Sarah Mills: Teachers deserve gratitude as school year wraps up
There's a collective sigh coming from Saskatchewan's teachers as the school year ends. Sarah Mills says teachers are ask...
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Man charged after taxi stolen from Saskatoon airport
A man is facing charges after stealing a taxi from Saskatoon's John G. Diefenbaker International Airport on Monday morning. Police said the cab was stolen from outside the airport after being left una...
Jul 31, 2017
Stanley acreage, where Colten Boushie died, for sale
Gerald Stanley is selling the acreage at the centre of his second degree murder trial. The 150-acre Stanley property, located in the R.M. of Glenside, has been listed by Re/MAX since April at an askin...
Jul 31, 2017 The Stanley acreage is described as an "excellent equine estate" in a real estate posting.
1 person in custody after standoff in Saskatoon
A man will be in a Saskatoon courtroom Monday following a tense situation with police over the weekend. Just before midnight on Sunday, police were called to the 600 block of Idylwyld Drive north for ...
Jul 31, 2017 (650 CKOM file photo)
Heat lovers flock to Saskatoon riverbank, despite swimming bylaw
Saskatchewan was the place to be this weekend for heat lovers. Sunday was burning hot with three quarters of the province under a heat alert. Environment Canada ended heat warnings Monday morning. The...
Jul 31, 2017
RCMP investigating possible drowning at Lake Diefenbaker
Police in Outlook are on the scene of a potential drowning at Lake Diefenbaker on Saturday. They are searching for a missing man, who is presumed dead. Police say the man was driving a boat yesterday ...
Jul 30, 2017
Saskatoon ice cream shop makes best in Canada list
The latest scoop on the best ice cream shops in Canada is that one of them is located in Saskatoon. Homestead Ice Cream was ranked in the top 15 across the country in a list published by Yellow Pages....
Jul 30, 2017 Lineups are likely at Homestead Ice Cream on a hot day in Saskatoon, the store was ranked among the top 15 in Canada by Yellow Pages. (JT Marshall/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon economy scores C+ in latest report card
Saskatoon's economy was given a 'C+' on its latest report card. The Saskatoon Regional Economic Development Authority released its 2017 second quarter economic dashboard report. The report provides up...
Jul 30, 2017 (File photo/650 CKOM)
Kindersley rallies around Venezuelan family forced to leave
Kindersley residents are rallying around one of their own to keep him and his family in the country with an online petition that has over 400 signatures. Wilmer Gonzalez along with his wife and two ch...
Jul 30, 2017 Wilmer Gonzalez speaks with John Gormley in studio on July 31, 2017. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
Heat warnings in S. Sask, thunderstorm watch for Saskatoon and area
Heat warnings continued to blanket most of southern Saskatchewan Sunday while further north Environment Canada has issued severe thunderstorm watches. From the Alberta boundary to Manitoba heat warnin...
Jul 30, 2017
Attempted murder charge laid in Tisdale domestic assault
Tisdale RCMP has charged a 53-year-old man with attempted murder in an incident that sent his wife to hospital. Around 9 a.m. Saturday officers were called to a residence in the Tisdale area and spoke...
Jul 30, 2017
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