Murray Wood: How young is too young to bring kids to sports games
How young is too young to bring children to a stadium? After taking his six-year-old grandson to watch the Riders, Murra...
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Phone scam prompts police to urge caution in Saskatoon
Saskatoon police are warning the public about a new phone scam in the city. A Thursday afternoon release said officers have received several complaints about people getting calls where a person tells ...
Dec 07, 2017
Tapeworm could endanger dogs and owners in Sask.: professor
A University of Saskatchewan veterinary professor is sounding the alarm over a potentially deadly tapeworm making its way across western Canada. Echinococcus multilocularis, commonly referred to by ve...
Dec 07, 2017
Fundraiser with scantily-clad women nixed after controversy
After days of controversy and a returned donation, the Canadian Progress Club's downtown Saskatoon chapter is ending its Boys Lunch Out fundraising event. The club posted an update on their website Th...
Dec 07, 2017 A promotional poster from the Boys Out Lunch held in Saskatoon December 2016. (saskatoonprogressclub.com)
Robbers rip necklaces off teen girls in parking lot: police
Saskatoon police say two girls were robbed and threatened with bear mace while waiting in their parked car Wednesday evening. The teens, aged 17 and 19, had the car window rolled down while in a publi...
Dec 07, 2017
PM Trudeau to visit North Battleford Thursday
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will visit Saskatchewan Thursday. Trudeau will be at the Dekker Centre in North Battleford, where he will take part in a meet-and-greet in support of Larry Ingram, the Li...
Dec 07, 2017 Battlefords-Lloydminster Liberal candidate Larry Ingram, right, shown with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. (Larry Ingram)
Sentencing hearing starts for Saskatoon baby killer
Warning: graphic description of violence in tweets. A sentencing hearing is underway for a Saskatoon teen who pleaded guilty to murdering a six-week-old baby last year. The infant, Nikosis Jace Cantre...
Dec 06, 2017 Six-week-old baby Nikosis Jace Cantre was murdered in Saskatoon on July 3, 2016. (Submitted)
Hospital returns donation as fundraiser stirs controversy
St. Paul's Hospital Foundation is returning a major donation from a Saskatoon men's club after it came out a fundraising event didn't keep with the hospital's Catholic values. On Friday, the Saskatoon...
Dec 06, 2017 Health Authority plans to announce Tuesday a plan to address overcrowding at St. Paul's Hospital in Saskatoon (650 CKOM)
YouTube releases top trending videos of the year
From singing karaoke in a car with Ed Sheeran to a little girl crashing her dad's interview on the BBC - this year's top trending videos on YouTube did not disappoint. People are likely to recognize m...
Dec 06, 2017
Icy highways lead to travel warnings in Central Sask.
A few travel advisories remained in effect Wednesday morning after a tough night on highways throughout Central Saskatchewan. RCMP were called out to a number of collisions in the Maidstone and Lloydm...
Dec 06, 2017
Report calls for action on Indigenous youth suicide rates
The province's children's advocate is doing his part to address a high number of suicides among Indigenous youth in northern Saskatchewan. A report looking at the problem and possible solutions was ta...
Dec 05, 2017 Corey O'Soup, the Youth Child Advocate for Saskatchewan, released a special report examining the causes and calls to action surrounding youth suicide on Dec. 5, 2017 in La Ronge. (Bryan Eneas/paNOW)
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