Murray Wood: Signs of spring appearing in Saskatchewan
Murray Wood says signs of spring were all over the place on the weekend, even though the forecast remains wintery for th...
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No borders when it comes to social media beauty trends
Can't find your favourite moisturizer or mascara in a store? Social media may be to blame. Videos featuring beauty products are more popular than ever and people are buying them up. Marjorie Delbaere,...
Mar 01, 2021 (Sheena Roszell/650 CKOM)
2 tickets in 20 minutes totalling over $1,300 for Saskatoon driver
Sunday was an expensive day on the road for a Saskatoon driver after being hit with two tickets in the span of 20 minutes. In a social media post, the Saskatoon Police Service Traffic Unit reported pu...
Mar 01, 2021 This vehicle was handed two tickets within a 20-minute span on Feb. 28th, 2021. (SPS Traffic Unit/Twitter)
Classes to resume at Saskatoon school after week-long water main delay
Students at a Saskatoon elementary school are heading back to class after a week of learning from home. Classes at Bishop Klein School on Northumberland Avenue will start again Monday after multiple w...
Feb 28, 2021 Bishop Klein School pictured. (Twitter/Bishop Klein School)
Latest COVID update Feb. 28: No new deaths, recoveries slightly outweigh new cases
There were no new deaths related to the coronavirus reported in Saskatchewan Sunday. In a news release, the Ministry of Health revealed that the death toll in Saskatchewan from the virus stayed steady...
Feb 28, 2021
Latest COVID update Feb. 27: 5 deaths,162 new cases, record high vaccinations
Saskatchewan saw a record amount of daily COVID-19 vaccinations as the province hit a total of 75,501 to date. The record-high 5,211 doses were administered in the Saskatoon (254), Regina (286), far n...
Feb 27, 2021 A man demonstrates how to put on a face mask and other protective clothing during a tour of a COVID-19 evaluation clinic in Montreal on March 10, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
Saskatoon police investigating after body found in river
Saskatoon police are investigating after a man's body was found floating in the river. Fire crews discovered the man in the water near the CP Train Bridge at about 12 p.m. Saturday. They tried life-sa...
Feb 27, 2021 (650 CKOM file photo)
‘Step in the right direction:’ John Howard Society reacts to new federal bill
A new bill from the federal government aims to eliminate over a dozen mandatory minimum penalties for drug offences and some others involving firearms. The proposed Bill C-22 would allow judges to con...
Feb 27, 2021
SHA outlines plan for extra vaccine doses at COVID-19 clinics
The Saskatchewan Health Authority's executive director of infrastructure management says there's a plan now for when there are extra COVID-19 doses at clinics. Derek Miller says the SHA has establishe...
Feb 26, 2021 (Saskatchewan Health Authority/Submitted)
Saskatchewan drivers to receive rebate from SGI
Saskatchewan drivers will be getting a cheque from SGI this spring. The Crown insurance company is passing on roughly $350 million in earnings through a one-time rebate. A total of $285 million will g...
Feb 26, 2021
Grieving mom warns other parents of deadly online challenge
A Saskatoon woman is urging other parents to be vigilant after her son died just 2 1/2 weeks shy of his 14th birthday. Melanie Anderson says her son Cash died doing a challenge that's going around onl...
Feb 25, 2021 (Melanie Anderson/Submitted)
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Sarah Mills: Cancelled ferries on west coast put the short Saskatchewan commutes into perspective
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