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PotashCorp, Agrium reveal new name ahead of merger
Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan and Agrium Inc. have picked the new name they'll operate under once they're allowed to proceed with a proposed merger. The new company will be called Nutrien, operat...
Jun 21, 2017
'Great honour:' Jennifer Campeau resigns as Saskatoon MLA
After six years of representing people in Saskatchewan, Jennifer Campeau is moving on. The Saskatoon-Fairview MLA announced Wednesday she has accepted a position with mining company Rio Tinto in Princ...
Jun 21, 2017 Jennifer Campeau addresses media about stepping down as Saskatoon-Fairview MLA alongside husband Duron Nelson on June 21, 2017. (JT Marshall/650 CKOM)
Co-op donates $150K towards Diefenbaker Park ski hill
While most of the city is enjoying the start of summer, the Saskatoon Optimist Club is already thinking about winter after a big donation towards it ski hill project. Saskatoon Co-op announced it was ...
Jun 20, 2017
Family shares story of Sask. woman's death
A Saskatchewan woman who chose a medically-assisted death wants people to understand her choice. Deb Johnson, 58, died on June 11. She was diagnosed at the age of nine with a rare inflammatory disease...
Jun 20, 2017 Deb Johnson, 58, was diagnosed with a rare inflammatory disease at age nine. She chose a medically-assisted death on June 11, 2017. (Submitted)
Video captures racist rant in Ont. medical clinic
Video of an ugly incident in a Mississauga, Ont. walk-in clinic has gone viral. The footage was reportedly shot on June 18. It shows a woman who apparently brought her young son to the clinic due to c...
Jun 20, 2017 A woman was caught on video at a Missisauga, Ont. walk-in clinic demanding to see a "white doctor" on June 18, 2017. (Hitesh Bhardwaj/YouTube)
Man charged with trafficking fentanyl in Saskatoon
A man is facing several charges connected to trafficking fentanyl in Saskatoon. Saskatoon police said officers arrested a 20-year-old man around 7 p.m. Friday in the 3300 block of Fairlight Drive. Dur...
Jun 20, 2017
Charges laid after stolen truck rams police car, kills 1
A suspect is dead, while a police officer and civilian have been released from hospital after a high speed chase in north Saskatoon Monday night. Police Chief Clive Weighill told media Tuesday, a stol...
Jun 20, 2017 Emergency crews respond after the driver of a stolen vehicle died in a crash at the intersection of Airport Drive and Circle Drive on June 19, 2017. (Lee Kormish/Twitter)
Pedestrian killed in SUV crash near Vanscoy
A woman has died after being hit by an SUV near Vanscoy. RCMP responded to the crash on Highway 7 around 1:10 a.m. Saturday. The woman, who was walking in the area, died from her injuries at the scene...
Jun 19, 2017
Vince Young, Anthony Allen among those released by Riders
The Roughriders' experiment with Vince Young seems to have come to an end. The team signed the once retired NFL quarterback in March, but Young injured his hamstring in practice on June 6 and required...
Jun 17, 2017 Former NFL quarterback Vince Young at the 2017 Saskatchewan Roughrider training camp in Saskatoon. (Arielle Zerr/650 CKOM)
Paddle Palooza splashes off on the South Sask.
Outdoor enthusiasts braved Saturday's dreary weather in Saskatoon to help out the Meewasin Valley Authority by paddling along the South Saskatchewan River. The Mayor's Paddle Palooza was set to launch...
Jun 17, 2017 The Mayor's Paddle Palooza kicked off at Whitecap Dakota First Nation with 40 rowers and paddlers on June 17, 2017. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
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