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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"You're the guy who doesn't drink": A video about being a non-drinker during the holiday season goes viral
An announcer at C95, a sister station of 650 CKOM, realized he was getting asked a lot of questions about not drinking alcoholic drinks at holiday functions. That prompted Tim Stone to tell a bit of h...
Dec 13, 2019
Carbon tax causing SaskPower bills to increase Jan. 1
The federal carbon tax is to increase on Jan. 1, so SaskPower customers can expect their bills to go up that day as well. The Crown corporation noted Friday that the carbon tax applied to SaskPower...
Dec 13, 2019
Extreme cold warning for many areas of the province
Much of Saskatchewan is once again under an extreme cold warning. The warning covers areas of the north, as well regions in the central and eastern part of the province. Saskatoon and Regina are not i...
Dec 13, 2019
Man killed after vehicle-pedestrian crash at Circle Drive E and Taylor St.
A man is dead after a pedestrian-vehicle collision on Circle Drive East underneath the Taylor Street overpass. The collision happened shortly after 3 p.m. Saskatoon police say one southbound lane is o...
Dec 13, 2019 Saskatoon police closed Circle Drive East at Taylor Street due to a fatal pedestrian-vehicle crash on Dec. 13, 2019. (CKOM Traffic/Twitter)
Canada-wide warrant issued for murder suspect
Saskatoon police are looking for a 21-year-old woman in connection to the city's most recent homicide. Eiryn Ashlee Straightnose is wanted on a Canada-wide warrant for first degree murder. A 17-year-o...
Dec 13, 2019 Eiryn Ashlee Straightnose (Saskatoon police)
Tech expert: new phone regulations won't stop scammers
A tech expert thinks new regulations that target scam phone calls won't be as effective as planned. The new CRTC rules will require telephone companies to block "spoof" calls - those that use a fake n...
Dec 13, 2019
Brad Wall not interested in Conservative leadership
Since Thursday's news that Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer was resigning from his position with the party, people have already started speculating who the new Tory leader will be. The name of former...
Dec 13, 2019 Former Saskatchewan Premier, Brad Wall, was on with John Gormley on Friday, December 13, 2019, to discuss the resignation of Andrew Scheer and who the next Conservative leader might be. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
Teenage boy charged in Saskatoon's latest murder
Police have charged a 17-year-old boy in the city's 16th murder. In a news release Friday, police said major crimes investigators with the assistance of the guns and gangs unit located and arrested th...
Dec 13, 2019 Saskatoon Police investigate the 16th murder of 2019 on Avenue X North Dec.7, 2019. (Harrison Brooks/650 CKOM)
Race to replace Scheer as federal Conservative leader could be crowded
OTTAWA - Moments after Andrew Scheer announced Thursday his intention to resign as Conservative party leader, speculation turned to who will replace him. Two of his prominent rivals in the 2017 leader...
Dec 12, 2019
House panel presses toward historic Trump impeachment vote
WASHINGTON - The House Judiciary Committee pressed toward a historic vote Thursday to approve articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump. Split sharply along party lines, the panel was exp...
Dec 12, 2019
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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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