Murray Wood: A fair to remember
The exhibitions are on in Saskatoon and Regina this week. Murray Wood thinks they're fun, but they're just not the kind ...
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RCMP looking for seventh person charged in Laverdiere homicide case
The RCMP has charged a seventh person in connection with the homicide of Tiki Laverdiere - 31-year-old Nikita Sandra Cook now faces a first-degree murder charge. The Onion Lake Cree Nation woman is wa...
Aug 09, 2019 Nikita Sandra Cook is the seventh person charged in the homicide death of Tiki Laverdiere. (Submitted by RCMP)
Recycling a challenge as markets change
As recycling has become second nature for most people across the country, there are many challenges for the businesses that take in your bottles and boxes. A big market for those items was China, up u...
Aug 08, 2019
More to cop's firing than cleared charges: police chief
Saskatoon police chief Troy Cooper is standing by a decision to fire a constable who was recently cleared of criminal assault charges. Jarrett Gelowitz was fired months after he was charged with three...
Aug 08, 2019 Jarrett Gelowitz arrives for Saskatoon Court of Queen's Bench on July 31, 2019. (Global News)
Professor says mosquitoes responsible for over 50 billion deaths
A professor from Colorado Mesa University thinks mosquitoes are the deadliest predator in human history. Dr. Timothy Winegard told 650 CKOM's Gormley that approximately half of all humans since our ev...
Aug 08, 2019
Saskatoon man charged in St. Charles Avenue murder
Police have charged a 37-year old Saskatoon man in connection with the death of a man August 3 in an apartment on St. Charles Avenue. Police found the body of 68-year old Richard Fernuk while doing a ...
Aug 08, 2019
Shiloh church given provincial heritage site status
The last remaining building from Saskatchewan's first black settlement was named a provincial heritage site last weekend. The Shiloh Baptist Church was once the pillar of a community made up of people...
Aug 07, 2019 The Shiloh people moved to 29 kilometres north of Maidstone from Oklahoma in the early 1900s. (Saskatchewan African Canadian Heritage Museum/Submitted)
Business community shares concerns about Saskatoon's climate plan
An ambitious plan to tackle climate change in Saskatoon received the backing of councillors Tuesday, despite opposition from the city's business community. The Low Emissions Community Plan released la...
Aug 07, 2019 Arial view of the city of Saskatoon. (Jay Thomas/650 CKOM)
Man's suspicious death ruled a murder in Saskatoon
Following an autopsy performed on Tuesday the death of a 68-year-old man has been ruled a homicide. Saskatoon police discovered the body of Richard Fernuk while conducting a wellness check around 1:20...
Aug 06, 2019
Mosquito numbers in Saskatoon below the 10-year average
If you were out enjoying the weather on the August long weekend, you may have noticed something missing. You likely weren't constantly swatting at mosquitoes. While the mosquito numbers are below the ...
Aug 06, 2019
Family lawyer explains new divorce and separation legislation
The Saskatchewan government is working on legislation to change how family disputes like divorce are settled. It's looking to make it mandatory for couples to go through a third party process, like me...
Aug 06, 2019 Gurpreet Singh will make an appearance at Saskatoon Provincial court on Thursday, January 23, 2020 where he faces multiple charges relating to immigration fraud. (650 CKOM)
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On Wednesday's show, Evan talks about the release of a high-risk sex offender in Regina, the start of the Exhibitions in...
