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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City keeping an eye on COVID-19 crisis while planning for upcoming election
Although there is no timeline set for restrictions ending with the COVID-19 crisis, the city is still expecting to hold its municipal elections in November. At the governance and priorities committee ...
Apr 22, 2020
First pelicans land at the weir, marking latest arrival in 21 years
The pelicans have returned to Saskatoon, but they certainly took their time this year. The Meewasin Valley Authority (MVA) said the first pelican to land between the weir and the CPR Bridge was observ...
Apr 22, 2020
Garage sale season on hold in Saskatoon because of COVID-19
Spring and rummage sales -- those two together are a great pair. Unfortunately, COVID-19 is the dreaded third wheel this year. The virus means there aren't to be any garage sales in Saskatoon until fu...
Apr 22, 2020
Canada Day in Diefenbaker Park cancelled, festivities to be moved online
People in Saskatoon will have to show their Canadian pride at home this year. The Optimist Club of Saskatoon announced Tuesday the outdoor festivities in Diefenbaker Park have been cancelled because o...
Apr 22, 2020
Council makes strides on conversion therapy ban in Saskatoon
Saskatoon City Council has taken more steps forward to ban conversion therapy within the city. At council's governance and priorities committee meeting Monday, Coun. Darren Hill's motion was passed, 8...
Apr 21, 2020
Meili ‘dusting off the stethoscope’ to help at testing facility during COVID-19 crisis
NDP leader Ryan Meili is heading back to the doctor’s chair to help fight on the front-lines of the COVID-19 crisis. The former family physician says he’s renewed his license and has start...
Apr 20, 2020
'I think there's reason to be optimistic': VIDO- InterVac's Dr. Scott Napper on COVID-19 treatments
Even with the best-case scenarios, a potential COVID-19 vaccine is several months, to a year or more away, says VIDO-InterVac's Dr. Scott Napper. In the meantime, scientists like those at Saskatoon's ...
Apr 20, 2020 (David Stobbe/StobbePhoto.ca)
Police make arrests, recover loaded shotgun after pursuit
Two people are in custody and a loaded shotgun was recovered after a police pursuit ended just after midnight Monday. Officers witnessed a pickup truck travelling at a high rate of speed eastbound on ...
Apr 20, 2020 (650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatoon student trailblazer to become first female Indigenous president in USSU history
In 111 years, the University of Saskatchewan Students Union (USSU) has never had an Indigenous female as president. That's all about to change in just over two weeks, thanks to Saskatoon-born Autumn L...
Apr 18, 2020 Autumn LaRose-Smith will become the first female Indigenous president in USSU's 111 year history. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
SaskTel Saskatchewan Jazz Festival postponed
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected another huge festival in the province. The 34th annual SaskTel Saskatchewan Jazz Festival has been postponed. It had been scheduled for July 3-12 in Saskatoon. In a ...
Apr 17, 2020 (Tourism Saskatoon)
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