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Saskatchewan boosting Wanuskewin UNESCO heritage bid
The Government of Saskatchewan is giving one-time funding of $60,000 to Wanuskewin Heritage Park to hire a project co-ordinator to help the site through its United Nations Educational, Scientific and ...
Dec 14, 2021 Wanuskewin Heritage Park unveiled 11 bison to the public on Jan. 17, 2020 after dreaming of having bison at the park for decades. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
Province lays out five-year plan for Saskatchewan libraries
The Government of Saskatchewan announced a plan Tuesday to help sustain and grow libraries across the province over the next five years. The first-ever Provincial Library Sector Plan was created after...
Dec 14, 2021
Hindley, Meili weigh in on new long-term care inspections program
The Saskatchewan government is going to be keeping a closer eye on long-term care homes in the province with the launch of its new inspections. Minister for Seniors Everett Hindley said the inspection...
Dec 14, 2021
Service dogs changing lives for families with special needs
A poodle completely changed what life looks like for one Warman family. When Sheri Zwack was pregnant with her daughter Olivia, ultrasounds didn't show Olivia's heart condition or Down syndrome. She w...
Dec 14, 2021 (Sheri Zwack/Submitted)
U of S student withdraws from studies over possible COVID-19 booster mandate, privacy concerns
Justin Cole was part of the two per cent of students at the University of Saskatchewan who are not considered fully vaccinated - but he has received both his shots. The third-year physiology and pharm...
Dec 14, 2021 (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
Downtown Saskatoon official discusses temporary shelter
The opening of a new temporary shelter in downtown Saskatoon was delayed Monday. Saskatoon city council unanimously approved the opening of a new wellness shelter for the Saskatoon Tribal Council (STC...
Dec 13, 2021 Inside a new temporary wellness shelter in Saskatoon. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM file photo)
Latest COVID update Dec. 13: Saskatchewan reports fifth case of Omicron
Saskatchewan has detected another case of the Omicron COVID-19 variant. On Monday, the Ministry of Health's COVID dashboard showed a fifth case of Omicron had been found through whole genome sequencin...
Dec 13, 2021 (650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatoon police seeking suspect in historical sexual assault
The Saskatoon Police Service is asking for the public's help to find a 47-year-old man wanted in connection with sexual assaults that occurred nearly 15 years ago. Kenneth Dauphinais has lived most re...
Dec 13, 2021 (Saskatoon Police Service/Submitted)
'We can go to five overdoses in a row': Regina police sergeant describes challenges of overdose crisis
A call where two people are overdosing in the same house, or one where someone is overdosing in a car - the drug overdose crisis is taking a toll on a lot of people in Saskatchewan, including those wh...
Dec 13, 2021
Saskatoon rises to the occasion again during the holiday season
Hundreds of families in Saskatoon will have a special Christmas thanks to the generosity of the local community. This year's 650 CKOM's Adopt-A-Family campaign collected $92,800 in cash, food and gift...
Dec 13, 2021 Volunteers sort through donations for Adopt-a-Family campaign on Dec 11th, 2021 (650 CKOM)
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