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Easter church services to be live streamed due to COVID-19
Despite being one of the biggest holidays on the christian calendar, this year's Easter weekend services will have a bit of a different feel to them. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic all Holy Week celebra...
Apr 07, 2020 St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
89-year-old Riders super fan in isolation "floored" by birthday wishes
After being isolated for over three weeks, life-long Saskatchewan Roughriders fan Ethel Mongovius wasn't sure how her 89th birthday would go. But through the power of social media, her birthday on Mon...
Apr 07, 2020 Ethel Mongovius received quite the surprise on her 89th birthday, with an Upper Deck card tweeted out by the company on April 6, 2020. (Twitter/Upper Deck)
Spring-like weather taking longer than usual to arrive
It's been an unusually cold spring so far in Saskatoon, but that won't last forever. David Phillips, a climatologist with Environment Canada, joined the Brent Loucks Show on 650 CKOM to chat about the...
Apr 07, 2020
Location chosen for new Saskatoon library
A location has been chosen for the planned new library in downtown Saskatoon. The Saskatoon Public Library has purchased a plot of land on the west side of Second Avenue North, between 24th Street and...
Apr 07, 2020 The downtown Frances Morrison Library, and the Dr. Freda Ahenakew Library on Avenue K South will remain closed to the public until April 13. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
Cougar dies of heart disease at Forestry Farm Park and Zoo
There is only one cougar left at Saskatoon's Forestry Farm Park and Zoo after zookeepers discovered one of the pair dead on Sunday. Jethro, 11, was found laying in his heated shelter area unresponsive...
Apr 07, 2020 (Submitted/City of Saskatoon)
More protections in place to keep paramedics from being exposed to COVID-19
If you call 911 and are in need of help from paramedics, you will now need to put on a surgical mask before that can happen. Both Medavie Health Services and the Saskatoon Fire Department say their pa...
Apr 07, 2020 (650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatoon preschool teacher takes classroom to driveways, garages during COVID-19
A measuring tape marks out three metres and bright cones provide a visual barrier. Preschool teacher Uli Hecker has found a way to follow public health orders for COVID-19 while safely connecting face...
Apr 07, 2020 Saskatoon preschool teacher Uli Hecker works on colours during a home visit with a student. (Hansel and Gretel Preschool/Facebook)
Students, USSU band together to challenge U of S in COVID-19 response
Its been just over three and a half weeks since the University of Saskatchewan (U of S) transitioned to remote classes, but students still have concerns with the institution's response to COVID-19. Wi...
Apr 06, 2020 A student at the U of S started a petition to get the institution to transition to pass/fail grading for the 2020 winter term. (file photo/650 CKOM)
City pauses business licence renewal until further notice
The City of Saskatoon altered some of its rules with business licence renewals Monday. In a press release, the city says existing business owners that need to renew their licence can hold on to their ...
Apr 06, 2020
Saskatoon non-profit organization continues making lunches for "food-insecure" children and families
Even though children aren't in school right now, a Saskatoon organization is still helping them with access to nutritious meals. CHEP Good Food is a non-profit organization that buys food in bulk, the...
Apr 06, 2020 Workers at CHEP Good Food Inc. made 150 lunches for children last week. The lunches were sent to the Friendship Inn. Photo: Courtesy CHEP Good Food Inc.
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