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Five new COVID-19 cases in Sask.; Saskatoon outbreak declared over
Saskatchewan reported five new cases of COVID-19 on Monday. The new cases - four in the far north and one in the Saskatoon area - increased the total number of cases in the province to date to 751. Th...
Jun 22, 2020 (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Tourism Saskatoon focusing on community commitment
For years, Tourism Saskatoon has been geared towards drawing visitors from across the country and the world to the city. The COVID-19 pandemic has thrown a big wrench into that strategy, so the organi...
Jun 22, 2020 Cyclists ride along a pathway in Saskatoon's River Landing area. (Tourism Saskatoon/CONCEPTS Photography & Design)
City prepping pools and spray parks as Phase 4.1 gets underway
Just in time for some nicer weather, Phase 4.1 of Re-Open Saskatchewan means outdoor pools and spray parks can open. In Saskatoon, Director of Recreation and Community Development Andrew Roberts says ...
Jun 22, 2020 (650 CKOM file photo)
Clare’s Law to take effect without RCMP participation: Province
Clare's Law is set to come into force in Saskatchewan, but one police service has indicated it won't participate in the protocol. On Monday, the provincial government issued a media release about the ...
Jun 22, 2020
Baseball and soccer are back in Saskatchewan
Two popular sports are allowed to start up Monday in Saskatchewan. As part of Phase 4.1 of the Re-Open Saskatchewan plan, soccer and baseball are allowed to start up. "It's better to start it in outdo...
Jun 22, 2020 (Saskatoon Youth Soccer Inc./Facebook)
Man lands in hospital after crash in Saskatoon
Traffic restrictions were lifted shortly before 4 a.m. Monday after a serious crash at Boychuk Drive and McMaster Crescent on Sunday. Police say around 6:30 p.m., a car collided with a pickup truck an...
Jun 22, 2020 (650 CKOM file photo)
Firefighters respond to suspicious Riversdale blaze
Saskatoon firefighters responded to several 911 calls Sunday morning reporting various things on fire in the Riversdale area including a fence, discarded items and a structure. Crews found a mattress,...
Jun 21, 2020 Saskatoon firefighters responded to a suspicious fire on Avenue I South on June 21, 2020. (Saskatoon Fire Department)
University of Saskatchewan hopes to become Canada's first state of the art road safety research hub
If all goes as planned, by September the University of Saskatchewan could have the Country's first state-of-the-art road safety research hub. It will be located in the Health Sciences Building and wil...
Jun 21, 2020 Gerontologist and Assistant Professor, Dr. Alexander Crizzle.
(University of Saskatchewan)
Huge support for final 'Clang and Bang' in Saskatoon
The Saturday Night Clang and Bang, as many residents in the Greystone Heights community have called it, has brought people together through the unprecedented times of COVID-19. With hundreds of people...
Jun 21, 2020 Attendees gather on Quance Ave to show support for front line workers in the last Clang and Bang on June 20, 2020. (Logan Stein/650 CKOM)
'There is a great need for it:' Man makes YouTube videos for kids without father figures
"When I was 14 my dad chose to not have kids anymore, I didn't realize that was an option," said Rob Kenney, creator of the 'Dad, how do I?' YouTube channel. Kenney's channel isn't your typical YouTub...
Jun 21, 2020 A snapshot from one of Rob Kenney's videos explaining nuts, bolts, and wrenches.
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