Murray Wood: April is the most frustrating month on the prairies
As much of Saskatchewan deals with another spring snowstorm, Murray Wood says we're all asking the same question: This i...
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Arrest made in Saskatoon carjacking
A teenage girl faces charges in connection to a carjacking in Saskatoon. It happened around 3:00 a.m. Sunday when a woman was threatened out of her car by two people on 33rd street west near Matheson ...
Apr 01, 2019 (650 CKOM file photo)
Moe: 'Some type of irony carbon tax comes in on April Fool's'
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe hopes the April Fool's start date of the federal carbon tax is an omen. "It's some type of irony that the carbon tax comes in on April Fool's," Moe told 650 CKOM's John ...
Apr 01, 2019 Premier Scott Moe speaks to reporters at the Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association (SUMA) annual convention in Saskatoon on Feb. 5, 2019. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
City of Saskatoon waits to see effect of carbon tax
As the federal carbon tax takes effect across Saskatchewan, the City of Saskatoon is waiting for more information on how the tax might affect its budget. City of Saskatoon chief financial officer Kerr...
Apr 01, 2019
Saskatoon fire caused by firepit ashes in dumpster
The Saskatoon Fire Department issued an update Monday morning following a blaze that damaged two houses Sunday. Investigators found that a fire that broke out Sunday afternoon on the 100 block of Sagu...
Apr 01, 2019 Fire crews respond to a blaze on Saguenay Drive on March 31, 2019. (Chris Carr/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon celebrates fully accessible transit fleet
Saskatoon's public transit system can now better accommodate people with reduced mobility. On Thursday, the city announced its public transit fleet is now 100 per cent accessible with buses able to kn...
Mar 29, 2019
Remai Modern Board elects interim leadership
Saskatoon lawyer Beau Atkins has been chosen to head to the new-look Remai Modern board of directors. "I am honoured to lead the board during this transition phase, and look forward to working with an...
Mar 29, 2019 The main entrance to the Remai Modern art gallery in Saskatoon. (Daniella Ponticelli/650 CKOM)
Porcupine Plain resident wins hospital home lottery dream home
Pearl Clarkson of Porcupine Plain was named Hospital Home Lottery's grand prize winner on Thursday. The 77-year-old took home the $1.7 million dollar Greenbryre show home along with $50,000. Other win...
Mar 29, 2019 Pearl Clarkson (third from right) celebrates with her family after being named Hospital Home Lottery's grand prize winner on March 28, 2019 (Facebook)
U of S study takes aim at province's growing opioid crisis
It's an effort to get a handle on the province's growing opioid crisis. "Fentanyl is here, and whether people are using it intentionally as a drug of choice or unintentionally we're not entirely sure,...
Mar 28, 2019
Blades and Raiders are set for Round 2 of the WHL playoffs
One heck of a showdown in the Western Hockey League playoffs looms between the Saskatoon Blades and Prince Albert Raiders. Dates for their second-round matchup are out. Game 1 will take place at the A...
Mar 28, 2019
Sask.'s Hunter Brothers sing anthems at Jays' season opener
He grew up watching the Toronto Blue Jays on television at his home in Shaunavon. Now, J.J. Hunter gets to take the field for the team's home opener. But Hunter won't be hitting home runs or throwing ...
Mar 28, 2019 The Hunter Brothers is a country music band formed of five brothers from Shaunavon, Sask. (The Hunter Brothers/Facebook)
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