Murray Wood: Saskatchewan is winning the race to the bottom on minimum wage
An increase is coming for Saskatchewan's minimum-wage earners this fall, but Murray Wood says it will ensure they contin...
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Michelle Obama to speak in Saskatoon in March
Michelle Obama will be speaking in Saskatoon this spring. The former U.S. first lady will be at Sasktel Centre at 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 22. During her time as first lady, Obama focused on initiati...
Feb 20, 2018 Michelle Obama visits with schoolchildren while serving as first lady of the United States in February 2013. (Michelle Obama/Facebook)
Final days to try crokicurl in Saskatoon
A new Canadian winter pastime will wrap up this week in Saskatoon. Crokicurl is a large-scale version of the board game crokinole using curling rocks on an outdoor ice surface. The Broadway Business I...
Feb 17, 2018 Saskatoon's crokicurl sheet is located just off Broadway Avenue at the "five corners" intersection. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
Free admission at Remai Modern on Family Day
The Remai Modern art museum is celebrating Family Day with one of the best gifts a gallery can offer - free admission. Rawlco Radio Free Admission Day takes place Feb. 19 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. There ...
Feb 16, 2018 Visitors take in a gallery at the Remai Modern in Saskatoon on Oct. 19, 2017. (Daniella Ponticelli/650 CKOM)
Burglars target Saskatoon apartment mailboxes: police
Saskatoon police are warning people living in apartment buildings about an increase in mailbox robberies. In a recent theft, shortly before midnight on Feb. 12, two suspects were caught in the act on ...
Feb 16, 2018 Police are noticing a rise in mailbox break-ins, dating back to a theft caught on camera on Feb. 12, 2018. (Saskatoon Police)
What's open and closed in Saskatoon for Family Day
The following are the hours of City of Saskatoon services and facilities for Monday, Feb. 19: City hall will be closed. Pay parking stations will not require payment on Feb. 19. Drivers are still requ...
Feb 16, 2018
Man wanted in connection to Valentine's Day murder
Saskatoon police have issued a warrant for a man wanted in connection to a murder in Saskatoon Wednesday. Brandin Brick, 26, is wanted for first-degree murder. It's related to a homicide investigation...
Feb 15, 2018 Saskatoon Police issued an arrest warrant for Brandin Brick on Feb. 15, 2018. (Saskatoon Police Service)
Police warn public after women accosted in city streets
Saskatoon police issued a warning Thursday following a series of reports of suspicious activity on city streets. Police said they've had three reports over the last few months of men in vehicles appro...
Feb 15, 2018
Footage shows suspect setting fire at Saskatoon nightclub
Saskatoon Crime Stoppers has released surveillance video in an effort to solve an arson investigation into a fire at a city nightclub. The Matriarch Nightclub and Event Centre at 1201 Alberta Avenue s...
Feb 15, 2018 Surveillance video shows a suspect setting fire to a garbage can inside the Matriarch Night Club and Event Centre at 1201 Alberta Avenue on Dec. 12, 2017. (Crime Stoppers)
Police investigating possible murder on Valentine's Day
Saskatoon police are now investigating a death on Valentine's Day as a homicide. Police responded to a report of an injured man on Avenue P South between 21st and 22nd Streets shortly before 4:30 a.m....
Feb 14, 2018 Police cruisers block Avenue P between 22 and 21 streets for an investigation into a suspicious death on Feb. 14, 2018. (Jay Thomas/650 CKOM)
Icy roads wreaking havoc for Saskatoon drivers
A huge swing in temperatures and swirling snow flurries are making for a rough day on Saskatoon roads. City officials are warning drivers to slow down and take extra precaution after a rash of collisi...
Feb 14, 2018 Environment Canada is warning about poor visibility as an Alberta clipper systems moves into Saskatchewan Sunday evening.
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