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Saskatoon's Open Door Society approaches goal of sewing 10,000 masks
It was an ambitious goal by Saskatoon's Open Door Society set in early April: to recruit enough talented sewers and volunteers to make 10,000 masks for vulnerable populations throughout the city. Just...
May 27, 2020 Volunteers at Saskatoon Open Door Society help get face masks ready for sterilization. Facebook Photo Courtesy: SODS
SHA declares COVID-19 outbreak after family gatherings in Saskatoon
A contact tracing investigation involving more than 60 people has led to the declaration of a community outbreak of COVID-19 in Saskatoon. Dr. Johnmark Opondo, a medical health officer with the Saskat...
May 27, 2020 The coronavirus. (Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota/Twitter)
Police arrest one woman, search for another in aggravated assault case
Saskatoon police have issued an arrest warrant for 25-year-old Mykayla Bearboy in connection to a forcible confinement and aggravated assault investigation. A 35-year-old woman was recently arrested a...
May 27, 2020 Saskatoon police issued an arrest warrant for Mykayla Bearboy on May 27, 2020. (Saskatoon Police Service)
Swale Watchers chair 'totally shocked' with council's decision to increase speeds within wetlands
A group of concerned citizens isn't happy with Saskatoon city council's decision to increase speed limits through the Northeast Swale. During Monday's council meeting, councillors voted 7-4 in favour ...
May 26, 2020 Three deer cross the road near the Northeast Swale. (Twitter/Patricia Gakis)
Hugo Alvarado, Saskatoon painter and philanthropist, dies at age 71
Hugo Alvarado, a well-known Saskatoon artist and philanthropist, has died at age 71. He succumbed to lung disease last weekend. Raquel Alvarado, his daughter, joined Gormley on 650 CKOM to celebrate h...
May 26, 2020 "Winter in the Prairies," a 2020 painting by Hugo Alvarado.
(Hugo Alvarado Studio and Gallery/Facebook)
Council approves one-metre buffer between motorists and cyclists
Saskatoon motorists will have to give cyclists some space from now on. During Monday's council meeting, city council unanimously passed an updated version of the traffic amendment bylaw, requiring mot...
May 26, 2020
Council narrowly votes to increase speed limits through Northeast Swale
Your trip through the Northeast Swale will be a little bit quicker in the near future, and more consistent. Saskatoon City Council narrowly passed through an increase to the speed limit, from 50 km/h ...
May 26, 2020
'Safety is key' says Saskatoon pub owner and GM preparing to open in just two weeks
As Winston's Pub and Grill's general manager slides heavy bar stools across the floor two at at time, he explains how different his establishment is going to look and feel come June 8. That's when Sas...
May 25, 2020 A sign at Winston's Pub and Grill in downtown Saskatoon asks patrons to respect social distancing. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Councillor Hill looking for explanation, apology, promise from CP Rail on clear-cut land
A Saskatoon city councillor is looking for answers from CP Rail after an area of vegetation was clear-cut within City Park and North Park in March. Ward 1 councillor Darren Hill stood next to part of ...
May 25, 2020 Saskatoon city councillor Darren Hill. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM file photo)
Promising results from VIDO-InterVac’s COVID-19 vaccine pre-clinical trials
The results from the COVID-19 vaccine trials at the University of Saskatchewan's VIDO-InterVac research lab using ferrets has hit a new and positive milestone. According to the centre's director, Dr. ...
May 25, 2020 Research team at the University of Saskatchewan's VIDO-InterVac. (University of Saskatchewan/submitted)
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