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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Saskatoon man spreads Christmas cheer to 15 families
Joel Pedersen wanted to do his part to make Christmas special this year for families needing extra help because of COVID-19. Pedersen is the founder of Fitness 2J2, a health and wellness company based...
Dec 22, 2020 Joel Pedersen drops off a bag of gifts for a family in Saskatoon on December 19th, 2020 (Twitter)
Saskatoon bingo hall dabs out criticism about spreading COVID
A Saskatoon bingo hall that usually calls out numbers now is calling out naysayers who are putting blame on the industry for contributing to the spread of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan. Last month the Sask...
Dec 04, 2020 (Cornwall Bingo Center/Facebook)
FSIN executive shares his battle with COVID-19
David Pratt will tell you COVID-19 is no joke. The second vice-chief of the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations has been fighting off the virus for nearly two weeks after he first started showi...
Dec 02, 2020 Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations Vice-Chief David Pratt. (650 CKOM/File photo)
Shinny put on ice, city requests nets be taken off outdoor rinks
COVID-19 is impacting a winter pastime in Saskatoon. The new provincial health order that took effect on Friday suspended all sports competitions and games until Dec. 17. On Monday, the city issued a ...
Dec 01, 2020 River Heights community rink in Saskatoon. (submitted/Ryan Vanjoff)
Canadian Rangers deployed to northern First Nation for COVID relief
Canadian Rangers are lending a hand with COVID-19 relief efforts in northern Saskatchewan. About 20 men and women from the 4th Canadian Ranger Patrol Group (4 CRPG) have been deployed to the Hatchet L...
Nov 30, 2020 A Canadian flag patch is shown on a soldier's shoulder in Trenton, Ont., on Thursday, Oct. 16, 2014. The Canadian Armed Forces has issued new orders to military personnel as senior commanders seek to address allegations of having been soft on hate in the ranks. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Lars Hagberg
City estimates 2-month timeline for snow removal on residential streets
Saskatoon city council is to receive an update Monday on the plan to rid residential streets of snow piles left behind from the blizzard earlier this month. The plan includes the removal of snow ridge...
Nov 30, 2020 A snow-packed residential street near the University of Saskatchewan is pictured following the blizzard of 2020 on Monday, Nov. 9. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
City targets clearing neighbourhood streets within 9 days
Saskatoon's top administrator says the city is taking unprecedented action to dig out from the blizzard that has left entire neighbourhoods snowed in. "This is not a typical storm, and not a typical s...
Nov 12, 2020 A residential street in Saskatoon, Nov. 11, 2020.
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Telemiracle to carry on during pandemic
Telemiracle will go ahead this year in the shadow of COVID-19. On Thursday, the charity announced the 45th edition of the telethon will be held at Prairieland Park in Saskatoon on February 27th and 28...
Nov 05, 2020
Don Atchison hopes to sit in the mayors chair once again
There isn't a more experienced candidate running for mayor of Saskatoon than Don Atchison. Atchison is making a run again after a 13-year stint from 2003 to 2016. That stretch made Atchison Saskatoon'...
Oct 30, 2020 (Don Atchison/Facebook)
Pense hits $300,000 fundraising goal for rink upgrades
Despite a failed Kraft Hockeyville bid, improvements to the hockey arena in Pense are on track to begin this spring. The town west of Regina announced Monday it had hit its $300,000 fundraising target...
Oct 26, 2020
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Sarah Mills: Let's hope lessons are learned this construction season
Major projects in Saskatoon and Regina must get done, but Sarah Mills says changes are needed to lessen the impact on tr...
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