Murray Wood: Signs of spring appearing in Saskatchewan
Murray Wood says signs of spring were all over the place on the weekend, even though the forecast remains wintery for th...
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Layoffs coming to some employees at U of S as early as May 4
An undetermined number of layoffs will be coming to some employees at the University of Saskatchewan (U of S). Gord Hunchak, the U of S chief communications officer, told 650 CKOM that the total numbe...
Apr 29, 2020 (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
Fire bans issued southwest of Saskatoon
With temperatures rising and fields drying up, fire bans are coming into effect west and southwest of Saskatoon. The rural municipalities of Vanscoy and Montrose issued fire bans Tuesday afternoon, pr...
Apr 29, 2020
The Hollows says goodbye as Saskatoon landmark set to be demolished in fall
A well-known Saskatoon restaurant is closing its doors for good after a decision was made to demolish the building they occupy in the fall. In a Facebook post Monday, The Hollows wrote "the Golden Dra...
Apr 28, 2020 A post on Facebook by the Hollows restraunt says the iconic Golden Dragon building is set to be demolished in the late fall. (Facebook/The Hollows)
Council gives green light to draft conversion therapy bylaw
In a 9 -2 vote, Saskatoon city councillors voted Monday, April 27, to draft a bylaw to ban conversion therapy as a business in the city. City solicitor Cindy Yelland told council they would be followi...
Apr 28, 2020
Gas prices jump in Saskatoon as refineries scale down
The days of cheap fill-ups might be coming to an end in Saskatoon after gasoline prices started to jump 15 cents per litre on Tuesday. By 4 p.m., several Esso, Shell and Petro-Canada gas stations had ...
Apr 28, 2020 Gas prices jumped by 15 cents per litre at some stations in Saskatoon on April 28, 2020. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
New safety protocols, late spring cited as reasons city street sweeping to continue into July
Street sweeping in Saskatoon won't likely be completed until late July, more than a month later than it normally would be finished. The new street cleaning and sweeping plan is part of City Council's ...
Apr 28, 2020 Street sweeping will continue, likely into late July this year. Lara Fominoff/CKOM
Planned power outages coming to Saskatoon in multiple neighbourhoods
A series of power outages are coming to Saskatoon this week. With many working from home, or using their power to connect internet services, SaskPower media relations consultant Scott McGregor joined ...
Apr 28, 2020
Man threatens to stab customers at Saskatoon Giant Tiger
A 47-year-old man is to appear in court Tuesday after threatening to stab customers and employees at a Saskatoon Giant Tiger. Police say the suspect entered the 22nd Street and Avenue F store with two...
Apr 28, 2020 Police say a man threatened to stab customers at the Giant Tiger location on 22nd Street on April 27, 2020 (Google)
Saskatoon police searching for suspect in shooting
Saskatoon police are searching for a 32-year-old man in connection with a shooting Sunday in the 1300 block of Avenue B North. At about 4:20 p.m., officers responded to a house after getting reports a...
Apr 27, 2020 (650 CKOM file photo)
Sikh community offering free food delivery for those who can't afford
Manny Sadhra has been a busy man lately. The president of the local World Sikh Aid Foundation is spending his days delivering meals to keep hunger in Saskatoon at a minimum. Each day, a group of aroun...
Apr 26, 2020 Manny Sadhra and a group of volunteers with the World Sikh Aid Foundation have been delivering free food to people unable to afford or leave their house during the COVID-19 Pandemic. (Submitted/ Manny Sadhra)
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