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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Controlled burns in Beaver Creek area aim to help maintain prairie ecosystems
Saskatoon Public Schools' Brightwater EcoScience and Indigenous Learning Centre will be overseeing controlled burns this week. You may notice smoke in the air around the Beaver Creek area, about 15 ki...
Oct 21, 2024 The Brightwater EcoScience and Indigenous Learning Centre includes 60 acres of forest, a spring-fed creek and native prairie grassland. (Alex Brown/650 CKOM)
Company to pay $125,000 after worker in Brownlee injured in fall
A contracting company has been ordered to pay $125,000 after a worker near Brownlee, Sask. was injured in a fall last year. According to the Ministry of Labour Relations and Workplace Safety, Bakke Co...
Oct 21, 2024 The company pleaded guilty to a single violation of Saskatchewan's occupational health and safety regulations earlier this month. (650 CKOM file photo)
Garden Talk: What maples in Saskatchewan get red leaves in fall?
Jill and Rick Van Duyvendyk answer all your gardening questions in Garden Talk on 650 CKOM and 980 CJME every Sunday morning from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Here is a selection of questions and answers from th...
Oct 20, 2024 A number of maples have red leaves in fall, including many Amur maple varieties. (Thắng Văn/pexels.com)
Serious collision on Highway 11 at Dundurn
Traffic flow has returned to normal on Highway 11 at Dundurn after Saskatoon RCMP spent hours overnight on Saturday at the scene of a serious collision. RCMP said in a news release that the south boun...
Oct 20, 2024 (Saskatchewan RCMP)
Dakota Dunes Casino bets big with major expansion
The Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority made a big bet on Friday, unveiling plans for an expansion to its existing Dakota Dunes Casino property. The casino, located 30 kilometres south of Saskatoon, ...
Oct 18, 2024 Conceptual drawings show an expanded Dakota Dunes Casino. (Submitted)
Rosetta Reiniger, nun known for supporting Riders, dead at 88
A nun who was well known for her loyal support of the Saskatchewan Roughriders has passed away. According to her obituary, Sister Rosetta Reiniger died on Sunday at St. Angela Merici Residence in Sask...
Oct 18, 2024 Sister Rosetta Reiniger died on Sunday at St. Angela Merici Residence in Saskatoon. She was 88. (Saskatoon Funeral Home)
Vet urges public to protect pets after rabid bat discovery
On Tuesday a bat was found in the Brevoort Park neighbourhood, on Wednesday it was confirmed it carrying rabies. Dr. Cemaine Tsang, a veterinarian at 8th Street Pets and Vets, said your pet's rabies v...
Oct 18, 2024 Rabid bat found in Brevoort Park Neighbourhood in Saskatoon.
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Saskatoon police arrest man wanted in River Heights sexual assault
Saskatoon police have arrested a 41-year-old man wanted in connection to an aggravated assault and sexual assault case. According to police, the investigation began early Friday morning on Coppermine ...
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Downtown bus assault: Woman throws a cup of bodily fluids on 2 teens
Saskatoon police have arrested a 29-year-old Saskatoon woman who allegedly broke a window on a city bus and committed an assault on Thursday. Just before 3 p.m. in the 200 Block 3rd Avenue North polic...
Oct 18, 2024 According to Saskatoon Police Service, two girls, aged 17 and 19 were assaulted verbally and physically before an unknown woman threw a cup of bodily fluids on them. (650 CKOM)
Saskatoon Tribal Council's Mark Arcand re-elected as tribal chief
Tribal Chief Mark Arcand has been re-elected to a third term at the Saskatoon Tribal Council. Arcand, a member of the Muskeg Lake Cree Nation, was first elected as tribal chief in 2017, following two ...
Oct 18, 2024 Mark Arcand was re-elected to a third term on Thursday. (Saskatoon Tribal Council/Submitted)
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