Murray Wood: Arrest in 2001 Saskatoon assault case should make perpetrators worried
A 52-year-old man has been charged in connection with a 2001 sexual assault allegation in Saskatoon. Murray Wood says he...
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Funnel Cloud advisory in place for Southern Saskatchewan
It could be a stormy Sunday according to Environment Canada. Scattered thunderstorms are expected Sunday afternoon over southern Saskatchewan bringing along a risk of funnel clouds. Small hail and gus...
May 26, 2024 Storm watches are in effect for Saskatchewan (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon Symphony hosts Canadian Mezzo-Soprano Julie Nesrallah
Julie Nesrallah is many things: a mezzo-soprano classical singer, a radio broadcaster for CBC's Tempo, and a first-generation Canadian born to Lebanese immigrants in Ottawa. She is performing with the...
May 25, 2024 Julie Nesrallah in rehearsals with the Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra at Persephone Theatre, ahead of “Torch Songs” performance. (Alex Brown/650 CKOM)
'Crime of vengeance': Saskatchewan RCMP say witnesses key to solving brutal slaying
Mounties suspected Tiki Laverdiere was dead before her burned, bludgeoned body was found wrapped in a carpet under rocks in a Saskatchewan pond in the summer of 2019. She was a 25-year-old mother of t...
May 25, 2024
Cumberland House declares State of Emergency for Highway 123
Cumberland House has declared a State of Emergency over the status of Highway 123 - the main road that leads in and out of the community. "The deplorable and deteriorating conditions of Highway 123 pu...
May 24, 2024 Cumberland House has declared a State of Emergency over the status of Highway 123. (Veronica Favel/Submitted)
Two seriously injured after stabbing on city bus in Pleasant Hill
A 20-year-old man and 15-year-old girl were hospitalized on Thursday night after a stabbing on a Saskatoon Transit bus in the city's Pleasant Hill neighbourhood. According to police, officers were cal...
May 24, 2024 Police say two people were taken to hospital with serious injuries after an altercation on a Saskatoon Transit bus. (650 CKOM file photo)
Harrison brought gun to Legislative Building a decade ago, steps down as house leader
Jeremy Harrison is stepping down as Government House Leader after admitting he brought a gun to the Legislative Building ahead of a hunting trip, but he says it happened a decade ago and security staf...
May 24, 2024 Jeremy Harrison says he brought a cased long gun to the Legislative Building a decade ago, but did so as an alternative to leaving it unattended in his vehicle. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Sask. removes Russian post-secondary institutions from student aid eligibility list
In an effort to ensure provincial funding doesn't flow to institutions under federal sanctions, the Government of Saskatchewan has removed Russian post-secondary institutions from eligibility for stud...
May 24, 2024 The flag of Ukraine flying at the Saskatchewan Legislative Building. (Sarah Mills/980 CJME file photo)
Summer fun: Saskatoon Ex parade will return Aug. 6 after five-year break
Mark your calendars - after a five-year hiatus, the Saskatoon Ex's parade will once again be taking over downtown streets this August. The exhibition parade will kick off on Aug. 6 at 10 a.m., using t...
May 24, 2024 Floats get ready in the staging area for the Saskatoon Ex Parade. (650 CKOM file photo)
La Loche man charged with second-degree murder after death and fire
A 49-year-old man from La Loche is being charged after a death and fire in La Loche early Wednesday morning. RCMP said they were called out about a fight in a home around 2:30 a.m. When officers arriv...
May 23, 2024 RCMP say a 52-year-old woman died and an 82-year old man was sent to hospital with serious injuries in La Loche. (CKOM file photo)
16-year-old charged after 3 vehicles set on fire in Saskatoon
A teenage boy has been arrested and charged after police found three vehicles on fire in northeast Saskatoon Thursday morning. Police were called to the Evergreen neighbourhood around 1:30 a.m. about ...
May 23, 2024 Saskatoon police say a Butane torch was found on the person of the teen arrested Thursday morning. (CKOM file photo)
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