Murray Wood: Signs of spring appearing in Saskatchewan
Murray Wood says signs of spring were all over the place on the weekend, even though the forecast remains wintery for th...
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Sask. femicide rate exceeds national average: report
A new report is shining a light on the homicide rates for women and girls across Canada, and their numbers show Saskatchewan's femicide rate is above the national average. #CallItFemicide, the first a...
Jan 31, 2019
Holiday campaign raises $2.2 million for Sask. food banks
Food banks across Saskatchewan are celebrating after raising $2.2 million in their annual holiday fundraising campaign. The funds were donated by individuals and companies across the province, with fe...
Jan 31, 2019
Children's museum changes name to Nutrien Wonderhub
The Nutrien Children's Discovery Museum is getting a new name to go with its new location. The museum was founded in 2002 as a travelling exhibit for kids. It then moved into its current location at M...
Jan 31, 2019 An installation by artist Toshiko Horiuchi MacAdam will feature at the Nutrien Wonderhub when it opens in 2019. (kidapproved.ca)
$6M donation kicks off hospice fundraising campaign
A big donation has helped kick off a campaign to build a hospice in Saskatoon. The St. Paul's Hospital Foundation launched its Close to Home fundraising drive Wednesday. The campaign got a major push ...
Jan 31, 2019 Health Authority plans to announce Tuesday a plan to address overcrowding at St. Paul's Hospital in Saskatoon (650 CKOM)
Man sought after stabbing in Melfort
A 22-year-old man is wanted after a stabbing in Melfort. RCMP say a man was stabbed in his back and neck in the early morning hours of Jan. 26., and was taken to Royal University Hospital with non-lif...
Jan 30, 2019 RCMP are looking for 22-year-old Triston Lundgren in connection to an incident in Melfort. Submitted
Fire at Leisureland trailer park chars mobile home
The Saskatoon Fire Department had to deal with more than just flames while fighting a fire at Leisureland trailer park. Crews fought off the stifling cold, a lack of available water and tight spaces a...
Jan 29, 2019 Saskatoon fire crews put out the remaining blaze at a fire in Leisureland trailer park on Jan. 29, 2019. (Saskatoon Fire Department)
Man, 37, charged in Saskatoon's 1st homicide of 2019
A 37-year-old man is facing a charge of second-degree murder following an incident in Saskatoon's River Heights neighbourhood. Police say it is Saskatoon's first homicide of 2019. Officers were called...
Jan 29, 2019
Council approves tribal council preschool in Montgomery Place
A Saskatoon Tribal Council (STC) preschool has got city council's approval to operate in the Montgomery neighbourhood. Councillors voted unanimously Monday to approve the STC's application to convert ...
Jan 29, 2019 The Saskatoon Tribal Council is proposing to turn this home on 11th Street into a First Nations preschool. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
Water leak causes flood at Children's Hospital
Construction on the Jim Pattison Children's Hospital suffered a setback this month. Parts of the facility flooded on Jan. 25 after a water line in one of the main floor bathrooms sprung a leak. Water ...
Jan 29, 2019 A surgical suite seen under construction at the Jim Pattison Children's Hospital in October 2017 (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
Victims speak out at Broncos trucker's sentencing hearing
The widow of the late head coach of the Humboldt Broncos delivered a powerful message Tuesday as she gave her victim impact statement in a Melfort, Sask. gymnasium converted to serve as a courtroom. "...
Jan 29, 2019 Darcy Haugan (left) and Logan Schatz, (right) were among 16 people killed in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash on April 6, 2018.
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