Author Archives: Craig Silliphant

For the first time since its creation more than half a century ago, the Bedford Road Invitational Tournament (BRIT) has been cancelled. The 2021 version of the Saskatoon high school basketball tournam...

Saskatoon is unveiling a long-term waste diversion plan that looks to take a bite out of the garbage that shouldn't end up in the landfill. The plan will be introduced to councillors at a committee me...

Although the holiday season may have wrapped up for some, those of Ukrainian descent are ready to celebrate one of the holiest days of the year. Jan. 6 is Christmas Eve in the Eastern Orthodox faith, ...

Saskatoon police are investigating after a woman was found dead in the Lakeview area early Wednesday. In a news release, police said officers were called to a home in the 200 block of Wakaw Place just...

There aren't many prouder parents in Saskatoon than Scott Zary. His son Connor is suiting up for Team Canada in Tuesday's world junior hockey championship gold-medal game against the United States. Pu...

Savannah Noon was 25 years old when she was diagnosed with COVID-19. The diagnosis came on Dec. 3. Just 23 days later, the woman from the Thunderchild First Nation died at St. Paul's Hospital in Saska...

It seems as though Saskatoon's elected officials spent the holidays in the confines of their own homes. 650 CKOM reached out to all 10 Saskatoon city councillors as well as Mayor Charlie Clark on Mond...

A quiet New Year's Eve at home doesn't mean much to police in Regina and Saskatoon. Both police services are planning for the usual shenanigans that tend to accompany the day, even with provincial COV...

You can expect to hear plenty of people banging pots and pans as one final, noisy salute to health-care workers in 2020. Saskatoon's four hospital foundations, Saskatoon Fire and Medavie Health Servic...

Heading into 2020, Jason Mercredi was looking for one thing in particular. Heading into 2021, the executive director of Prairie Harm Reduction (PHR) said he's looking for that same thing yet again. "W...