Murray Wood: The day Canada Became a nation
April 9, 1917 was Easter Monday. On that date, 109 years ago, Canadian soldiers made history at Vimy Ridge. Murray Wood ...
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Latest COVID update Oct. 24: Active cases and hospitalizations continue to drop
Many key COVID indicators continued to move in the right direction Sunday. In its daily update, the province reported that the active case load had dropped below 3,000. There were 236 new infections a...
Oct 24, 2021
Latest COVID update Oct. 23: Hospitalizations and active cases drop, five new deaths
The pressure on Saskatchewan hospitals eased up somewhat in the latest COVID update. Saturday, the province reported a drop from 308 COVID patients in hospital down to 288. Active cases were also on t...
Oct 23, 2021
Precautions in place for SaskTel Centre concert should be enough, says Shahab
The layers of protection in place for the Eric Church concert Saturday night in Saskatoon should be enough to keep it from becoming a COVID-19 "superspreader" event, according to chief medical health ...
Oct 23, 2021
Tavern owner frustrated with public health order discrepancies
A Saskatchewan tavern owner is frustrated that public health restrictions mandating proof of vaccination for businesses aren't more fair. Christine White, who owns the Crossroads Inn in Stoughton, sai...
Oct 22, 2021 Christine White owns the Crossroads Inn in Stroughton, Sask. (Crossroads Inn/Facebook)
C95 Radio Marathon for Breast Cancer Research underway
The 22nd annual C95 Radio Marathon for Breast Cancer Research is set for Thursday. The live event, which is to run on C95 from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., raises funds for the Cancer Foundation of Saskatchewan ...
Oct 21, 2021
Defence alleges Crown misconduct before withdrawing complaint at Fertuck murder trial
A twist in the eight-week-long Greg Fertuck first-degree murder trial delayed witness testimony by an hour or so on Wednesday. Defence lawyer Mike Nolin told Justice Richard Danyliuk he was several fe...
Oct 20, 2021 (650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatoon city council exploring possibility of implementing its own gathering restrictions
Saskatoon city councillors aren't taking no for an answer. At Monday's Governance and Priorities committee meeting, they voted 7-4 in favour of a motion asking "that the Administration be directed to ...
Oct 19, 2021
Regina, Saskatoon chambers of commerce prepare for rapid testing kits amid uncertainty
After the Saskatchewan government recently said more than two million rapid COVID-19 testing kits would be available in the province, chambers of commerce throughout Saskatchewan are expecting to rece...
Oct 19, 2021
City cleans up cement spill on Saskatoon street
A cement truck left behind a mess on one of Saskatoon's busiest streets over the weekend. On Friday, a video of a white cement truck was posted to Facebook. The video showed the truck driving westboun...
Oct 19, 2021 (Facebook user Sarah Marie)
Nutana Collegiate partners with Indigenous organization to build homes for First Nations
It's the only program of its kind in the province. Nutana Collegiate in Saskatoon is partnering with a group called One House Many Nations to build homes for youth in northern Saskatchewan First Natio...
Oct 18, 2021 Nutana Collegiate students building the base and frame of a home for the Big River First Nation. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
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