. (Crystal Shawanda/Facebook)
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