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THE YEAR AHEAD: Meili hopes COVID takes a back seat in the new year
The new year means a new start and a new chapter to write. NDP Leader Ryan Meili hopes that chapter includes a new NDP MLA in the Athabasca riding. "I'm excited to get up there. Northwest Saskatchewan...
Jan 05, 2022 Ryan Meili. (Libby GIesbrecht/650 CKOM file photo)
Teachers' federation president expects Sask. schools to return to online learning
Patrick Maze said schools in the province are likely already "too far gone" to limit the spread of the Omicron COVID-19 variant in the coming days and weeks. "I think it's past that point now, unfortu...
Jan 04, 2022 Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation president Patrick Maze. (980 CJME file photo)
Friendship Inn seeking more volunteers to begin the new year
With the busy Christmas season in the past, the Friendship Inn in Saskatoon now looks to new challenges that the new year brings. The organization is known for serving both breakfast and lunch for all...
Jan 04, 2022 (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
Bedford Road Collegiate cancels 2022 invitational basketball tournament
For the second straight year, Bedford Road Collegiate has cancelled its annual high school basketball tournament. According to a media release on its social media sites, Bedford Road said its Bedford ...
Jan 04, 2022 Vancouver's Handsworth Royals beat Winnipeg's Garden City Gophers 53-32 in the BRIT championship game Jan. 13, 2018. (Davis Remenda/650 CKOM)
Salvation Army Kettle Campaign helps over 6,500 families this holiday season
Despite the challenges and hardships many families experienced over the holidays, the Salvation Army Kettle Campaign was there to make a major impact. The campaign raised just over $250,000 and expect...
Jan 04, 2022
Police charge trio in relation to New Year's Day assault, confinement
Saskatoon police have charged three people after a woman was allegedly beaten and restrained inside a Pleasant Hill apartment over the weekend. The 31-year-old victim said she had been forcibly confin...
Jan 04, 2022 (650 CKOM)
Latest COVID update Jan. 4: 1,954 cases reported over New Year's weekend
Saskatchewan is reporting 1,954 new COVID-19 cases were accumulated over a four-day period between Friday and Monday. Single-day case counts were 623 on Friday, 607 on Saturday, 398 on Sunday and 326 ...
Jan 04, 2022 (650 CKOM file photo)
Water main breaks 'higher than normal' over the holidays: City of Saskatoon
Water main breaks are causing headaches for people in Saskatoon. According to a statement from the City of Saskatoon, crews had to respond to a "higher than normal number of water main breaks" over th...
Jan 04, 2022
Nutrien CEO Mayo Schmidt resigns less than a year into the job
Potash giant Nutrien is searching for a new CEO after Mayo Schmidt resigned from his post at the top of the company less than a year into the job, the company announced Tuesday. No reason was given fo...
Jan 04, 2022
NDP says return to class puts politics over the safety of kids
As more kids across Saskatchewan head back to school on Tuesday, the NDP says the return to the classrooms is a mistake. Leader Ryan Meili and Education Critic Carla Beck called on the Saskatchewan Pa...
Jan 04, 2022
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