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Saskatoon's Open Door Society leads initiative to sew 10,000 masks for vulnerable populations
It started out as an idea by members of a local group meant to help female entrepreneurs who are also newcomers to Canada: making 10,000 face masks for those who are vulnerable. The women, members of ...
Apr 09, 2020 Sample of a face mask. (Photo Courtesy: SODS)
Ferrets to be tested for immunity after receiving COVID-19 vaccine says VIDO-InterVac Director
Dozens of ferrets and hamsters at Saskatoon's Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization- International Vaccine Centre (VIDO-InterVac), will soon show scientists whether they have developed immunity ...
Apr 08, 2020 Dr. Volker Gerdts, director of VIDO. (University of Saskatchewan)
Saskatoon business group calls for provincial aid package
A Saskatoon business group says not enough attention is being paid to how Saskatchewan's economy will emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic. In a letter to Premier Scott Moe, North Saskatoon Business Asso...
Apr 08, 2020 (NSBA/Facebook)
How to try to avoid cross contamination - advice from RUH's head of clinical microbiology
What COVID-19 has taught everybody is that the virus is invisible - you can't see it - but it can be present in an individual or on a surface, and your hands can be the vector which transmits it, and ...
Apr 07, 2020 (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
U of S Greystone Singers get creative in year-end performance
The COVID-19 global pandemic didn't stop the University of Saskatchewan's (U of S) Greystone Singers from marking the end of their academic year. Traditionally, the Greystone Singers hold a year-end c...
Apr 07, 2020 The 2020 U of S Greystone Singers got creative in their final performance of the year, moving digital in the process. (Youtube/UofS Music)
Three teens face charges after refusing to stop for police
Three teens aged 16, 14 and 13 face a number of charges after an incident Monday morning involving a stolen vehicle and an attempt to evade police. At around 11:20 a.m., police observed a black Dodge ...
Apr 07, 2020
Saskatoon preschool teacher takes classroom to driveways, garages during COVID-19
A measuring tape marks out three metres and bright cones provide a visual barrier. Preschool teacher Uli Hecker has found a way to follow public health orders for COVID-19 while safely connecting face...
Apr 07, 2020 Saskatoon preschool teacher Uli Hecker works on colours during a home visit with a student. (Hansel and Gretel Preschool/Facebook)
City pauses business licence renewal until further notice
The City of Saskatoon altered some of its rules with business licence renewals Monday. In a press release, the city says existing business owners that need to renew their licence can hold on to their ...
Apr 06, 2020
Saskatoon police arrest 20-year-old on stolen ID charges
A 20-year-old man is facing several charges following a Sunday afternoon arrest. Saskatoon police say they were investigating a stabbing when officers spotted two men who fit suspect descriptions. The...
Apr 06, 2020 (650 CKOM file photo)
Cosmo's void felt most by program participants
The closing of Cosmopolitan Industries in Saskatoon last week was a piece of bitter news for its participants. Better known as Cosmo, the special needs organization which provides workplace training a...
Apr 06, 2020 Cosmopolitan Industries
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