Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
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Mark Friesen, COVID-19 protester and political fighter, has died
People's Party of Canada candidate and COVID-19 pandemic protester Mark Friesen has died. His wife Jannecke Nielsen Friesen said in an ongoing fundraiser on Christian crowdfunding platform GiveSendGo ...
May 19, 2026 People’s Party of Canada candidate and COVID-19 pandemic protester Mark Friesen died in hospital on May 15 after contracting pneumonia. He had been previously diagnosed with frontal lobe dementia and ALS. (orphicmemoryobit.today)
Saskatoon police investigate weekend shootings at two homes
Saskatoon police are investigating two houses that were shot at in separate incidents over the weekend. Saskatoon Police Service (SPS) said in a news release on May 19 they did not believe the inciden...
May 19, 2026 Saskatoon Police Service vehicles sit outside a home on Melrose Avenue on May 16, 2026. (Mitch Goertzen/Submitted)
Saskatoon police briefs: Family bear sprayed in home, taxi driver shot with BB gun over long weekend
A long weekend has resulted in a long list of incidents being shared by Saskatoon police. Police say a family of seven was allegedly attacked by a person with bear spray early on Tuesday morning. Acco...
May 19, 2026 Saskatoon police responded to a litany of incidents over the 2026 Victoria Day long weekend. (650 CKOM file photo)
Judges dismiss appeal from Michael Gordon Jackson in Sask. vaccine abduction case
The Saskatchewan Court of Appeal has unanimously dismissed an appeal by Michael Gordon Jackson, a Regina man convicted of abducting his then-seven-year-old daughter in an effort to prevent her from be...
May 19, 2026 Michael Gordon Jackson appealed his 2022 conviction and the sentence he received of a year in custody – time he had already served prior to his conviction – plus two years of probation. (Saskatchewan RCMP/Submitted)
Naked man arrested after allegedly entering Saskatoon home
A 36-year-old Saskatoon man was wearing handcuffs - and nothing else - when he was arrested on Sunday. According to police, officers were called to a home on Main Street at around 1:30 a.m. after gett...
May 19, 2026 Police said the man was arrested, but was later released “into medical care.” (650 CKOM file photo)
Federal defence minister says Snowbirds will be grounded as aging aircraft replaced
Canada's defence minister said 2026 will mark the final season for the Snowbirds before the air demonstration team's aging aircraft are replaced. David McGuinty made the announcement during a visit to...
May 19, 2026 The Canadian Forces Snowbirds taxi before rehearsing at the Aero Gatineau Ottawa airshow in Gatineau, Que., Friday, Sept. 15, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Patrick Doyle
Murray Wood: Maybe we're amazed
Some think Paul McCartney's voice sounded old and broken on Saturday Night Live. But Murray Wood says others found it beautiful that at 83, he continues to find and bring joy with his music. Murray Wo...
May 19, 2026
Sarah Mills: FIFA doesn't need empty seats during this World Cup
Sarah Mills says overpriced tickets means empty stadiums, so expect last-minute World Cup ticket sales with cheap offerings, angering fans who previously paid too much for their seats. The Mills Minut...
May 19, 2026
Death of Ontario teen near Pelican Narrows investigated as a homicide
The body of an Ontario teen missing since March 2025 has been found by Saskatchewan RCMP officers near Pelican Narrows. Saskatchewan RCMP said in a news release on May 18 that the remains of 16-year-o...
May 18, 2026 Jay’siiah Webb-Long had been living in Pelican Narrows around the time of his disappearance. (Saskatchewan RCMP/Submitted)
Jay’siiah Webb-Long is a 16-year-old male from Brampton, Ontario. He was last in contact with family members in May, RCMP said. (Saskatchewan RCMP/Supplied)
Saskatoon to test new Warman Road pedestrian crossing signals
New pedestrian crossing signals on Warman Road at Hazen Street and at 5th Avenue North in Saskatoon will be tested this week. The City of Saskatoon said in a news release the signals will operate in t...
May 18, 2026 New pedestrian crossing signals on Warman Road at Hazen Street and at 5th Avenue North in Saskatoon will be tested this week. (ssviluppo / Depositphotos.com)
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