Murray Wood: Drop in reading rates a sad trend to see
New data suggests people are spending less time reading for pleasure. Murray Wood says it's sad that people are drawn to...
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Saskatoon non-profit group plans to create safe place to leave newborns
SASKATOON - The discovery of a dead infant in a Saskatoon recycling bin has prompted a non-profit agency to move ahead with its plan for a safe place for women to anonymously give up newborns. Katelyn...
Nov 13, 2019
32-year-old woman found dead inside vehicle
Police are investigating a suspicious death in the city. In a media release, police said a 32-year-old woman was found deceased Tuesday afternoon inside a vehicle in the 300 block of Avenue H South. O...
Nov 13, 2019 A 32-year-old woman was found dead inside a vehicle in the 300 block of Avenue H Tuesday, November 12, 2019. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
Co-op refinery, unionized employees remain at odds
Negotiations between the Co-op Refinery Complex in Regina and its unionized employees are in a 14-day cooling-off period. The refinery and Unifor Local 594 went through two days of conciliation last w...
Nov 13, 2019
Saskatoon Police still in search of mother of dead infant
Saskatoon Police are still looking for the mother of the infant found dead in a recycling bin Friday. They issued an update on what they are still calling a sudden death, Tuesday morning. In the relea...
Nov 12, 2019 Saskatoon police investigate a sudden death in the 400 block of 5th Ave. N Nov. 8, 2019.
(Harrison Brooks/650 CKOM)
Former Fas Gas employee pleads guilty to attempted voyeurism
A former Fas Gas employee in Saskatoon, who was accused of spying on customers with a cell phone hidden in the ceiling, has pleaded guilty to attempted voyeurism. Adnan Iqbal, 25, received a 15-month ...
Nov 12, 2019 Photo of the damaged ceiling tile in the gas station bathroom.
Canadians to mark Remembrance Day this morning
OTTAWA - Canadians will gather at cenotaphs and monuments across the country this morning to remember and honour those who took up arms - and in some cases paid the ultimate price - to defend this cou...
Nov 11, 2019
New HMCS Regina paint job harkens back to Battle of the Atlantic
Onlookers unfamiliar with military naval ships’ paint jobs would be forgiven for thinking the new coat of paint on HMCS Regina resembles that of a zebra. The frigate now has wavy, thick, blue, b...
Nov 11, 2019
Queen, politicians out in force as UK remembers its war dead
LONDON - Queen Elizabeth II joined Britons in remembering their war dead, as the country's political leaders paused campaigning for the Dec. 12 election to take part in a sombre Remembrance Sunday ser...
Nov 10, 2019
Police chase ensues after man steals two snowmobiles
Saskatoon police were led on a police chase Sunday to arrest a man suspected of stealing two snowmobiles. A media release states police received a call at 10:12 a.m. from a driver that a was following...
Nov 10, 2019
Premier Scott Moe to meet with Justin Trudeau on Tuesday
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe will get his meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Moe tweeted Sunday afternoon that he will sit down with Trudeau in Ottawa on Tuesday to discuss a variety of top...
Nov 10, 2019 Premier Scott Moe speaks to the media before the 2019 throne speech on Oct. 23, 2019. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
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