Sarah Mills: Teachers deserve gratitude as school year wraps up
There's a collective sigh coming from Saskatchewan's teachers as the school year ends. Sarah Mills says teachers are ask...
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Traffic causes headaches ahead of Michelle Obama talk
You might have needed a level of patience appropriate for a first lady of the United States if you were among those caught in traffic Thursday ahead of Michelle Obama's speaking engagement at SaskTel ...
Mar 23, 2018 SaskTel Centre could play host to the 2023 world junior hockey championship. (Tourism Saskatoon/Submitted)
Snowy weekend ahead for Saskatoon as storm rolls in from west
It may say spring on the calendar, but it remains boots and shovels season in Saskatoon. Friday morning saw a snowstorm begin tracking into Saskatchewan. While southern parts of the province were expe...
Mar 23, 2018
Taking shape: McOrmond-College overpass getting girders
The construction scene surrounding McOrmond Drive and College Drive is about to become a lot more active. The City of Saskatoon announced Thursday the McOrmond Drive overpass will start to take shape ...
Mar 22, 2018 A 3D rendering of an under-construction overpass at College Drive and McOrmond Drive. (City of Saskatoon)
The Green Zone live from CFL Week in Winnipeg
The Green Zone's Jamie Nye will broadcast live from CFL Week in Winnipeg. Listeners can tune in online or to 650 CKOM and 980 CJME on the AM dial between 3-6 p.m. Nye previews what's ahead for the nex...
Mar 22, 2018
2 drivers killed in Highway 16 crash near Colonsay
A collision between two pickup trucks on Highway 16 Wednesday night has killed two people. According to RCMP, a pickup truck going east on Highway 16 near Colonsay collided with another truck in the w...
Mar 22, 2018
Fire pit registry, time restrictions on council agenda
Saskatoon's fire pit debate will be burning brightly on Monday as city council considers a registry for users and restrictions on when a backyard blaze can be lit. In a newly-released report, the city...
Mar 22, 2018
Accused in tainted cocaine scare granted bail
One of a trio of accused in a tainted drug case linked to three deaths in Saskatoon was granted bail Wed. Details of a bail hearing held for Azam Kabani, 19, of Burnaby, B.C. are subject to a publicat...
Mar 22, 2018 Andrij Olesiuk was found guilty of two charges relating to a fake GoFundMe account at Saskatoon's Provincial Court on Jan. 17, 2020. (650 CKOM)
School division gives timeline in kindergarten boy's drowning
A report Wednesday from Saskatoon Public Schools details what led up to the accidental drowning of a kindergarten student last September. Five-year-old Ahmedsadiq Elmmi, who was officially diagnosed w...
Mar 21, 2018 A makeshift memorial seen near a retention pond where a 5-year-old student from École Dundonald School died on Sept. 11, 2017. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
'Tough decision': Blades owner defends decision to fire Brockman
Saskatoon Blades owner Mike Priestner supports the club's decision to let go of Dean Brockman. It came down to a belief. And the top brass didn't believe that Brockman could get the team deep into the...
Mar 21, 2018 Saskatoon Blades head coach Dean Brockman behind the bench during the 2016-17 season. (Steve Hiscock/Saskatoon Blades)
Coroner recommends policy reviews over Dundonald drowning
Six months after a five-year-old boy drowned in a pond near cole Dundonald School, the provincial coroner has released recommendations for improved safety. The report confirms Ahmedsadiq Hussein Elmmi...
Mar 21, 2018
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