Murray Wood: Arrest in 2001 Saskatoon assault case should make perpetrators worried
A 52-year-old man has been charged in connection with a 2001 sexual assault allegation in Saskatoon. Murray Wood says he...
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Crime Stoppers seeks cold case confessions with social media program
A new social media program from the Association of Crime Stoppers Programs of Saskatchewan is designed to get confessions in historical missing persons cases by appealing to the emotions of the perpet...
Feb 26, 2019
Extreme cold warnings issued in south, central Sask.
Parts of southern and central Saskatchewan were once again under extreme cold warnings Tuesday morning. Environment Canada issued warnings for areas including Kindersley, Meadow Lake, Melfort and York...
Feb 26, 2019 (650 CKOM)
Frozen Tongue Challenge raises nearly $18K for Watrous fire department
The man who came up with a unique fundraising challenge for the Watrous volunteer fire department has ended up with his tongue stuck to a pole. "It just feels like it was burnt with hot coffee or choc...
Feb 26, 2019 Jeff Siegfried (left) and Andrew Matheson (right) display their totals in the Frozen Tongue Challenge fundraiser for the Watrous, Sask. fire department. (Watrous Mainline Motor Products Limited/Facebook)
Saskatoon Co-op strike continues after latest rejection
Saskatoon Co-op and the union representing its workers left the latest round of meetings without any agreements as the negotiation stalemate inches towards a fourth month. A media release from Saskato...
Feb 25, 2019 Members of UFCW Local 1400 and supporters rally outside the Federated Co-op Limited headquarters in Saskatoon, Sask. on Dec. 20, 2018. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
AIDS Saskatoon proposes injection site in Pleasant Hill
An organization on the front lines of the fight against AIDS wants to open a safe drug consumption site in Saskatoon. AIDS Saskatoon has applied to open a site - which would include supervised injecti...
Feb 25, 2019
Video of boy's mic'd up hockey practice goes viral
A video of a 4-year-old taking part in hockey practice has been viewed over 3 million times. Jeremy Rupke of Barrie, Ont. put a mic on his son Mason ahead of the practice, then posted the video Friday...
Feb 25, 2019 Four-year-old Mason Rupke seen in a video posted to YouTube by his dad, Jeremy ahead of a hockey practice in Barrie, Ont. (Coach Jeremy/YouTube)
Bryan Adams to play SaskTel Centre in July
Bryan Adams is coming to Saskatoon this summer. The Canadian rocker will perform July 10 at SaskTel Centre. Adams has sold over 65 million albums in a career spanning four decades. He'll be touring in...
Feb 25, 2019 Bryan Adams performs at the 2017 Juno Awards. (Bryan Adams/Facebook)
Police nab speeder hauling snowmobile near Wynyard
It was a rough start to the weekend for a driver near Wynyard. A member of the Saskatoon police combined traffic unit clocked the driver of an old pickup truck going 160 kilometres an hour in a 100 zo...
Feb 24, 2019 The Saskatoon Police Traffic Unit caught a speeding driver near Wynyard on Feb. 23, 2019. (SPS Traffic Unit/Twitter)
Melville photographer's shot picked by National Geographic
In December 2018 a photo of bison covered in hoarfrost started to gain popularity online. By February the photo by Melville area photographer Tracy Kerestesh was selected by National Geographic for a ...
Feb 24, 2019 This photo of bison by Melville area photographer Tracy Kerestesh was featured by National Geographic in Feb. 2019. (Tracy Kerestesh)
Saskatoon to host 2021 Tim Hortons Roar of the Rings
Curling Canada has announced that the 2021 Tim Hortons Roar of the Rings will be played in Saskatoon. Sasktel Centre will be the venue for the event, which will decide who will represent Canada in fou...
Feb 23, 2019
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