Murray Wood: Federal gun initiatives take aim at small business
Darryl Schemenauer is closing down his Regina gun store after 35 years, and he puts the blame squarely on the federal Li...
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Onion Lake family seeks answers in death ruled suicide
The Waskewitch family of the Onion Lake Cree Nation has called for a full RCMP investigation into the death of their loved one. The remains of Glenn Waskewitch, 54, were found in a wooded area near th...
Oct 24, 2018 Family of Glenn Waskewitch hold signs out front of TCU Place on Oct. 24, 2018. (Bryn Levy/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon STARS team wins international competition
Flight nurse Jenny Thorpe and flight paramedic Matt Hogan have won a prestigious award for their performance at an international skills competition. The members of Saskatoon's STARS Air Ambulance crew...
Oct 24, 2018 STARS flight nurse Jenny Thorpe (left) and STARS flight paramedic Matt Hogan (right) took home first place at an international competition Oct. 23, 2018. (STARS Air Ambulance/submitted)
Police deliver letters warning illegal pot shops
One week ago recreational cannabis became legal in Canada, and now the Saskatoon Police Vice Unit is looking into businesses that might not be on the "up and up." On Wednesday a letter was delivered t...
Oct 24, 2018 (650 CKOM file photo)
Downtown arena generates buzz at public forum
Should Saskatoon build a new arena downtown? It's a question that's been plaguing the city for years, and a query posed to a gathering hosted by CBC Tuesday night at the Remai Modern. SaskTel Centre w...
Oct 24, 2018 People lining up to enter Sasktel Centre on Oct. 29, 2017. (Celine Grimard/650CKOM)
Scheduling conflict cancels NBL exhibition game
The National Basketball League of Canada's introduction to Saskatchewan will have to wait. The exhibition game, Nov. 2 at Merlis Belsher Place between the London Lightning and Halifax Hurricanes, has ...
Oct 24, 2018 National Basketball League of Canada logo
New court date set for trucker charged in Broncos bus crash
A brief hearing was held Tuesday in Melfort Provincial Court as the case against the truck driver charged in connection with the Humboldt Broncos bus crash continued. Jaskirat Singh Sidhu did not appe...
Oct 23, 2018 RCMP officers escort Jaskirat Singh Sidhu into Melfort Provincial Court on July 10, 2018. (Global Saskatoon)
Saskatoon police seek mugging suspects
Saskatoon police are asking for information on a pair of street robberies reported Monday night. The two men were said to be wearing balaclavas and riding bicycles, allegedly brandished a gun, while r...
Oct 23, 2018 (650 CKOM file photo)
Experts set to dig in on Saskatoon's downtown arena debate
Panelists and guests will gather Tuesday at the Remai Modern for a forum on whether Saskatoon should build a downtown arena. "We need to come up with a strategy to position our arena, and also our con...
Oct 23, 2018 (Tourism Saskatoon/ Twitter)
Saskatoon police investigate sexual assault
Saskatoon police have released the description of a suspect in a sexual assault reported early Monday morning. A woman told police she was physically and sexually assaulted around 2 a.m. outside a bus...
Oct 22, 2018
Saskatoon city council talking about garbage utility
Saskatoon city councillors will once again debate a contentious proposal to change garbage collection into a separate utility. Currently, trash collection is paid for out of property taxes. City admin...
Oct 22, 2018 Saskatoon city council will next discuss possible changes to how it bills residents for garbage pickup in August.
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