Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
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VIDO-InterVac names firms to manufacture COVID-19 vaccine for human trial
VIDO-InterVac at the University of Saskatchewan is partnering with two Canadian pharmaceutical companies to produce the vaccine candidate Saskatoon researchers are planning to bring to the human trial...
Jul 31, 2020 Research team at the University of Saskatchewan's VIDO-InterVac. (University of Saskatchewan/submitted)
Police negotiate peaceful end to situation at Parkridge home
Charges are pending against a 34-year-old man after police defused a tense situation Thursday afternoon. Police received a call for assistance around 12:50 p.m. about a man believed to be traveling to...
Jul 31, 2020 (650 CKOM file photo)
Heatwave "magnifying" issues in Saskatoon's vulnerable community: EGADZ
The heatwave across Saskatchewan is taking its toll on some of Saskatoon's most vulnerable. According to EGADZ Executive Director Don Meikle, the non-profit has faced challenges with the hot temperatu...
Jul 30, 2020 EGADZ received an anonymous donation on March 25, 2020, to help during the COVID-19 pandemic. (EGADZ Youth Centre/Facebook)
3 people rescued after inflatable boat entangled on river
Saskatoon emergency crews were called to rescue three people from South Saskatchewan River Wednesday night. The call came in just after 10:00 p.m. about an inflatable craft that had become entangled n...
Jul 30, 2020 The Saskatoon Fire Department water rescue unit. (File photo)
Crews quickly contain fire on Saskatoon mall roof top
Investigators are looking into the cause of a fire at the Confederation Mall on Wednesday evening. Saskatoon firefighters were called to the mall at about 6:30 p.m. after receiving calls about smoke a...
Jul 30, 2020 Fire crews respond to a fire on the roof of the Confederation Mall on July 29th, 2020 (Submitted/Saskatoon Fire)
Saskatoon Search and Rescue unveil new vehicle
Saskatoon Search and Rescue unveiled a brand new vehicle on Tuesday that will help them conduct searches for missing people more effectively. The specialized Ford F-150 truck is a huge upgrade compare...
Jul 29, 2020 Saskatoon Search and Rescue unveiled their brand new vehicle to the people in attendance on Tuesday afternoon.(Logan Stein/650 CKOM)
Air conditioning sales heat up in Saskatoon
If you're looking to beat the heat with air conditioning, you're not alone. Brent Badrock is the owner of Gibbon Heating & Air Conditioning. He told 650 CKOM on Tuesday business has gone up by aro...
Jul 29, 2020 (650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatoon city council looking at mandatory mask options
Saskatoon won't be implementing a mandatory mask policy until at least the end of August. City officials told councillors on Monday they are preparing reports on where the City would have authority to...
Jul 28, 2020
'Five years of weight off my shoulders:' Saskatoon's safe consumption site to open Oct. 1
Saskatoon now has an opening date for the province's first safe consumption site. Prairie Harm Reduction - rebranded from AIDS Saskatoon - announced on Tuesday that the consumption site will open in a...
Jul 28, 2020 Jason Mercredi, executive director of AIDS Saskatoon shows off Saskatoon's newly finished safe consumption site that should be up and running by late May. (Harrison Brooks/650 CKOM)
Pedestrian buffer removed from Saskatoon's revised bike bylaw
Cyclists in Saskatoon won't have to carry a metre-stick with them on multi-use pathways to make sure they're keeping a legal distance from pedestrians. Saskatoon city council approved a new, comprehen...
Jul 28, 2020
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