Sarah Mills: LEGO is for everyone, but only the rich can afford the bigger sets
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'Everybody's safe having a great time': vehicle enthusiasts gather in Saskatoon
Typical Show and Shine Weekend festivities were cancelled this weekend but classic car lovers still got the opportunity to admire some rides that they normally wouldn't see. Attendees flocked to 8th S...
Aug 16, 2020 Norm Mowles and his 1956 Ford Sunliner. (Logan Stein/650 CKOM)
21st COVID-19 death announced in Saskatchewan, 25 new cases
The Saskatchewan government is announcing a 21st person is dead from COVID-19 as the province added 25 new cases on Saturday. This person was in the South Central Zone and was in the 80 to 89 age rang...
Aug 15, 2020 The coronavirus. (Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota/Twitter)
Man charged in Riversdale robbery
Saskatoon police have charged a 37-year-old man in connection to a robbery Friday night at Spadina Crescent West and Avenue E South. Officers responding to the area around 10:13 p.m. found a 26-year-o...
Aug 15, 2020 (650 CKOM file photo)
Cary Tarasoff launches mayoral bid
There are now five candidates running for mayor in this fall's civic election. Cary Tarasoff is the latest to join the race, as he announced his bid for mayor at Fred Mitchell Memorial Park Friday mor...
Aug 14, 2020 Cary Tarasoff announcing his mayoral bid for the November election. (Logan Stein/650 CKOM)
Maze concerned with teachers organizing collective work refusal
A growing number of teachers in the province are pursuing collective action to refuse work, citing unsafe working conditions due to COVID-19 in response to the province's return-to-school plan. Saskat...
Aug 14, 2020 Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation President Patrick Maze speaks to the media Monday February 24, 2020.
(Brent Bosker/650 CKOM)
NDP warns of second economic shutdown if school reopening plan goes wrong
The NDP continues to hammer away at the Saskatchewan Party's back-to-school plan. On Friday morning, NDP Finance Critic Trent Wotherspoon held a news conference warning that if the school reopening re...
Aug 14, 2020
University of Saskatchewan makes face masks mandatory
The University of Saskatchewan is implementing mandatory masks on its Saskatoon, Regina and Prince Albert campuses. Starting Aug. 24 anyone given access to indoor common or shared spaces will have to ...
Aug 14, 2020
Saskatchewan reports 30 new COVID-19 cases, 22 more recoveries
All 30 of the new COVID-19 cases reported in Saskatchewan on Friday are from communal living settings. In a media release, the provincial government said there were 23 new cases in the south-west area...
Aug 14, 2020 (Saskatchewan Health Authority)
Saskatoon Salvation Army helping families with school supplies during pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has added a lot of stress for parents as kids prepare to head back to school in the fall. Not only is safety top of mind so are school supplies. Executive Director of the Saskato...
Aug 14, 2020 Previous back-to-school backpacks prepared by the Salvation Army.
Saskatoon mayor joins call for provincial standard on masks
Saskatoon mayor Charlie Clark wants to see a provincial policy on wearing masks in Saskatchewan. On Thursday, Clark threw his support behind a call by Regina Mayor Micheal Fougere for the government t...
Aug 14, 2020 Saskatoon mayor Charlie Clark announces closures of city owned leisure facilities amid COVID-19 concerns on March 15, 2020. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
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