Murray Wood: Marking the anniversary of Germany's surrender in the Netherlands
Murray Wood says May 5 is an important date that not many recognize. The day marks the anniversary of the surrender of t...
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Saskatoon man completes Arctic bucket list adventure
Nearly a decade after seeing a documentary on the Dempster Highway, Dennis McKee finally got to drive it himself. The Saskatoon man and a group of friends spent 12 days on the road trip of a lifetime,...
Mar 19, 2019 Saskatoon's Dennis McKee (left) and two friends completed his bucket list trip along the Dempster Highway in March, 2019. (Dennis McKee)
Madness begins for Sask. basketball player
A Saskatoon-born point guard has a chance to shine on U.S. college basketball's biggest stage. Ja'Shon Henry is headed to the NCAA's March Madness tournament with the Bradley University Braves. "It is...
Mar 19, 2019
Sask. allegation forces gallery CEO out of New Zealand job
Former Remai Modern Art Gallery CEO Gregory Burke is withdrawing from a gallery director position in Auckland, New Zealand because of a harassment allegation he's facing in Saskatoon. Burke told TV Ne...
Mar 19, 2019 Gregory Burke speaks to city council at budget talks on Nov. 30, 2016. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
Fugitive spotted in Saskatoon arrested in Lethbridge
A man wanted on a Canada-wide warrant is now behind bars. Sha Biswakarma, 25, was arrested by Lethbridge police early Tuesday. Saskatoon police alerted the public after Biswakarma was spotted Monday i...
Mar 19, 2019 Sha Biswakarma was arrested in Lethbridge, Alta. on March 19, 2019 after being the subject of a Canada-wide warrant. (Saskatoon police)
Police seek suspect in stabbing of 13-year-old boy
Saskatoon police say a 13-year-old boy was stabbed on Friday night, and they're still looking for the suspect. Police said in a news release Monday the boy was with a group of people around 6 p.m. on ...
Mar 18, 2019
Police taser man following domestic disturbance
Saskatoon police tasered a man after he moved towards officers with a knife Sunday night. Police said in a news release that they were called to a home in the 200 block of Avenue U South just after 9 ...
Mar 18, 2019 (650 CKOM)
City councillor reacts to violence in Pleasant Hill
The city councillor for Saskatoon's Pleasant Hill neighbourhood is praising community members for coming together in the wake of a spate of violent incidents. "There are no easy answers. If there were...
Mar 18, 2019
Man's death prompts policy review at Sask. Cancer Centre
The family of a Kindersley man who died outside the Saskatoon Cancer Centre on the University of Saskatchewan campus is helping the Saskatchewan Cancer Agency fix its policies. In late February a 60-y...
Mar 18, 2019 The Saskatoon Cancer Centre at Royal University Hospital. (Saskatchewan Cancer Agency/saskcancer.ca)
Police seek suspects in gunpoint carjacking
Saskatoon police say a woman who gave two other women a ride ended up getting carjacked at gunpoint. The driver reportedly gave the two women a lift and was told to stop in an alley on the 300 block o...
Mar 18, 2019
Rush can't complete comeback, lose to Bandits in overtime
The National Lacrosse League's (NLL) best team got an added boost in the standings by beating the Saskatchewan Rush 12-11 in overtime on Saturday at Sasktel Centre. Chase Fraser scored the winning goa...
Mar 17, 2019 Saskatchewan Rush forward Jeff Shattler moves in on goal against the Buffalo Bandits on March 16, 2019. (Saskatchewan Rush/Twitter)
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