Sarah Mills: LEGO is for everyone, but only the rich can afford the bigger sets
Sarah Mills has a bone to pick with LEGO. A lot of the newer and more complex sets are geared towards adults, but the pr...
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Large-scale power outage affects Saskatoon
Parts of Saskatoon were literally left in the dark during a massive power outage Friday night. The City of Saskatoon indicated there were power outages in multiple areas in the north and west sides of...
Sep 14, 2018 A street corner in downtown Saskatoon seen on June 9, 2017. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
Bus, semi collision near Kerrobert sends 10 to hospital
A collision between a semi hauling grain and a bus with 16 crew workers Friday evening sent ten people to hospital. RCMP were called to the crash scene at the intersection of Highways 21, 31 and 51 - ...
Sep 14, 2018
Honouring Towriss: Storied coach set for weekend celebration
It's a night to honour one of the all-time greats when the University of Saskatchewan Huskies take the field Friday at Griffiths Stadium. Brian Towriss, one of Canada's most legendary football coaches...
Sep 14, 2018
Water advisory in Aspen Ridge ends after 9 months
A do not use water advisory for roughly one-dozen homes in Saskatoon's Aspen Ridge neighbourhood was lifted Friday. In January, people living on Bolstad Link, Manor, Turn and Way were taken off the pe...
Sep 14, 2018
Saskatoon's newest bridges to open in October
The city of Saskatoon is planning two parties on Oct. 2 to celebrate a pair of bridges worth almost $500-million. The Chief Mistawasis Bridge, at the McOrmond Drive and Central Avenue extension, will ...
Sep 14, 2018 A ceremony was held on June 21, 2018 to announce Chief Mistawasis Bridge as the new name for the North Commuter Parkway. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
Not-so-Mean Tweets: Police follow up on viral lip-sync video
A Saskatoon police lip-sync video set to the Backstreet Boys' I Want It That Way has garnered millions of views after taking off on Facebook and Twitter. A week after their video was released, police ...
Sep 14, 2018 Saskatoon police posted a video of themselves reading tweets and Facebook comments about a lip-sync video they released Sept. 7. (Saskatoon Police Service/Twitter)
Former Bronco Xavier Labelle lands job with Saskatoon Blades
Xavier Labelle is staying in hockey after surviving the devastating Humboldt Broncos bus crash. The 18-year-old was introduced as the new assistant of hockey operations for the Saskatoon Blades Thursd...
Sep 13, 2018 Former Humboldt Bronco Xavier Labelle joins the Saskatoon Blades front office as the assistant of hockey operations on September 13th, 2018. (Twitter/Saskatoon Blades)
Truck hauling grain bin hits new overpass near Martensville
A new overpass that opened this week near Martensville already needs repairs. Work was completed Monday on the overpass on Highway 12. A semi truck hauling a grain bin struck the structure late Wednes...
Sep 13, 2018 A truck hauling a grain bin seen shortly after it struck an overpass on Highway 12 near Martensville on Sept. 12, 2018. (Jay Thomas/650 CKOM)
Highway closed following crash near Nipawin
RCMP were investigating Thursday morning after a collision on a highway near Nipawin. As of 6 a.m., Highway 55 was closed in both directions about two kilometres outside the community. Traffic was bei...
Sep 13, 2018
Former Sask. teacher charged in sexual assault during late 70s
A 78-year-old Saskatoon man has been charged following a historical sexual assault investigation. Saskatoon police said Tuesday they were contacted by Calgary police earlier this year, when a 50-year-...
Sep 11, 2018 (650 CKOM file photo)
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