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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.
Some areas of Saskatoon hit with power outage
Six Saskatoon neighbourhoods are without power. The outage was reported to the city at about 1 p.m. The neighbourhoods affected are Mount Royal, Westmount, Caswell Hill, Hudson Bay Park, Riversdale an...
Apr 06, 2020
Humboldt Broncos families to quietly mark anniversary of Saskatchewan bus crash
The second anniversary of a devastating Saskatchewan bus crash will be a quiet one for the still-mourning families as the COVID-19 crisis holds the country in its grip. Sixteen people died and 13 were...
Apr 06, 2020
Saskatoon police arrest 20-year-old on stolen ID charges
A 20-year-old man is facing several charges following a Sunday afternoon arrest. Saskatoon police say they were investigating a stabbing when officers spotted two men who fit suspect descriptions. The...
Apr 06, 2020 (650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatoon airport still operating amid travel restrictions
These are difficult times for the Saskatoon airport. It's been over three weeks since the federal government began funneling major international flights into only four major airports as a method of pr...
Apr 06, 2020
Cosmo's void felt most by program participants
The closing of Cosmopolitan Industries in Saskatoon last week was a piece of bitter news for its participants. Better known as Cosmo, the special needs organization which provides workplace training a...
Apr 06, 2020 Cosmopolitan Industries
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