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Optimist Hill opens for the season in Saskatoon
The gates at Optimist Hill opened at 11 a.m. Saturday in Saskatoon's Diefenbaker Park. To celebrate the start of the new season, opening day is sponsored by Conexus Credit Union with lift pass and hot...
Dec 18, 2021 Optimist Hill. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM file photo)
City pegs repairs at $100K for College Drive overpass
The City of Saskatoon says the repair bill for the damaged pedestrian walkway over College Drive could ring in at around $100,000. According to the city, the figure is only an estimate and the final t...
Dec 16, 2021 Broken concrete from a pedestrian overpass over College Drive (City of Saskatoon)
Possible Omicron case found in Saskatoon elementary school
The Omicron variant may have made its way into the provincial school system. A letter sent to parents on Wednesday indicated a "probable case" of the new variant has been diagnosed in an individual at...
Dec 16, 2021 Silverwood Heights Elementary School in Saskatoon (Google)
Extension cord to blame for fire in Saskatoon strip mall
The Saskatoon Fire Department has issued a warning about extension cords following a fire in a downtown strip mall on Saturday night. Crews were called to a strip mall at 25th Street and Second Avenue...
Dec 13, 2021 Fire in a strip mall at 25th Street and 2nd Avenue on Dec. 11, 2021 (Submitted/Saskatoon Fire Department)
Latest COVID update Dec. 12: Lowest new case number since August, no new deaths
Saskatchewan reported its lowest day of COVID cases since the summer on Sunday. There were just 37 new cases in the province's daily COVID update. That's the lowest such number since Aug. 3. There wer...
Dec 12, 2021 The coronavirus. (Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota/Twitter)
Saskatoon Tribal Council prepares to open new downtown wellness shelter
Just days after Saskatoon City Council approved a new wellness shelter in a special meeting, Saskatoon Tribal Council (STC) is gearing up to open the doors. Chief Mark Arcand is aiming to have the doo...
Dec 12, 2021 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)
Latest COVID update Dec. 11: No deaths, 57 positive tests outside of province
A number of out-of-province cases affected Saskatchewan’s COVID totals Saturday. Within the province, there were 77 new cases and 137 recoveries reported. However, 57 people from Saskatchewan te...
Dec 11, 2021
Broadway Bridge crash sends 1 person to hospital
A collision between two cars on the Broadway Bridge early Saturday morning sent one person to hospital. Saskatoon firefighters responded to the scene at 1:54 a.m. and discovered extrication was requir...
Dec 11, 2021 (Saskatoon Fire Department/submitted)
Optimist Club retires from organizing Saskatoon's Canada Day celebrations
Saskatoon is looking for someone new to organize its Canada Day celebrations. The Optimist Club of Saskatoon announced Friday it had made the "difficult" decision to retire from organizing the event i...
Dec 10, 2021
Cigarette sparks fire at the Saskatoon Lighthouse
Improper disposal of a cigarette sparked a fire that resulted in the partial evacuation of the Lighthouse in Saskatoon early Friday. The Saskatoon Fire Department said it got a call at 3:19 a.m., abou...
Dec 10, 2021 Saskatoon fire crews responded to an early morning fire at the Lighthouse on Dec. 10, 2021 (Submitted/Saskatoon Fire)
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