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Gather Local Market: 'Staple in our community for years to come'
Saturday was the grand opening of the Gather Local Market in Saskatoon. The new market is located in River Landing, where the Farmer's Market used to be. While the weather may not have been the most c...
May 04, 2024 Ton's of people gather at the grand opening of Gather Local Market, Saskatoon's newest market (Will Mandzuk/650CKOM)
NDP questions optics, motivation after tire recycling contract awarded to U.S. company
The Saskatchewan NDP is questioning the optics and motivation behind a lucrative tire recycling contract being awarded to California based tire recycler Crumb Rubber Manufacturers in 2022, even as neg...
Apr 26, 2024 Pile of tires at Shercom Industries in May of 2023 (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM file photo)
United Way campaign raises more than $3M in Saskatoon and area
United Way Saskatoon and Area is celebrating another successful fundraising effort. The organization announced it raised $3.3 million in its annual community fundraising campaign. The money is earmark...
Apr 24, 2024 Darla Deguire, the chair of the United Way Saskatoon and Area board of directors, announces the annual fundraising campaign generated $3.3 million. (Submitted)
'It feels wonderful:' Saskatoon golfers thrilled with opening of city courses
It was like Christmas morning for golfers living in Saskatoon on Wednesday. At 10 a.m., city-owned golf courses officially opened for the 2024 season. It couldn't have come at a better time, as the su...
Apr 24, 2024 Ron Klassen and his friends were among the first golfers to tee off at the Holiday Park course in Saskatoon. City courses opened for the 2024 season on Wednesday morning. (Shane Clausing/650 CKOM)
Spring allergy season in full swing with pollen counts ‘very high’ in Sask.
It appears spring allergy season is officially here. The Weather Network’s Allergy Outlook is reporting pollen counts to be “very high” in Regina and in Saskatoon from Wednesday thro...
Apr 24, 2024
Regina mother worried about resources in schools
Taya Thomas has first-hand experience of what it's like when the school system doesn't have enough resources for a student. Her daughter, Mayelle, had special needs. "She was a wonderfully bright chil...
Apr 20, 2024 Taya Thomas is supporting the asks of teachers for more resources in the classroom after seeing the struggles her late daughter went through in school. Apr. 16, 2024 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Rush faces must-win situation against Toronto Rock
The message seems simple for the Saskatchewan Rush ahead of Saturday night's game against the Toronto Rock: Win and you're most likely in. The Rush needs a little bit of help from around the National ...
Apr 20, 2024 The Saskatchewan Rush takes the field to play Calgary in a pre-season game in Moose Jaw. (Saskatchewan Rush/Submitted)
Vinyl stores thriving ahead of Record Store Day
As LL Cool J said, "Don't call it a comeback, I've been here forever," and that lyric perfectly describes vinyl records. It's Record Store Day on Saturday, and the vinyl industry is doing better now t...
Apr 19, 2024 belchonock / Depositphotos.com
Saskatchewan drivers dealing with effects of spring snowfall
A last-second effort by Mother Nature to extend winter has people in Saskatchewan feeling the effects. Ditches across the province were littered with vehicles Wednesday after a spring snowfall. Accord...
Apr 17, 2024 (Highway Hotline/Twitter)
33rd Street apartment fire leaves Saskatoon man with devastating burns
On the evening of April 7, Heather Dyck received a shocking text from her son, Zakk Grant. The 30-year-old let his mother know that a fire had started in his basement suite on 33rd Street West. Dyck t...
Apr 17, 2024 Zakk Grant suffered second and third-degree burns to 40 per cent of his body during a fire in his basement suite apartment on April 7. (Submitted)
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