Murray Wood: Arrest in 2001 Saskatoon assault case should make perpetrators worried
A 52-year-old man has been charged in connection with a 2001 sexual assault allegation in Saskatoon. Murray Wood says he...
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5 Saskatoon transit drivers step off buses over COVID-19 concerns
An increasing number of Saskatoon transit drivers have come forward saying they don't feel safe on the job, because of COVID-19, according to their union. Darcy Pederson, president of the Amalgamated ...
Mar 26, 2020
City to look to youth in battle with COVID-19 following Wednesday meeting
As the City of Saskatoon continues to deal with its strategy for COVID-19, it wants to make sure youth are involved in the ongoing battle. During a special governance and priorities committee meeting ...
Mar 25, 2020
Saskatoon garden centre prepares for surge in demand for seeds and garden plants
The parking lot is empty under the familiar windmill, and the store is dark. But there's still a lot of work being done at Dutch Growers Garden Centre in Saskatoon. While normally at this time of year...
Mar 25, 2020 Dutch Growers Garden Centre owner and manager Jill Vanduyvendyk holds tomato seedlings that staff are preparing for the upcoming growing season. Lara Fominoff/CKOM
SUV hits transformer, knocking out power to west side areas
Several west side neighbourhoods and downtown lost power Wednesday morning after an SUV plowed into a Saskatoon Light & Power transformer, sparking a fire. The power station, at 33rd Street and Ed...
Mar 25, 2020 Saskatoon Light and Power substation was hit by an SUV on March 25th, 2020 (Facebook)
Province reveals flights that carried passengers who have tested positive for COVID-19
The Government of Saskatchewan is releasing information regarding flights that carried people who have tested positive for COVID-19. On Tuesday, the province released a list of 14 flights that have ha...
Mar 24, 2020
Law students set up Facebook page dedicated to helping kids
Over the last week, University of Saskatchewan Law School students Allyse Cruise and Courtenay Catlin saw and heard some of the challenging times local parents were experiencing working from home, and...
Mar 24, 2020 Some of the toys Allyse Cruise and Courtenay Catlin have so far purchased to give to children and families who can't afford to buy them right now. Photo Courtesy: Allyse Cruise
Saskatoon cleaning company services in big demand
Mark Mellish has worked for Saskatoon Janitorial for the last 30-years. Now in his 50s, he says while some businesses have closed up shop and don't need their services for now, others are ramping up t...
Mar 24, 2020
City announces layoffs of casual workers; changes to transit, property tax payments
The city of Saskatoon, as it reassesses pandemic developments, has announced more changes, including laying off its casual workers. In a press release Tuesday, the city said some of those people affec...
Mar 24, 2020
COVID-19 uncertainly forces Rainbow Cinemas in Saskatoon to close early
It's the end of an era for cinema in Saskatoon. There will be no encore movie for Rainbow Cinemas in Centre Mall after the threatre announced this week it has permanently closed. "It's been a wild rid...
Mar 24, 2020 Rainbow Cinemas has permanently closed.
(Brent Bosker/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon bomb squad deals with 2nd suspicious package on same block
For the second time in less than a week, Saskatoon's bomb squad was called to the same Pacific Heights crescent for a suspicious package. The police explosive unit responded to a call on Haviland Cres...
Mar 24, 2020 (650 CKOM file photo)
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