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Christmas tree recycling sites now open in Saskatoon
The city of Saskatoon is hoping residents think green when disposing of their real Christmas tree this year. The city has established six drop-off sites so trees can be chipped and composted. Trees sh...
Dec 28, 2020 (Ministry of Environment/Submitted)
Latest COVID update Dec. 27: 7 deaths, 559 new cases
Sunday's COVID update isn't just for the last 24 hours, it's from Christmas Day to Sunday. The province did not release a COVID update from Dec. 25 to Dec. 27, so Sunday's numbers are higher than a us...
Dec 27, 2020 (Saskatchewan Health Authority)
Saskatoon long-term care centre in suspect COVID-19 outbreak following positive case
A resident at a long-term care facility in Saskatoon has tested positive for COVID-19. That's according to Eric Anderson, communications leader at Sherbrooke Community Centre. Anderson said this place...
Dec 27, 2020 (Facebook/Sherbrooke Community Centre)
SaskTel prepared for large data usage during Christmas
With it being a different Christmas in 2020, Sasktel is expecting a lot of people to connect virtually. The crown corporation has waived data overage charges from Dec. 17 to Jan. 11, allowing people t...
Dec 25, 2020 (980 CJME file photo)
Saskatoon water restrictions lifted
Mandatory water restrictions issued Thursday have been lifted. In a news release, the City of Saskatoon said that the sand-clogged intake problem at the water treatment plant was fixed at around 10 p....
Dec 25, 2020
Mandatory water restrictions issued in Saskatoon
Saskatoon Emergency Management issued an alert Christmas Eve asking residents to only use water for essential purposes. The restrictions are expected to end sometime Thursday evening, Saskatoon Water ...
Dec 24, 2020
Saskatoon man injured in police shooting
A police shooting in Saskatoon has left one man injured. Officers were called to an apartment in the 1100 block of Avenue W North at 5:50 p.m. for what they called a domestic altercation, according to...
Dec 24, 2020
Eight charged in Saskatoon COVID restriction protest
Numerous charges are now being laid following a protest in Saskatoon on Dec. 19. About 100 protesters took to the street to voice their displeasure with the provincial government's COVID-19 lockdowns ...
Dec 23, 2020 Roughly 100 people gathered at Kiwanis Park to protest government COVID-19 restriction on Dec. 19, 2020. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
Latest COVID update Dec. 23: 5 death, 159 new cases
There have now been 130 deaths in Saskatchewan related to the COVID-19 pandemic. In its daily update, the province confirms that five more people have died after contracting the virus. Three we...
Dec 23, 2020 (Lisa Schick/650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatoon Fire Department ready to keep the city safe over the holidays
As we get closer to Christmas Day, the Saskatoon Fire Department is prepared to answer your call. "There'll be some additional challenges and some sacrifices by us all in order to get safely through t...
Dec 23, 2020 (650 CKOM file photo)
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