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'Keep it short:' John A. Macdonald Road residents have mixed emotions on name change
Keep it cheap and keep it short. Those were two of the suggestions from residents on Saskatoon's John A. Macdonald Road on Tuesday, less than 24 hours after council made its decision to change the roa...
Jun 29, 2021 Saskatoon's John A. MacDonald Road will have its name changed, following council's unanimous decision on June 28, 2021. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
Heat waves, prairie dogs and fish-sicles: What's happening this summer at the Saskatoon zoo
It's important to keep our house pets cool and safe during this heat wave, but what about the zoo animals living without air conditioning? Jeff Mitchell, a worker at the Saskatoon Forestry Farm Park Z...
Jun 29, 2021 The Meerkat House exhibit at the Saskatoon Forestry Farm Park & Zoo. (City of Saskatoon)
Even plants are sweating during this heat wave
Anyone looking to tend to their garden may want to reconsider until the weather gets a bit cooler. Currently, Saskatchewan is under a heat warning with the potential to hit 35 C later this week. At Du...
Jun 29, 2021 Perennial planted flowers bloom at Dutch Growers in Saskatoon on May 3, 2018. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
One Saskatchewan science project sailed its way onto social media
This was a year for change and different looks at learning in schools all across the country. It was also Glen Smith's last year teaching at Lucky Lake School, and he wanted to leave behind one last b...
Jun 29, 2021 (Glen Smith/Lucky Lake School)
Latest COVID update June 29: 52 new cases, 54 recoveries, 2 deaths
The number of COVID-19 patients in Saskatchewan hospitals has fallen to a seven-month low. The Ministry of Health said Tuesday there were 72 hospitalizations due to COVID in the province, the fewest s...
Jun 29, 2021
Saskatoon city council approves renaming of John A. Macdonald Road
Saskatoon's John A. Macdonald Road will soon be no more. A motion to rename the street in the Confederation Park area was unanimously approved at Monday's city council meeting. The decision comes just...
Jun 29, 2021 Saskatoon city council voted Wednesday 8-3 in favour of renaming John A Macdonald Road. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
Staying safe during Saskatoon's summer heat wave
With extremely hot temperatures on the horizon, it's important to keep the health and well-being of others in mind. A heat warning is currently in effect for the city of Saskatoon and much of Saskatch...
Jun 28, 2021
Canada Day celebrations cancelled in some municipalities, still planned in others
To celebrate Canada Day or not? That’s the question facing municipalities across Saskatchewan this July 1. With calls to cancel Canada Day altogether in the wake of the horrific findings at resi...
Jun 28, 2021
Latest COVID update June 28: 17 new cases, 468 active cases
Saskatchewan reported just 17 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday, its lowest daily total since early October. The last time reported cases were that low in the province was Oct. 7, when the number was 10...
Jun 28, 2021 (Sheena Roszell/650 CKOM file photo)
Heat wave shatters records, smothers Saskatchewan in warnings
Heat warnings are expected to blanket most of Saskatchewan for the next week according to Environment Canada. The prolonged heat wave started in northern and west-central Saskatchewan over the weekend...
Jun 28, 2021
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