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Council approves $3M contract for bus rapid transit planning
The City of Saskatoon is moving forward with plans for a bus rapid transit (BRT) system. Council voted unanimously Wednesday afternoon to hire a U.S.-based engineering firm to complete planning of rou...
Jul 26, 2017
SLGA cuts more than 30 positions at liquor stores
More layoffs are happening at Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority stores across the province. SGEU Local 6080 chairperson Bob Stadnichuk confirmed the layoffs to 650 CKOM in an interview Wednesda...
Jul 26, 2017
‘Our hearts are broken:’ Saskatoon mourns Steadies musician
Saskatoon's music community is feeling the loss of beloved musician Justin Lee. Known as "Juice" to many fans, Lee was a guitarist and vocalist for Saskatoon band The Steadies. The group was known for...
Jul 26, 2017 Justin (Juice) Lee, singer and guitarist for Saskatoon's The Steadies, died in hospital on July 25, 2017.
36-year-old man dead after highway crash near Saskatoon
Saskatchewan RCMP says a man has died after a Tuesday night collision outside of Saskatoon. According to police, a semi-truck headed northwest on Highway 16 crashed into a Ford Ranger pickup truck as ...
Jul 26, 2017
Woman says she was paid to appear in white powder video
The woman who appeared in a video confessing to Saskatoon's white powder scares is coming forward to clear her name. Samantha Field spoke with Gormley in an interview Wednesday from her home in Raleig...
Jul 26, 2017 Samantha Field in a video screenshot provided by Saskatoon police (left) and in a photo from her business, Life's Secret Sauce, Facebook page (right). (650 CKOM)
Rush trade forward for first round draft picks
Saskatchewan Rush forward Adam Jones is heading to Toronto in a trade announced Tuesday afternoon. In return, the Rush got a first round pick in the 2018 and 2019 National Lacrosse League drafts. "Thi...
Jul 25, 2017 Adam Jones, left, traded from the Rush to Toronto for first round draft picks July 25, 2017. (Saskatchewan Rush/GetMyPhoto.ca)
Heat warning for north, southeast Sask.
The heat continues to stick around Saskatchewan, which has caused Environment Canada to issue heat warnings for much of the province for Thursday. The city of Regina, the southeast corner of the provi...
Jul 25, 2017 Environment Canada has issued a heat warning for parts of Saskatchewan from Wednesday through Friday. (Environment Canada/ July 25, 2017)
Sask. coaches to lead Canadian Olympic hockey team
Canada's Olympic men's hockey team will have a direct Saskatchewan influence in South Korea. Hockey Canada unveiled Willie Desjardins, from Climax, as head coach of the 2018 team, while North Battlefo...
Jul 25, 2017 Former U of S hockey coach Dave King addresses Saskatoon City Council in Feb. 27, 2017. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon police release sketch of sexual assault suspect
Saskatoon police are continuing to look for leads after a shocking report of a sexual assault earlier this month. A woman told police a man came into her home on the 1400 block of Avenue H South as sh...
Jul 25, 2017 A police sketch of a man who allegedly entered a home on Avenue H through an unlocked window and groped a woman as she slept on July 3, 2017. (Saskatoon Police Service)
Errant recliner not cause of 5-vehicle crash on Circle Drive
A five-vehicle crash on the Circle Drive North Bridge made a lot of people late for work Tuesday morning. Many people blamed a recliner sitting in the middle of the road for causing the headache durin...
Jul 25, 2017 A recliner slowed down morning rush hour traffic along on the Circle Drive North Bridge on July 25, 2017. It was later removed and taken to a scrap yard. (BN Steel and Metals)
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