Murray Wood: The new phone books are here!
Once a Steve Martin catchphrase, Murray Wood says physical phone books are rapidly becoming relics of another age, but t...
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Saskatoon Blades hit the ice for training camp
Familiar sights and sounds are back at the SaskTel Centre as the Saskatoon Blades take to the ice for training camp. On Sunday, more than 70 teenagers from across the prairies filed into Elite PROform...
Aug 27, 2019 The Saskatoon Blades began training camp this week with the annual Kirkness Cup tournament that wraps up on Aug. 27, 2019 (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
City council approves $19-billion LEC plan in principle
Saskatoon city council took the next step in solidifying the Low Emissions Community (LEC) Plan on Monday, passing a recommendation to begin developing strategies for initiatives in the plan. The prop...
Aug 26, 2019 Saskatoon City Hall debated the next step in solidifying the $19 billion LEC on Monday, August 26, 2019. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
Wray Morrison: Pegging A Winner
One of the oldest sayings in sports is “good teams find a way to win.” That could be said about both the Saskatchewan Roughriders and Winnipeg Blue Bombers leading into the back-to-back ma...
Aug 26, 2019
Farmer remembers harvests from 60 years ago
A Saskatchewan farmer remembers how different harvest season used to be. Bill Warrington, 78, owns a farm in the RM of Antelope Park, northwest of Kindersley. He has been at the job full-time since 19...
Aug 26, 2019 (650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatoon's 'Run for Mandi' includes couple connected through Schwartz
The eighth annual "Run for Mandi" at River Landing in Saskatoon on Sunday featured two special guests. In 2013, Michael Hellrich was at a St. Louis Blues game when he made the decision to become a bon...
Aug 26, 2019 Michael Hellrich and Regan Brown will be forever linked after Hellrich saved Brown's life through a bone marrow donation. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
Saskatchewan Rattlers win inaugural CEBL championship
Few people could have imagined such a dreamlike ending to the first season of the Canadian Elite Basketball League. As the confetti settled around the thousands of cheering fans Sunday at SaskTel Cent...
Aug 25, 2019 Members of the Saskatchewan Rattlers pose for a photo at centre court following the team's 93-84 win over the Hamilton Honey Badgers to claim the inaugural CEBL championship on Aug. 25, 2019. (Saskatchewan Rattlers)
Sunday afternoon thunderstorm brings hail, rain, but not considered severe
A Sunday afternoon thunderstorm in Saskatoon brought pea-sized hail, heavy rain, and wind gusts up to 46 km/h. Environment Canada said the storm was not classified as 'severe' as it didn't hit the cor...
Aug 25, 2019 (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
Saskatchewan Rattlers to play for CEBL championship after comeback win
The Saskatchewan Rattlers waited until the game's final minutes to mount an 85-83 comeback victory the Edmonton Stingers and book a spot in the first Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL) championsh...
Aug 24, 2019 The Saskatchewan Rattlers beat the Edmonton Stingers 85-83 on Aug. 24, 2019 to advance to the CEBL final. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
Mandi Schwartz legacy lives on with bone marrow drive
The legacy of Mandi Schwartz is living on in Saskatoon this weekend. A bone marrow drive was held at Al Anderson Source for Sports on Saturday to help find a match for people needing stem cell transpl...
Aug 24, 2019 Members of the University of Saskatchewan men's soccer team take part in a bone marrow drive on Aug. 24, 2019. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon excited for CEBL Championship Weekend
Saskatoon basketball fans are getting excited about the Canadian Elite Basketball League's Championship Weekend. The Saskatchewan Rattlers are hosting the 3 game tournament. They're also putting on a ...
Aug 23, 2019 The stage at the Rattlers Street Festival on Friday Aug. 23, 2019.
(Dominick Lucyk/650 CKOM)
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