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Veteran Saskatoon newspaperman Cam Fuller dies at 55
Cam Fuller, who spent nearly 30 years as a humour columnist and arts editor at the Saskatoon StarPhoenix newspaper, has died of liver complications arising from ulcerative colitis. Fuller died Wednesd...
Dec 20, 2018 Longtime Saskatoon StarPhoenix columnist and arts editor Cam Fuller died Dec. 19, 2018 of complications from ulcerative colitis. (Cam Fuller/Facebook)
Wounded Warriors Weekend PTSD program to expand
Those affected by post-traumatic stress will soon have access to a new resource, thanks to a partnership between a Saskatchewan hunting lodge and a group that holds weekend camps for those suffering f...
Dec 20, 2018 Camp Independence will host groups of about 25 at a time, according to Wounded Warriors CEO Blake Emmons. (Submitted)
Remai Modern CEO resigning, moving home to New Zealand
Gregory Burke is resigning as executive director and CEO of the Remai Modern Art Gallery, choosing to return home to New Zealand. In a release Wednesday afternoon, the Remai Modern said Burke was appo...
Dec 19, 2018 Gregory Burke speaks to city council at budget talks on Nov. 30, 2016. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
Neighbours annoyed with car vandalism spree
People living in the Brevoort Park and Holliston neighbourhoods are dealing with the aftermath of a vandalism spree. Over the weekend 16 vehicles were targeted and had tires slashed. Kate Dean isn't l...
Dec 19, 2018 Police are looking for information after tires were slashed in two Saskatoon neighbourhoods. (Bryn Levy/650 CKOM)
Pipeline crews raise $10K for daughter of fallen firefighter
When a bus carrying pipeline workers through Kerrobert, Sask. was struck by a semi in September, volunteer firefighters were there to help. Now the pipeline workers are helping a Rosetown volunteer fi...
Dec 19, 2018 Staff at O.J. Pipelines meet at a worksite in an undated photo. (Paul Stuckless/Submitted)
RCMP seek 2 men, 2 stolen snowmobiles near Lloydminster
Maidstone RCMP needs help to identify two men that took snowmobiles from an acreage 10 kilometres south of Lloydminster. Security footage shows two men in light coloured winter coats on the property i...
Dec 19, 2018 Video surveillance caught this image of two suspects on a property just south of Lloydminster on Dec. 17, 2018. (Maidstone RCMP)
CN responds to derailment south of Biggar
Drivers on Highway 4 faced delays Wednesday morning after a train derailment just south of Biggar, Sask. A communications person for Canadian National (CN) Railways told 650 CKOM five railcars came of...
Dec 19, 2018 (Canadian National Railway Company/Facebook)
Saskatoon SPCA has Christmas list to help animals in care
The Saskatoon SPCA is making it easy to help them this holiday season with its holiday gift guide. Education and Public Relations Coordinator Jasmine Hanson told 650 CKOM the gift guide covers everyth...
Dec 19, 2018 The Saskatoon SPCA has released it's 2018 Holiday Gift Guide of items the shelter needs that you can donate. (Saskatoon SPCA/Facebook)
Glitter justice: Elaborate porch thief prank goes viral
A former NASA engineer's ingenious response to package thieves has struck a chord worldwide. Mark Rober, a YouTube personality known for creating videos about gadgets and experiments, posted a video t...
Dec 19, 2018 A video posted on Dec. 17 showing an elaborately designed device meant to shower people who steal packages with glitter has been viewed over 25 million times. (Mark Rober/YouTube)
Police appeal for information in car vandalism spree
Saskatoon police are asking for help to find whoever slashed tires in the Holliston and Brevoort Park neighbourhoods. At least 16 vehicles were targeted between 10 p.m. Saturday and 7:30 a.m. Sunday. ...
Dec 18, 2018 (650 CKOM file photo)
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