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35-year-old man dead after stabbing on 20th Street: Police
The death of a 35-year-old Saskatoon man is being treated as the city's fourth homicide of 2024. According to police, officers were called to 20th Street West on Sunday afternoon for a report of a sta...
Feb 20, 2024 Police say the stabbing victim was taken to hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. (Brent Bosker/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon police investigating murder in Riversdale neighbourhood
A 48-year-old man is Saskatoon's third murder victim of 2024. The three killings occurred in a span of two weeks. READ MORE: 48-year-old Saskatoon man is city's second murder victim of 2024 Saskatoon ...
Feb 18, 2024 Police officers responded Saturday just before 12:30 a.m. to a call about an injured person. At the scene, they found a 48-year-old man who had been shot. (650 CKOM file photo)
City of Saskatoon releases family day schedule
The City of Saskatoon has released the schedule for municipal services and offices for the Family Day holiday on Monday. City Hall Closed. Remai Modern Open 10 a.m. - 5p.m. Saskatoon Public Library Cl...
Feb 17, 2024 Saskatoon reveals Family Day weekend schedule (650 CKOM file photo)
Local artists support Saskatoon Food Bank through auction, dinner
For the 30th time, artists are coming together to try and curb hunger in Saskatoon. Tickets are on sale now for the 30th annual Artists Against Hunger Art Auction & Dinner, set for March 9 at TCU ...
Feb 17, 2024 The event includes both live and silent auctions, where works donated by local artists will be sold to help end hunger in Saskatoon. (650 CKOM file photo)
Suspicious package didn't constitute threat to public: Police
The Saskatoon police bomb squad was called in to deal with a suspicious package found outside a Saskatoon business Friday morning. In a release, police said they were called around 7:20 a.m. to a busi...
Feb 16, 2024 The Saskatoon police Explosive Disposal Unit "neutralized" the package. (650 CKOM file photo)
Justice minister vows to take pronoun policy to supreme court, if needed
Saskatchewan's justice minister says she's disappointed in a decision allowing a challenge against the province's controversial pronoun legislation to proceed, but vowed to take the case to the Suprem...
Feb 16, 2024 Saskatchewan Justice Minister Bronwyn Eyre says she'll take the fight over the pronoun law to the country's highest court if need be. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon arena event cost estimated $32,000, including pricey dessert
The City of Saskatoon's proposed arena will be a costly project, and an event promoting the project came with a hefty price tag as well. On Feb. 8, the city held an event to unveil more design concept...
Feb 16, 2024 The cake was purchased from a local bakery for $1,881, plus taxes and a delivery charge. The city didn’t pay the full amount, however, as TCU Place billed the city $1,500 plus taxes for the event’s catering. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Alberta company fined $65,000 after worker hurt near Elrose
An Alberta-based well service company was ordered to pay $65,000 after an incident where a worker was seriously hurt near Elrose. According to Saskatchewan's Ministry of Labour Relations and Workplace...
Feb 16, 2024 An injury near Elrose has led to a hefty fine for a well service company. (Libby Gray/650 CKOM)
STF says it turned down invitation to resume bargaining as teacher strikes resume
The Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation says it has turned down an invitation from the provincial government to resume negotiations. Talks between the groups broke down this week after two days of plann...
Feb 16, 2024 Teachers picket during a single-day strike in Saskatoon on Jan. 16, 2024. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
Sask. Indigenous newspaper halts publishing after 27 years
Eagle Feather News is the latest media outlet to fall on hard times, and will no longer publish its newspaper. "Sadly, the Eagle Feather team is announcing that after almost 27 years, we are on hiatus...
Feb 15, 2024
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