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Saskatoon Tribal Council Chief: No one should have to live in conditions found at City Centre Inn
Saskatoon Tribal Council Chief Mark Arcand said over the years he'd "heard stories" about the conditions many long-term residents at the City Centre Inn on Idylwyld Dr. experienced, but he doesn't bel...
Jul 24, 2020 A worker helps inspect the City Centre Inn and Suites on Idylwyld Drive in Saskatoon on Wednesday.
'Black mold, mice, cockroaches, bed bugs, gangsters:' evictees tell their side of conditions at City Centre Inn
Robert Deimling and his girlfriend Danesha Clarke were shocked to come home to see a green flyer Wednesday, saying they were to be out of their suite by 3 p.m. Thursday. The pair says they had been li...
Jul 23, 2020 Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
SHA issues a COVID-19 advisory for the RMs of Cut Knife and Hillsdale
In a release, the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) said it is issuing an advisory about an increase in community transmission of COVID-19 in the Rural Municipalities of Cut Knife and Hillsdale with...
Jul 23, 2020 (Saskatchewan Health Authority)
Flair Airlines to make its debut in Saskatchewan
Discount carrier Flair Airlines will soon have flights going into and out of Saskatoon and Regina. In a release Thursday, the airline said it will begin service at the Regina airport on Aug. 24 and at...
Jul 23, 2020 (Flair Airlines/Twitter)
SPCA investigates video of cat being dragged
The Saskatoon SPCA has launched an investigation after a video surfaced online purportedly showing a cat being dragged along a sidewalk. Director of Communications for the shelter, Jasmine Hanson says...
Jul 23, 2020 The Saskatoon SPCA is investigating a video posted on July 20, 2020 which appeared to show a cat being dragged. (Saskatoon Boots and Salutes/Facebook)
RCMP seek missing 17-year-old believed to be in Saskatoon area
La Ronge RCMP needs assistance to locate Aidan McKenzie. No one has seen the 17-year-old since he left La Ronge on Tuesday, mounties said in a news release. RCMP believe McKenzie is in the Saskatoon a...
Jul 23, 2020 Aiden McKenzie, 17, from La Ronge as seen in a photo provided by RCMP on July 23, 2020. (La Ronge RCMP/Submitted)
Work set to begin on Highway 11 intersection at Davidson
The Saskatchewan government says a project will get underway this summer to improve safety at the south end of Davidson on Highway 11. In a release, the Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure says co...
Jul 23, 2020 Highway 11 at Davidson.
(Sask. Ministry of Highways)
Concerns raised over Hutterite-farmer's market relationships, information on colony cases
Within an hour of Wednesday's provincial COVID-19 update listing rural municipalities where Hutterite colonies were dealing with cases of the virus, members of the Eagle Creek Hutterite Colony were se...
Jul 22, 2020 The Saskatoon Farmer's Market set up on Melville Street on Wednesday, July 22, 2020. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
Families flock to Saskatoon's outdoor pools to beat the heat
As temperatures reach into the 30 degree Celsius range in Saskatoon, some families are heading to the city's outdoor pools for relief from the heat. There are just two outdoor city-run pools open in S...
Jul 22, 2020 Children and parents in Saskatoon cool off at George Ward Pool, one of two outdoor facilities open to the public. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Severe thunderstorm warnings, watches for southwest, northern areas of Sask.
A heat warning remains in place for much of the southern and central regions of the province, and now Environment Canada has issued severe thunderstorm warnings and watches for several areas. A severe...
Jul 22, 2020
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The Evan Bray Show - Wednesday, July 22
On Wednesday's show, Evan is talking to Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe about U.S. tariffs, is on location with guests at...
