Murray Wood: Is this one of those times when money might be better in the government's pockets?
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Saskatoon water restrictions lifted
Mandatory water restrictions issued Thursday have been lifted. In a news release, the City of Saskatoon said that the sand-clogged intake problem at the water treatment plant was fixed at around 10 p....
Dec 25, 2020
Saskatoon Fire Department ready to keep the city safe over the holidays
As we get closer to Christmas Day, the Saskatoon Fire Department is prepared to answer your call. "There'll be some additional challenges and some sacrifices by us all in order to get safely through t...
Dec 23, 2020 (650 CKOM file photo)
Maintaining your mental health over the COVID holidays
The holiday season in 2020 is unlike anything we've experienced in the past. Zoom calls may be replacing old traditions in your home and you may feel uncomfortable about it all, but that's O.K., accor...
Dec 22, 2020
'A piece of nostalgia:' WDM's over 30-year-old Eaton's Christmas exhibit still drawing crowds
A lot of the world has changed this past year, but one thing you can count on to not change is the Eaton's exhibit at Saskatoon's Western Development Museum (WDM). Now in its 33rd year on display, the...
Dec 22, 2020 The 'Eaton's Once Upon A Christmas' display at the Saskatoon WDM, pictured on Dec. 22, 2020. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon man spreads Christmas cheer to 15 families
Joel Pedersen wanted to do his part to make Christmas special this year for families needing extra help because of COVID-19. Pedersen is the founder of Fitness 2J2, a health and wellness company based...
Dec 22, 2020 Joel Pedersen drops off a bag of gifts for a family in Saskatoon on December 19th, 2020 (Twitter)
'We need to have a plan on the shelf:' City administration to create major snow removal roadmap
We could get to see a roadmap of how the City of Saskatoon will handle future extreme snow events in the near future. A motion passed unanimously Monday during Saskatoon City Council's December meetin...
Dec 21, 2020 A snow-packed residential street near the University of Saskatchewan is pictured following the blizzard of 2020 on Monday, Nov. 9. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
'Kind of a crazy idea:' Indigenous artist wraps up 14 day quarantine at Wanuskewin
Curtis Peeteetuce put down his paint brush for 20 years, but is likely thankful he picked it up in 2020. The artist is a member of the Beardy's Okemasis Cree Nation, and it wasn't until he painted a p...
Dec 21, 2020 Monday, December 21, 2020, artist Curtis Peeteetuce will finish a 14 day quarantine as the artist-in-residence at Wanuskewin Heritage Park. (Youtube/Wanuskewin Heritage Park)
U of S expects to continue remote learning through spring, summer terms
Remote learning at the University of Saskatchewan (U of S) looks like it's here to stay, at least until the Fall 2021 term. That's the expectation of the institution, who gave a prepared email stateme...
Dec 21, 2020 (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon airport remains empty during normally busy holiday season
These days, Christmas time at the airport is nothing like how you might remember it - but that's not unusual in 2020. The final weekend before Christmas would normally be the busiest weekend at airpor...
Dec 21, 2020 The John G. Diefenbaker International Airport. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM file photo)
Latest COVID update Dec. 20: Three deaths, 226 new cases, 105 recoveries
Another three people in Saskatchewan have died with COVID. In a news release Sunday, the Ministry of Health reported that three people from the Regina area, two of whom were 80 or older and one who wa...
Dec 20, 2020
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