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Alex Hale was supposed to make us forget about Brett Lauther, but how can we? Murray Wood says Hale has struggled, while...
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Classes remain cancelled after two people stabbed at La Loche high school
School officials in La Loche have decided not to bring back students for classes after a staff member and a student were stabbed at the local high school last week. On Saturday, Dene High School annou...
Apr 25, 2023
Police seize kilograms of meth, cocaine, fentanyl near Maidstone
A licence, registration and sobriety check led police to a major drug seizure on Friday. According to the RCMP, police seized seven kilograms of crystal methamphetamine, 3.3 kilograms of fentanyl and ...
Apr 24, 2023 (RCMP/Submitted)
Darrell Night, man who helped prompt Stonechild inquiry, dead at 56
Darrell Night, the man whose story helped prompt the inquiry into the freezing death of Neil Stonechild, has died at age 56. On a freezing cold night in 2000, Night was picked up by Saskatoon police a...
Apr 24, 2023 Darrell Night's experience helped prompt the inquiry into the 1990 freezing death of Neil Stonechild. (650 CKOM file photo)
Second man charged in 2009 murder in Saskatoon
Another man has been charged in relation to a historical murder in Saskatoon. Two weeks after police charged a 32-year-old man with two murders from 2009 - including the stabbing death of Morgan Douce...
Apr 24, 2023 Saskatoon police are investigating after a woman was hit by a train in the area of 25th Street East and Idylwyld Drive on Aug. 31, 2023. (Libby Giesbrecht/650 CKOM file photo)
Riders add former University of Idaho defensive lineman
The Saskatchewan Roughriders have brought in another pass-rusher. Charles Akanno was announced as the latest signing by the CFL franchise on Monday. The 6-foot-1, 250-pound California product played f...
Apr 24, 2023
Spring cleanup underway in Saskatoon's outdoor sport areas
Cleanup is underway in Saskatoon's outdoor sport areas this week. Brad Babyak, Saskatoon's recreation services manager, said the recent snowfall has left workers playing catch-up. "The spring snowstor...
Apr 24, 2023 (650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatchewan government strengthens economic ties with Japan
Saskatchewan is working towards a stronger economic relationship with Japan. On Monday, the province signed a memorandum of co-operation with the head of the Japan Overseas Infrastructure Corporation ...
Apr 24, 2023
Two arrested after three liquor store robberies: Saskatoon police
Two people were arrested Friday after three Saskatoon liquor stores were robbed in a single week. According to police, the first robbery took place April 15 on Preston Avenue South. Three people enter...
Apr 24, 2023 (File photo/650 CKOM)
RCMP to present 'preliminary timeline' of James Smith killings
This week, the Saskatchewan RCMP will release more information on the mass killings that left 11 people dead and 18 injured on the James Smith Cree Nation and in Weldon. On Sept. 4, Myles Sanderson st...
Apr 24, 2023 The James Smith Cree Nation was devastated by a series of stabbing attacks on Sept. 4, 2022, which left 12 people dead, including the perpetrator. (Brent Bosker/650 CKOM)
New SARCAN depot opens in Saskatoon
There's a new spot to drop off recycling in Saskatoon. On Monday, SARCAN celebrated the grand opening of its new depot at 3803 Kochar Ave. The new facility is twice the size of the previous depot on F...
Apr 24, 2023 Dana Skoropad, Saskatchewan’s environment minister, speaks at the grand opening of the new SARCAN facility in Saskatoon. (SARCAN Recycling/Facebook)
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