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Openings delayed for a pair of Saskatoon pools
The opening for a pair of Saskatoon outdoor pools has been delayed. Lathey Pool, which was scheduled to open Wednesday, won't open due to mechanical issues. The city said a new opening date will be an...
Jun 09, 2021 Children and parents in Saskatoon cool off at George Ward Pool, one of two outdoor facilities open to the public. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
'They're frightened:' Saskatoon Muslim community responds to London attack
Love, peace and harmony. That's how Mubarik Syed described the religion of Islam on Tuesday, two days after the horrific attack on a Muslim family in London, Ont. In the attack, four members of one fa...
Jun 08, 2021 Worshippers kneel in prayer on June 4, 2019 at Prairieland Park in Saskatoon during a celebration of Eid al Fitr, which marks the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. (Bryn Levy/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon tree company calls out city for Dutch elm waste fees
A Saskatoon tree company is feeling cut down by the city about a new policy on elm waste going to the landfill. Laelia Shiell, general manager of Porcupine Tree Care, said fees the city is charging fo...
Jun 08, 2021 Elm wood (Laelia Shiell/Submitted)
Saskatoon hospitals to relax visitation regulations
Patients in Saskatoon's hospitals will soon be able to have more visitors. The Saskatchewan Health Authority announced Monday that Royal University Hospital, St. Paul's Hospital and Saskatoon City Hos...
Jun 07, 2021 St. Paul's Hospital. (Emmanuel Care)
Dry conditions taking a bite out of mosquito numbers
Dry conditions and little to no rain around Saskatchewan could mean fewer mosquitoes this year. "It currently looks like we’re going to have a good year, and by ‘a good year,’ I mean...
Jun 07, 2021
Police seeking info after Saskatoon bar hit with eight bullets
The Saskatoon Police Service is trying to find out who put eight bullet holes in a pub in the Massey Place neighbourhood Saturday night. On Sunday at about 5:30 p.m., officers were sent to an establis...
Jun 07, 2021 (650 CKOM file photo)
Latest COVID update June 6: Lowest active cases since November, no deaths, vaccinations pass 800,000 mark
COVID cases continue to trend downwards in Saskatchewan. In its daily news release Sunday, the Ministry of Health reported 73 new cases in the province, the lowest such number since there were 56 on F...
Jun 06, 2021
Moosomin First Nation ready to get shovels in the ground at Moosomin Downs: Chief, CEO
Horse racing could be making a return to Saskatchewan, since Moosomin First Nation is committed to the Moosomin Downs project. That was apparent in a recent interview with 650 CKOM, where Moosomin Chi...
Jun 06, 2021 (Marquis Downs/Facebook)
Latest COVID update June 5: hospitalizations below 100
The pandemic’s pressure on Saskatchewan’s healthcare system is easing up. In the province’s latest COVID-19 update on Saturday, hospitalizations in the province dropped to 98. The la...
Jun 05, 2021
Indigenous youth group creates art tribute to Kamloops residential school victims
The smell of burning sweetgrass fills the air as passersby glance at the rocks along the shoreline of Saskatoon's River Landing. Some of the rocks are colourfully decorated with flowers, birds and oth...
Jun 04, 2021 A rock spray-painted with a number representing one of the children found in an unmarked grave at the site of a former residential school in Kamloops. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
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