Sarah Mills: We can't control nature, but we can learn important lessons
Sarah Mills says she's feeling for the parents of the children lost at summer camps in the flooding in Texas, and the fl...
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Sask. teachers share experiences about return to school in new survey
Nine in 10 teachers in a survey say it has been difficult to maintain social distancing since the return of school in Saskatchewan. The Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation (STF) heard from 2,108 people ...
Oct 07, 2020 Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation President Patrick Maze.
(Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
Brandon "Smiley" Applegate remembered as an advocate for youth, children
A Saskatoon man who died suddenly over the weekend is being remembered for his tireless work with youth and children. "He was an advocate for all children and youth," said Dave Shanks, associate direc...
Oct 06, 2020 Brandon Applegate (Facebook)
Spike belt used to stop stolen car clocked over 170 km/h
Three people were arrested after a highway pursuit involving a stolen car west of Saskatoon on Tuesday. Around 1:30 p.m., RCMP say they attempted to stop a car for speeding on Highway 14 near Perdue. ...
Sep 30, 2020
Man rescued after driving off cliff near Sask. ferry crossing
A driver trying to catch a ferry is lucky to be alive after his vehicle nearly ended up in the river. On Saturday at 11:15 p.m., Warman Fire and Rescue and Corman Park Police responded to a call about...
Sep 21, 2020 A look at the South Saskatchewan riverbank where a car rolled down Saturday night.
(Russ Austin/Submitted photo)
Long lost recordings by Joni Mitchell discovered in B.C. basement
A piece of music history thought to be lost forever has found the light of day more than five decades later. In 1963, a then-unknown Joni Mitchell was playing in coffee houses in Saskatoon when she vi...
Sep 16, 2020 Gillian Snider and her band perform in the Persephone Theatre lobby before unveiling a plaque on Joni Mitchell Promenade on June 10, 2018. (Keenan Sorokan/ 650 CKOM)
'We have a real concern:' city sees 50% spike in arson incidents this year
The Saskatoon Fire Department is concerned about the spike in arson cases this year. On Sunday night, a metal shop on Avenue I South sustained $750,000 damage after it was intentionally lit on fire. T...
Sep 16, 2020 Arson was the cause of a commercial fire on Avenue I South on September 13, 2020.
(Saskatoon Fire Department/Submitted photo)
U of S team leads wildlife monitoring project in Saskatoon
Deer, moose, cougars and even bears have been known to frequent Saskatoon from time to time, but what other wild visitors do we have? A research team at the University of Saskatchewan is attempting to...
Sep 15, 2020 U of S trail camera (Ryan Brook/University of Saskatchewan)
Saskatoon Holy Cross High School reports COVID-19 case
A student at Holy Cross High School in Saskatoon has tested positive for COVID-19. The case was confirmed in a school-wide letter to parents Monday morning. "This past weekend we received notification...
Sep 14, 2020 (Facebook/Holy Cross High School)
Martensville rec facility to anchor massive new sub division
The population of Martensville is set to double in the next 25-years. The city along with Canwest Commercial and Land Corp and North Prairie Developments unveiled plans Wednesday for a massive new sub...
Aug 21, 2020
La Loche COVID-free three months after outbreak began
The site of the worst COVID-19 outbreak in Saskatchewan has been given the all-clear. La Loche declared itself free of the virus after the last active case was deemed recovered on Wednesday. "It has b...
Jul 17, 2020
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