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Government confirms purchase order with Saskatoon PPE company
The Saskatchewan government has released the details of its deal with Saskatoon's Benchmark PPE. In a media release Monday, the provincial government said it bought 18,000 face shields and 4 million d...
Jan 11, 2021 (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
COVID outbreak at Saskatoon bar labelled as 'potential super spreader'
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is warning the public about a "potential super-spreader" COVID-19 event at a Saskatoon restaurant and bar. The SHA says individuals who attended Crackers Restau...
Jan 11, 2021 (Google)
Saskatoon mayor reflects on events on Capitol Hill
Three years ago, Saskatoon Mayor Charlie Clark was in the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. He was there after receiving an invitation as part of a delegation of Canadian mayors from across the cou...
Jan 07, 2021 Saskatoon Mayor Charlie Clark and Michelle Beveridge, the mayor's chief of staff, are pictured on the balcony of the U.S. Capitol during a visit to Washington, D.C., in 2018. (Michelle Beveridge/Submitted)
Saskatoon police investigating break-ins to residential garages
The Saskatoon Police Service says there has been a rash of break-ins to residential garages over the past four months. Since October, police have investigated more than 40 break-ins, all of which have...
Jan 07, 2021
Saskatoon man facing second-degree murder, attempted murder charges
A 34-year-old Saskatoon man has been charged with one count of second-degree murder and one count of attempted murder in connection with an incident Wednesday in the Lakeview area of the city. Kevin M...
Jan 07, 2021 Police investigate a woman’s death at a home on Wakaw Place on Jan. 6, 2021. (Brent Bosker/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon PPE company to provide masks for Saskatchewan schools
It's a made-in-Saskatchewan success story. A Saskatoon company that makes medical grade personal protective equipment (PPE) is expanding, after demand for its products significantly increased. Justin ...
Jan 06, 2021 Olga Bugrova, co-owner of Benchmark PPE, with one of the company's masks. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatoon man charged with sexual assault, sexual interference
A 35-year-old Saskatoon man is facing charges including sexual assault and sexual interference in connection with incidents that date back to January of 2016. In a media release Wednesday, the Saskato...
Jan 06, 2021 (650 CKOM file photo)
Kutya, didukh, and kolyadka: A look at the Ukrainian Christmas celebration
Although the holiday season may have wrapped up for some, those of Ukrainian descent are ready to celebrate one of the holiest days of the year. Jan. 6 is Christmas Eve in the Eastern Orthodox faith, ...
Jan 06, 2021 Reverend Archpriest Taras Makowsky and his wife Joanne prepare for Ukrainian Christmas. (650 CKOM file photo)
Damage in Dudley Street fire pegged at $125K
Saskatoon's fire investigator says a blaze in a commercial building Tuesday night caused $125,000 in damage. According to the Saskatoon Fire Department, crews responded to a building in the 2400 block...
Jan 06, 2021 (Saskatoon Fire Department/Submitted)
Saskatoon police investigate homicide in Lakeview area
Saskatoon police are investigating after a woman was found dead in the Lakeview area early Wednesday. In a news release, police said officers were called to a home in the 200 block of Wakaw Place just...
Jan 06, 2021 Police investigate a woman’s death at a home on Wakaw Place on Jan. 6, 2021. (Brent Bosker/650 CKOM)
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