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Saskatoon Transit runs $1.3-million deficit
A new report from the City of Saskatoon shows bus ridership has gone up eight per cent, but riders aren't the only people paying for the bus. The report said the transit system is running a $1.3-milli...
Jun 07, 2019
Saskatchewan Rattlers get their revenge against Edmonton Stingers
The Saskatchewan Rattlers struck back at the Edmonton Stingers on Thursday at the SaskTel Centre. After a 93-84 loss to the Stingers rattled the Rattlers last Friday, they hit back with a 69-62 win at...
Jun 07, 2019 Jelane Pryce (Saskatchewan Rattlers file photo)
Saskatoon's police chief discusses release of MMIWG report
Saskatoon Police Chief Troy Cooper was on hand Monday when the national inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls released its final report. The report, which was released in Gatine...
Jun 06, 2019 Saskatoon Police Chief Troy Cooper. (650 CKOM file photo)
Ellsworth hoping football journey continues at Mosaic Stadium
The Saskatchewan Roughriders take the field at Mosaic Stadium on Thursday to wrap up their CFL pre-season schedule against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Saskatchewan is hoping for a better result with ma...
Jun 06, 2019 Austin Ellsworth prepares for a drill during Saskatchewan Roughriders training camp on June 4, 2019. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
Decoration Day commemorates Canada's earliest military history
Celebrations across the world Thursday are marking the 75th anniversary of D-Day. Known as Operation Overlord, the world's largest co-ordinated seaborne invasion on June 6, 1944, by Allied forces in N...
Jun 06, 2019 A Decoration Day parade marches to the Cenotaph at Woodlawn Cemetery on June 2, 2019. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
22 ducks released for their first swim
Hundreds of kids gathered at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens and Funeral Home on Wednesday to say goodbye to some feathered friends. Leading up to Hillcrest's annual Duck Launch, children from schools all ...
Jun 06, 2019 Funeral director Jamie Rugg presents a duck to some Saskatoon students. (Dominick Lucyk/650 CKOM)
Orphaned bears find new home
Three orphaned bears to be euthanized will not be put down after all. The bears were brought into the Living Sky Wildlife Rehabilitation after their mother was shot near the Cote First Nation. On Wedn...
Jun 05, 2019
Saskatoon gamers strive to go pro
Professional video gaming has become a popular trend in the past few years, but Saskatoon gamers have had trouble breaking into the pro scene. Despite that, the city still has competitive gaming commu...
Jun 04, 2019 Two Super Smash Brothers players in a competition. (SKL Esports/Facebook)
Longtime hockey volunteer wins national award
A longtime Saskatoon hockey volunteer has been honoured nationally for his contribution to the game. Retired police officer Wilf Martin received the Order of Merit from Hockey Canada on May 31. The 69...
Jun 04, 2019 Wilf Martin has won numerous other awards, including the 2014 SMHA Volunteer Champion (Saskatoon Minor Hockey Association/saskatoon.goalline.ca)
Valkyries head coach reflects on legacy of Justin Filteau
Saskatchewan's football community is coping with the death of Justin Filteau. The former Saskatoon Hilltop and U of S Huskie died in a plane crash just outside of Medicine Hat on the weekend. Filteau,...
Jun 03, 2019 Former Saskatoon Hilltops player Justin Filteau died in a plane crash near Medicine Hat, Alta. on June 2, 2019. (Saskatoon Hilltops)
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8:30 - Another school year has wrapped up, and report cards are out! Everett Hindley, Saskatchewan's Minister of Educati...
