Murray Wood: Of Easter bunny bells and Juicy Fruit gum
For Murray Wood, Easter brings to mind grandma's practical advice about repurposing, and some of life's little lessons.
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Salvation Army focusing on what it can control amid COVID-19 pandemic
The area commander for Salvation Army in Saskatchewan says they're doing all they can to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. Major Mike Hoeft said since the beginning, employees worked to ensure the safe...
Apr 02, 2020
RCMP sees more than 400 calls relating to the Public Health Order for COVID-19
The RCMP has received hundreds of COVID-19 related calls since the province issued the Public Health Order March 26. In a release, the RCMP says it has received 436 calls between March 20 and March 30...
Apr 02, 2020 (650 CKOM files)
SHA suspending parking fees at hospitals, clinics, care centres through COVID-19 pandemic
People who need to go to Saskatchewan's hospitals and health authority-run facilities won't have to worry about plugging a meter for parking through the COVID-19 pandemic. The Saskatchewan Health Auth...
Apr 02, 2020 (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM file photo)
Indigenous strategy launched to help communities access credible COVID-19 information
A new strategy developed in Saskatchewan, geared to Indigenous communities, is looking to provide credible, and easy to access information on the COVID-19 global pandemic. "Protecting Our Home Fires" ...
Apr 02, 2020 "Protecting Our Home Fires" is a strategy geared to show Indigenous communities credible information amid the COVID-19 global pandemic. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon Pride won't hold June festival amid COVID-19 pandemic
One of the biggest parades of the year in Saskatoon won't happen in its usual June slot, as Saskatoon Pride announced Thursday they wouldn't be holding their annual festival in 2020. In a Facebook pos...
Apr 02, 2020 (Saskatoon Pride)
Stabbing at Mayfair area motel sends man to hospital
A 30-year-old man is being treated in hospital following a morning stabbing. Police were called to a motel in the 2000 block of Avenue B North at about 11:30 Thursday morning. The man was at the scene...
Apr 02, 2020
Pet adoptions on the rise after urgent call from Saskatoon SPCA
Roxie the Great Pyrenees-Border Collie cross is having a ball these days running outside, and playing in the snow on her new family farm outside of Saskatoon. The one-year-old puppy was one of 116 ani...
Apr 02, 2020 Roxie was adopted by a family just outside of Saskatoon last week.
(Submitted/Jennilee Friesen)
Sask. Construction Association president calls for projects to continue
The Saskatchewan Construction Association (SCA) is asking for public support from all levels of government to allow construction projects across the province to continue uninterrupted. In a media rele...
Apr 02, 2020
Saskatchewan food banks launch province-wide crisis response fund
Saskatchewan's 32 food banks say they are expecting to see unprecedented demand for their services due to the COVID-19 crisis. They say because of that, they are in desperate need of financial support...
Apr 02, 2020
'COVID-like symptoms' displayed in Saskatoon vulnerable population, provincial help needed: Mayor
Saskatoon Mayor Charlie Clark is calling on the provincial government to help the vulnerable sector amid the COVID-19 pandemic. In a news conference Wednesday, Clark requested the set up of a testing ...
Apr 01, 2020 (Brady Lang/650 CKOM file photo)
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