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Man tasered, faces charges after domestic assault
Officers responding to a domestic assault call Sunday morning used a taser on the 23-year-old suspect. Police were called to a home on the 300 block of Avenue J North around 7 a.m. to reports a man wa...
Dec 09, 2018
Rock 102 earns $16K in radio food bank fundraiser
For twelve hours on Friday, listeners of Rock 102 called in and requested all kinds of music for a good cause. During Pay for Play, hosts Gary and Shack would play any song a listener requested in exc...
Dec 08, 2018
Psychologist explains why we feel SAD in winter
Seasonal depression is a very real mental health phenomenon during the cold, grey wintertime, but according to one expert there are a number of effective treatments available. Dr. Katy Kamkar, a psych...
Dec 07, 2018
Uber, Lyft 'thrilled' by rules; taxi assoc. 'disappointed'
Ride sharing companies Uber and Lyft are applauding Saskatchewan's announced insurance regulations for the new service, but the province's taxi companies are calling the rules a "step backwards" for s...
Dec 06, 2018
Saskatoon Transit offers bus service for Christmas shoppers
Saskatoon Transit is hoping to provide the best Christmas transportation option outside of Santa's sleigh this holiday season. The city bus service is bringing back a special route to help Christmas s...
Dec 06, 2018
Onion Lake man shoots himself during police encounter
One man has died after an incident with Onion Lake RCMP ended when he shot himself. RCMP said an assault complaint filed last Saturday began an investigation that quickly led officers to a potential s...
Dec 05, 2018
Man turns himself in after allegedly luring teens
A 24-year-old man wanted for allegedly offering teenage girls drugs in exchange for sex through a social media app has turned himself in. Alexander Tokaryk, 24, is charged with two counts of luring a ...
Dec 04, 2018
Cancer claims made easier for Sask. firefighters
The provincial government is making it easier for firefighters to receive Worker's Compensation Board (WCB) benefits for certain types of cancer. Six types of cancer -- prostate, skin, cervical, ovari...
Dec 04, 2018
World Junior Hockey Championships to begin on Boxing Day
650 CKOM and 980 CJME are excited to be your radio home for the 2019 World Junior Hockey Championships. Live from Vancouver and Victoria, BC, we will carry each of Team Canada games from the round rob...
Dec 04, 2018 The 2019 World Junior Hockey Championship will be played in Victoria, B.C. from Dec. 26 to Jan. 5. (Hockey Canada)
Snowboarders crowdfund second Optimist Hill ski lift
Two Saskatoon snowboarders are fundraising to make the upgraded Optimist Hill a great place to ride, ski, tube and toboggan. Optimist Hill, located in Saskatoon's Diefenbaker Park, is already getting ...
Dec 04, 2018
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