Murray Wood: The day Canada Became a nation
April 9, 1917 was Easter Monday. On that date, 109 years ago, Canadian soldiers made history at Vimy Ridge. Murray Wood ...
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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
Statistics Canada, SPS look back at the first year of legalization
Statistics Canada released its one-year report on pot sales and people in Saskatchewan aren't doling out major dollars like their provincial neighbours. Nearly $908 million was spent at the more than ...
Dec 12, 2019
Estevan to host 2022 Canadian junior A hockey championship tournament
The SJHL’s Estevan Bruins have been named the host team for the 2022 Canadian junior A hockey championship tournament. The announcement was made Thursday in Estevan. The tournament is to run in ...
Dec 12, 2019
The Sheepdogs to headline Juno Kick-Off Concert
The Sheepdogs are coming home to kick off Juno Week in Saskatoon. On Thursday morning, the Kick-Off Concert lineup was released along with ticket availability. The Sheepdogs, who are from Saskatoon, w...
Dec 12, 2019 Saskatoon band The Sheepdogs outside the Canadian embassy in Kazakhstan during the 2017 May long weekend. (The Sheepdogs/Twitter)
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