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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Teen charged after Saskatoon's sixth homicide of 2019
A first-degree murder charge has been laid in the death of a 60-year-old man in Saskatoon. Police were called to an apartment building in the Avalon neighbourhood on Monday night after getting a repor...
Jun 25, 2019
Uber lands at the Saskatoon Airport
Uber has officially landed in Saskatoon. While the ridesharing service has operated in Saskatoon for roughly five months, an agreement has been reached to extend its services to airport property. Uber...
Jun 24, 2019 (650 CKOM file photo)
10-year-old boy recovering in hospital with burn injuries
A 10-year-old boy is recovering in hospital after suffering serious burns from a a fire in Shellbrook. Parkland Ambulance initially sent a media release saying the boy poured gasoline on the fire and ...
Jun 24, 2019
Saskatoon police respond to cougar scare in Meewasin Park
Saskatoon police were quick to react to a reported wildlife sighting along the South Saskatchewan River in Saskatoon Sunday. At around 2:40 p.m., Saskatoon police were told two cougars were seen in th...
Jun 23, 2019 (650 CKOM file photo)
Indigenous culture inspires new Saskatoon bus shelter
A group of Saskatoon students have designed a new bus shelter at Broadway Avenue and 12th Street inspired by Indigenous values and teachings. The Nutana Collegiate students worked with Elder Harry Laf...
Jun 22, 2019 Students from Nutana Collegiate with Elder Harry Lafond (right) stand outside the bus shelter they designed in Saskatoon. (Saskatoon Public Schools/Twitter)
Funnel cloud advisories lifted for central, SE Sask.
The funnel cloud advisories Environment Canada issued for most of central and southeastern Saskatchewan Saturday morning were lifted early Sunday. The advisories stretched as far north as Prince Alber...
Jun 22, 2019 A low funnel cloud spotted near Green Lake, Sask. on July 3, 2017. (Margaret Janvier)
Heavy rain soaks SW Saskatchewan, continues over weekend
Southwestern Saskatchewan continues to have a soggy weekend. Rainfall warnings blanketed the Leader, Swift Current and Cypress Hills areas Saturday morning with another 10 to 20 millimetres of rain ex...
Jun 22, 2019
Blackhawks select Kirby Dach 3rd overall in NHL Entry Draft
Saskatoon Blades forward Kirby Dach was selected third overall in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft on Friday. The selection sent a mixture of cheers and yells through Rogers Arena in Vancouver when the pick w...
Jun 22, 2019 Kirby Dach takes to the draft stage after being selected third overall by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft on June 21, 2019. (Chicago Blackhawks/ Twitter)
Varsity View search warrant leads to charges against 28-year-old man
Saskatoon police have charged a man after executing a search warrant in the Varsity View area on Thursday afternoon. Officers, the K9 unit, tactical support and crisis negotiators converged on the hom...
Jun 21, 2019 Saskatoon police executed a search warrant on Cumberland Ave S on June 20, 2019. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
Stabbing near St. Paul's Hospital leaves teen with serious injuries
A 17-year-old boy has serious injuries following a stabbing Thursday night in the city. Police said it happened around midnight in the 300 block of Avenue S South, near St. Paul's Hospital. No arrests...
Jun 21, 2019
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