Sarah Mills: LEGO is for everyone, but only the rich can afford the bigger sets
Sarah Mills has a bone to pick with LEGO. A lot of the newer and more complex sets are geared towards adults, but the pr...
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Inspection finds zebra mussels on boat from Manitoba coming into Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan residents are being reminded to get their boats inspected if they are coming in from another province. Officials near the Manitoba border found zebra mussels, an invasive species attached...
Jul 26, 2020
Rattlers kick off title defense with statement win over Niagra in St. Catherines
The defending Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL) Champions kicked off the season with a win. The Saskatchewan Rattlers kicked off its season against the Niagra River Lions Sunday, a 96-79 win in ...
Jul 26, 2020 The Saskatchewan Rattlers were defeated 99-97 to begin the Canadian Elite Basketball League on May 9, 2019. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
'We do care,' says member of Riverview Hutterite Colony, giving inside look at pandemic life
Cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan have clustered in some Hutterite colonies, but there's one community just north of Saskatoon that's been doing its part to flatten the curve. Riverview colony, which ...
Jul 26, 2020 THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
'I couldn't remember why I bought it': Garage sales resume in Saskatchewan
On July 21, garage and yard sales got the green light to resume in Saskatchewan. The announcement did come with restrictions, as group events are not allowed right now. "We have hand sanitizer, lysol ...
Jul 25, 2020 Joanne Ellis observes an item during the first weekend of garage sales being permitted once again in Saskatchewan. (Logan Stein/650 CKOM)
Councillors vote to relax rules around mail in ballots
Plans may soon be in the works to amend how mail-in voting will take place in Saskatoon for the civic election this fall. It's anticipated that because of the COVID-19 pandemic, more voters will want ...
Jul 25, 2020
Power outage resolved for neighborhoods in west Saskatoon
Several neighbourhoods in Saskatoon's west side dealt with a power outage early Saturday morning. The Mayfair, Westview, Hudson Bay Park, Caswell Hill, Westmount, Airport Business Area and Mount Royal...
Jul 25, 2020 (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon family turns front yard into middle-earth paradise
A family in the City Park neighbourhood has turned their front lawn into a middle-earth inspired hobbit hole based off J.R.R Tolkien's famous book "The Hobbit." Scott, Nathan, and Ann Marie Harder had...
Jul 24, 2020 Scott Harder (left) and Nathan Harder (right) in front of their constructed property. (Logan Stein/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon Mayor Charlie Clark troubled by conditions at City Centre Inn and worries there may be more sites like it
The City of Saskatoon can not do it alone. That's what Mayor Charlie Clark says about all of the resources needed to address the relocation, housing, health and safety of 150 residents relocated from ...
Jul 24, 2020 The City Centre Inn and Suites has been closed and fenced off after dozens of health and safety code violations were reported. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon airport starting to see small uptick in passengers
Saskatoon's John G. Diefenbaker Airport is starting to see a very slow increase in passengers going through the facility. Like many businesses and services, the airport was dramatically affected by th...
Jul 24, 2020
Man facing charge in 2019 Willowgrove sexual assault
A 37-year-old Saskatoon man is facing a charge of sexual assault in connection with a 2019 incident in the Willowgrove neighbourhood. He's also facing a charge of breach of conditions. Saskatoon polic...
Jul 24, 2020
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