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After half-century of celebrations, Saskatoon Optimist Club retiring Canada Day duties
Brad Sylvester and Rob Belyk want the next Mark McMorris to get their start on Optimist Hill. That's part of the reason why, after 54 years, the Optimist Club has decided to retire from its official C...
Dec 23, 2021 Rob Belyk (right) and Brad Sylvester with the Optimist Club stand in their equipment trailer at Optimist Hill on Dec. 15, 2021. (Libby Giesbrecht/650 CKOM)
Sask. housing market sees historically low inventory levels for December
The housing market in Saskatchewan is looking at low inventory levels, which is putting pressure on housing prices. According to Chris Gurette, CEO of the Saskatchewan Realtors Association, these tren...
Dec 22, 2021
Local shop glad to help with safe return of custom dolls in time for Christmas
A local shop saved Christmas for one Saskatoon man and his customer. Twig and Squirrel's Wild Goods recovered two custom crocheted dolls that were stolen from Matt Wolsfeld's front porch while waiting...
Dec 22, 2021 Twig and Squirrel's Wild Goods at 20th Street and Avenue E South in Saskatoon's Riversdale neighbourhood. (Jackie Jenson/Supplied)
Drive-thru vaccinations not 'feasible' in Saskatoon: SHA
Instead of a wait inside a heated car, many people across Saskatchewan were left waiting for their booster shots in the cold Monday. Over 100 people waited at Prairieland Park in Saskatoon alone, half...
Dec 21, 2021 A line-up formed outside the doors of Prairieland Park's vaccine clinic on Dec. 20, 2021. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
Police investigation says man's death wasn't suspicious
The Saskatoon Police Service said Tuesday investigators had determined the sudden death of a 20-year-old man Sunday wasn't suspicious. Just after 4 a.m., first responders went to a house in the 1400 b...
Dec 21, 2021 (File photo/650 CKOM)
SGI announces rate changes to begin in the spring
The majority of SGI customers will see rate changes come into play starting in April. SGI announced Monday the plants to start implementing revenue-neutral rebalancing of Auto Fund rates. It’s e...
Dec 21, 2021
Local shop saves Christmas, returns dolls taken by porch pirates
A Saskatoon shop has stepped in to buy back two dolls stolen from a local crafter by a porch pirate. Matt Wolsfeld makes custom crochet works based off of characters that are meaningful to the custome...
Dec 20, 2021 Matt Wolsfeld and the owner of Twig and Squirrel's Wild Goods pose with the recovered dolls that were stolen from Wolsfeld's front step by porch pirates earlier this month. (Matt Wolsfeld/Submitted)
Local store enjoying busy Christmas season
There has been a steady stream of traffic at Saskatoon's Outter Limits this holiday season. The busy season is great news for co-owner Brent Fagnou, who said business has been good. Outter Limits is a...
Dec 20, 2021 Outter Limits on Broadway Avenue in Saskatoon is all ready for outdoor adventures this holiday season. (Outter Limits/Facebook)
Wait times between four and five hours for booster walk-in at Prairieland Park
Prairieland Park was a busy place Monday, as newly eligible individuals rolled up their sleeves for their COVID-19 booster shots. The Saskatchewan government announced last week it would lower the age...
Dec 20, 2021 Many braved the cold weather Monday to line up for their COVID vaccine booster shots at Saskatoon's Prairieland Park. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
Friesen says Ontario hospital stay 'initiated by COVID,' has no plan to get vaccinated
Former People's Party of Canada candidate Mark Friesen says he has "never denied" that COVID-19 landed him in hospital in Saskatchewan - and eventually Ontario - earlier this year. "This was all initi...
Dec 20, 2021 (Mark Friesen/ Facebook)
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