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'She had a life she wanted to live:' Sister of murdered Saskatoon teen remembers Belanger-Weeseekase
Tamara Weeseekase was with a friend on Saturday in Saskatoon when a phone call came through, sharing news that would change her life forever. On the other end of the phone was her mom, calling from No...
Jul 15, 2020 Saskatoon police are still looking for information in the homicide of 19-year-old Hailey Belanger-Weeseekase. (submitted/Tamara Weeseekase)
Post about Ashley Morin walk cost Sask. man job, minor hockey position: FSIN
A Facebook post riddled with backlash has allegedly cost one Saskatchewan man his job, along with his presidency of a local minor hockey association. The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FS...
Jul 14, 2020 The family of Ashley Morin gathered before walking to North Battleford to raise awareness on the second anniversary of her disappearance. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon experiencing record number of overdose calls
Saskatoon paramedics are dealing with a crisis. Troy Davies, director of public affairs for Medavie Health Services West, is claiming there are more overdoses than ever in Saskatoon. "We have never se...
Jul 14, 2020 A kit containing two doses of naloxone and supplies for performing CPR. (650 CKOM file photo)
Three accused in Saskatoon's fifth murder of 2020 appear in court
More details have come out about Saskatoon's fifth murder of 2020. 650 CKOM has learned that 18-year-old Dartagnan Whitehead was the victim in the shooting on the 100 block of Ave. K South in the earl...
Jul 13, 2020 Saskatoon police investigate a homicide on the 100 block of Avenue K South on July 11, 2020. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon's Olive Garden set to open Aug. 3
Another popular chain restaurant is set to open its doors for the first time. 650 CKOM confirmed that the Olive Garden on Preston Avenue North has an opening date of Aug. 3 at 11 a.m. No reservations ...
Jul 13, 2020 Saskatoon's Olive Garden is set to open on August 3, 2020. (olivegarden.com)
'We miss each other like crazy:' newlyweds separated by border restrictions following U.S. wedding
Ashly and William Schmidt tied the knot on March 6, 2020, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the two haven't been able to be together since March 8. Ashly, who currently resides in Saskatoon, has been ...
Jul 13, 2020 William and Ashly Schmidt have only been together for a day, since the couple's wedding in March 2020. (submitted/Ashly Schmidt)
Unconfirmed tornado with possible touch down near Bengough highlights Friday storms
It was another night of severe weather in Saskatchewan Friday. Environment Canada says a line of thunderstorms developed through the afternoon in southern Saskatchewan, moving east as the evening cont...
Jul 11, 2020 An unconfirmed funnel cloud may have touched down near Bengough on July 10, 2020. (Carli Rachelle Johnson/Facebook)
Family, friends of Ashley Morin walking from Saskatoon to North Battleford 2 years after disappearance
Family and friends of Ashley Morin gathered in front of Saskatoon police headquarters Friday morning to share stories, empowering speeches and songs before walking to North Battleford to raise awarene...
Jul 10, 2020 A group of roughly 50 people left Saskatoon Friday morning to walk to North Battleford to raise awareness about the disappearance of Ashley Morin two years after she was reported missing. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
'This case was contracted outside of the restaurant': Saskatoon restaurant reacts after server tests positive for COVID-19
No one else has tested positive for COVID-19 after a server at The Canadian Brewhouse became sick with the virus. The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) had released information on Thursday regarding...
Jul 10, 2020
Cooper offers detailed explanation of Penner arrest during special meeting of Saskatoon Board of Police Commissioners
Saskatoon police chief Troy Cooper offered up plenty of explanation during a special meeting with the Saskatoon Board of Police Commissioners on Thursday to address the Evan Penner arrest video that s...
Jul 09, 2020 There was a special board of police commissioners meeting to vote on the request for eight additional police officers in Saskatoon on Wednesday, November 6, 2019. (Harrison Brooks/650 CKOM)
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