Murray Wood: Federal gun initiatives take aim at small business
Darryl Schemenauer is closing down his Regina gun store after 35 years, and he puts the blame squarely on the federal Li...
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Plane pulled to surface after 60 years in Peter Pond Lake
In 1959, a pilot and conservation officer flying from Buffalo Narrows to La Loche were killed when the floatplane they were in crashed in Peter Pond Lake. Sixty years later, the aircraft is back on th...
Apr 02, 2019 A Cessna 180 floatplane was recovered from Peter Pond Lake on March 27, 2019 (Doug Chishom/Saskatchewan Aviation Museum)
Saskatoon mayor wants arena site picked by end of 2019
Saskatoon's mayor says he'd like to see the city select a location for a downtown arena by the end of the year. "We have a tremendous opportunity because we already have a strong downtown but we can m...
Apr 02, 2019 People lining up to enter Sasktel Centre on Oct. 29, 2017. (Celine Grimard/650CKOM)
Saskatoon police taser break-in suspect
A 23-year-old man was tasered while running from police armed with a pellet gun, according to a Saskatoon police media release. Police were called ot the 300 block of Avenue D North Monday evening fol...
Apr 02, 2019
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)
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