Murray Wood: The day Canada Became a nation
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U of S wastewater data shows COVID-19 decrease in Saskatoon
There's some positive news for Saskatoon this week. According to the latest wastewater surveillance information from the University of Saskatchewan, between Feb. 3 and Feb. 9, the COVID-19 viral load ...
Feb 14, 2022
Saskatoon pub holds 15th annual Anti-Valentine's Day celebration
Valentine's Day doesn't have to be for the coupled up, the pairs, the two halves of a whole. If you don't have the pea to your pod -- and you're happily single and independent -- there's a place for y...
Feb 14, 2022 "Just for Me" Nachos and "Their Heart is Black" black rye IPA. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Pandemic hobby to business: Sask. couple knits naughty stuffies together
Ryan Slater learned how to knit from his great-grandmother when he was very young. He was thrilled when his girlfriend, Trisha Steele, wanted to learn too. "It's just something I've always done," Slat...
Feb 14, 2022 Trisha Steele and Ryan Slater, the couple behind AngryPeenCO on Etsy, surrounded by their plush unmentionable creations. (Trisha Steele/Submitted)
Sask. residents react to the end of the vaccine passport
Proof of vaccination is no longer required in Saskatchewan as of Monday as the province begins removing its COVID-19 health measures. On Monday, the provincial government announced it was decommission...
Feb 14, 2022 (Iron Works Gym/Submitted)
More Saskatoon street ruts shaved down Saturday
Those terrible ruts on city streets in Saskatoon are getting shaved down. In a release, the city said graders have been working on neighbourhoods yesterday and through the night. Today, there are 34 m...
Feb 12, 2022 City crews will move on to tackling snow ruts in back lanes and local streets that were skipped because they require temporary parking restrictions due to the number of parked vehicles. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
'Don't take weird risks:' Ruts in roads wreaking havoc
Saskatoon's Craig Silliphant found himself in an awkward situation Friday morning. The ruts made from other vehicles in his back alley caused Silliphant to get stuck on his way to work. "That snow was...
Feb 11, 2022 City crews will move on to tackling snow ruts in back lanes and local streets that were skipped because they require temporary parking restrictions due to the number of parked vehicles. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon graders begin tackling heavily rutted streets
Getting around Saskatoon is anything but smooth. Several days of mild temperatures finally took their toll as deep ruts formed on residential streets resulting in vehicles getting stuck in the slush. ...
Feb 11, 2022 Snow ruts on a Saskatoon street (Dallas Dahlseide/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon streets become skating rinks after freezing rain
Leaving the house was an adventure for people in Saskatoon on Thursday morning after rain encased streets and sidewalks in an icy glaze. The Western Hockey League's Lethbridge Hurricanes experienced t...
Feb 10, 2022 An icy glaze covered Saskatoon streets on Feb. 10, 2020 (Brent Bosker/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon's downtown emergency shelter making a difference
Less than two months after opening, Saskatoon's temporary emergency wellness centre is already bursting at the seams. The shelter, located at 145 First Ave. N, opened Dec. 15 with a 50-person capacity...
Feb 10, 2022 Saskatoon Tribal Council Chief Mark Arcand speaks to media in front of a building in downtown Saskatoon that has been identified as a possible place for a temporary wellness centre for up to 50 people without homes this winter. (Libby Giesbrecht/650 CKOM)
Suspect tries to torch gas-soaked vehicle with a battery booster
A 41-year-old man is in police custody after trying to light his gas-soaked car on fire with a battery booster. It was the conclusion of a police chase on the city's west side Tuesday evening. Officer...
Feb 09, 2022 A chase between police and a suspect ends at Warman Road near 33rd Street on Feb. 8, 2022. (Facebook)
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