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City Hall lobby to reopen to customers Monday
Starting Monday, you can pay a bill at City Hall again. After almost three months of being closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the lobby at City Hall will open again. This will include front counter ...
Jun 11, 2020
Abandoned chihuahuas puts a strain on SPCA's tight resources
Five chihuahuas that were abandoned near a Saskatoon dumpster last week are shining a light on a tough situation at the SPCA. Donations to the animal shelter have dropped significantly due to the COVI...
Jun 11, 2020 (SPCA/Submitted photos)
Baseball Sask. waiting for government approval to resume playing
Baseball Sask. released its return-to-play protocols on Tuesday with hopes of convincing the province to include the sport in the provincial reopening plan. Much of the 12-page plan details a series o...
Jun 10, 2020 There's still a lot up in the air for the 2020 baseball season in Saskatchewan. (Twitter/Baseball Sask)
Dead deer ran into fence: Ministry of Environment
The Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment has completed its investigation into two deer carcasses found along the Meewasin Trail Tuesday morning south of Diefenbaker Park. A Facebook page called the Sa...
Jun 10, 2020 One of two deer carcasses found near the Meewasin Trail south of Diefenbaker Park on June 9, 2020. (Saskatoon Trail Alliance/Facebook)
Having problems through the pandemic? Some help may be a phone call away
A simple phone call can go a long way. That's why the Saskatoon Public Library (SPL) and the Saskatoon Open Door Society (SODS) have partnered on a new initiative, called "Phone Buddy." The program al...
Jun 10, 2020 (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
A lot of questions raised after announcement of schools opening in the fall
Saskatchewan's NDP is raising questions about how kids will return to the classroom in the fall. Education Minister Gord Wyant announced Tuesday that students and staff will be going back to school st...
Jun 10, 2020
Saskatoon cab company Riide hoping for a big comeback after COVID-19 almost ended them
When faced with the COVID-19 pandemic, the Saskatoon cab company Riide had to make the decision whether to fold completely or to operate with a skeleton crew. With a lot of people depending on their s...
Jun 10, 2020 (your riide, your way/Facebook)
'It's really worrying:' Staff raise safety concerns after boy flees Saskatoon care home
An employee with a children's care home in Lawson Heights says a boy who ran away and ended up naked at a Tim Hortons was flagged as a runaway risk months before, but the company that owns the home di...
Jun 10, 2020 The Tim Hortons on Primrose Dr. in Saskatoon where a young boy wandered in the early morning hours of June 2, 2020.
(Brent Bosker/650 CKOM)
Charges laid after multiple fires in east side neighbourhood
There were multiple fires in the Adelaide/Churchill neighbourhood Tuesday night. Police officers responded to a garage fire in the 2400 block of Cairns Avenue, before receiving calls of a man lighting...
Jun 10, 2020 (650 CKOM file photo)
No exemption for carbon tax on grain drying
It does not appear the federal government is keen on helping grain farmers deal with the added cost of the carbon tax on grain drying. Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau spoke to r...
Jun 10, 2020
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