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Saskatoon man wins $50M on Lotto Max
Saskatoon has another multimillionaire. According to a media release from Sask Lotteries, Dustin Kiefer was about to go into a morning meeting when he saw that someone from Saskatoon had won $50 milli...
Jan 14, 2022 (Sask Lotteries/Submitted)
No more alarm clocks for 650 CKOM morning host Brent Loucks
Brent Loucks has been waking Saskatoon up for 40 years. Now he's ready to start sleeping in. "Forty years of 4 a.m. is long enough!" Loucks said as he explained his decision to step back from doing th...
Jan 14, 2022
Saskatoon restaurant introduces robot server during pandemic
The restaurant industry has seen many changes over the course of the pandemic. Yip Hong Dim Sum owner Sam Yang can attest to that. Just lately, Yang and his restaurant decided to bring in a working ro...
Jan 12, 2022 Yip Hong Dim Sum owner Sam Yang shows off his new robot employee named Gina. (Dallas Dahlseide/650 CKOM)
'Today is like a gift': Saskatchewan gets break from frigid winter temperatures
The province woke up to completely different weather for the first time in a long time. After enduring the cold temperatures that hovered near the -40 C mark for much of the last few weeks, the majori...
Jan 11, 2022 Cross-country skiing is seeing a surge in popularity as more people look for outdoor activities instead of a vacation to a hot climate. (Saskatoon Nordic Ski Club/Saskatoon)
Latest COVID update Jan. 11: 1,027 new cases, no new ICU admissions
Saskatchewan continued its upward climb in new COVID-19 cases Tuesday. The Ministry of Health reported 1,027 new cases Tuesday, the fourth time in five days the province has surpassed 1,000 new cases....
Jan 11, 2022 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Saskatoon city council opts not to bring back restrictions to city facilities
Saskatoon city councillors decided not to bring back any new restrictions at civic facilities during a special meeting to update the city's COVID-19 situation late Monday afternoon. The city created "...
Jan 11, 2022
Another winning Lotto Max jackpot ticket sold in Saskatoon
The Lotto Max seems to love Saskatoon. According to the latest numbers posted on the Western Canadian Lottery Corporation website, someone bought a ticket in Saskatoon on Friday, Jan. 7, that matched ...
Jan 08, 2022
COVID risk in Saskatoon hits 'red-level' status; no disruption expected in core services
The risk of COVID in Saskatoon has reached 'critical' status, according to the municipal government. The City uses four indicators to nail down the virus' risk in the community: the average of weekly ...
Jan 08, 2022
Crop production show going ahead despite recommendation against gatherings
The Western Canadian Crop Production Show is expected to continue as scheduled next week, despite rising cases of the Omicron COVID-19 variant in Saskatchewan. Lori Cates with the Saskatoon Prairielan...
Jan 07, 2022 Machinery being prepared for the Western Canadian Crop Production Show at Prairieland Park in Saskatoon next week. (Western Canadian Crop Production Show/Facebook)
Saskatoon PPE company sees rise in demand for locally made masks, respirators
Saskatoon's Benchmark PPE is seeing an exponential rise in demand for not only its certified medical grade masks in recent weeks but also for its C-95 respirators. "It's like 15 times more demand. It ...
Jan 07, 2022 Olga Bugrova, co-owner of Benchmark PPE, with one of the company's masks. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM file photo)
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