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7 Saskatoon players selected in WHL bantam draft
Kevin Korchinski nearly skipped class on Thursday to see where he might play hockey one day. The 14-year-old player from the Saskatoon Generals was flipping through his phone during gym class when he ...
May 03, 2019
Peter Mayhew, Chewbacca in the ‘Star Wars’ films, dies at 74
LOS ANGELES - Actor Peter Mayhew, who played Chewbacca in the "Star Wars" films, has died. Mayhew's family said in a statement Thursday that he died at his home in Texas on Tuesday. He was 74. No caus...
May 02, 2019
Jim Pattison Children's Hospital inches towards opening
The keys have been handed over at the new Jim Pattison Children's Hospital in Saskatoon. The new building celebrated a construction milestone Thursday by officially handing over possession of the buil...
May 02, 2019 This hallway is the first sight people will see when walking past the main desk at the new Jim Pattison Children's Hospital in Saskatoon. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
U of S research facilities get funding boost from feds
Canada's brightest light is getting the chance to shine even brighter thanks to a funding bump from the federal government. The Canadian Light Source (CLS), along with the Vaccine and Infectious Disea...
Apr 29, 2019 Kirsty Duncan, the federal minister of sport and science, is toured around by scientist Lucia Zuin at the Canadian Light Source on April 29, 2019 (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
Rush clinch division title, home playoff game in win over Mammoth
The Saskatchewan Rush sealed another Western Division title with a 13-8 win over the Colorado Mammoth Saturday in their regular season finale at SaskTel Centre. The Rush secured home field advantage t...
Apr 27, 2019 The Saskatchewan Rush clinched a sixth straight Western Division title and home field advantage in the playoffs with a 13-8 win over the Colorado Mammoth on April 27, 2019. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
Crowds gather to watch Sasakamoose, long lost NHL game film
Imagine watching a hockey game from 65 years ago that you've never seen, yet you're the star of the show. That was the scene at the Roxy Theatre on Thursday as hundreds of people filed in to watch a N...
Apr 27, 2019 People file in to the Roxy Theatre for a one-time viewing of Fred Sasakamoose's only televised NHL game on April 25, 2019. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
Volunteers gather for South Saskatchewan River clean up
It's almost been a week since Earth Day, but that's not stopping a group of volunteers from rolling up their sleeves in Saskatoon. Around 30 volunteers took it upon themselves to walk the banks of the...
Apr 27, 2019
Rush hoping for heroic effort in regular-season finale
Members of the Saskatchewan Rush will get a hero's welcome Saturday when they take the floor at SaskTel Centre for a National Lacrosse League game against the Colorado Mammoth. While Iron Man and Capt...
Apr 26, 2019 Children from the Jim Pattison Children's Hospital get a tour of the Saskatchewan Rush dressing room on April 26, 2019. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
Saskatchewan lung health research gets $1-million boost
Two of Saskatchewan's top health research funding organizations are teaming up to try and improve respiratory health. The Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation (SHRF) and the Lung Association, Saska...
Apr 26, 2019 Patrick Odnokon, CEO of the Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation, announces a $1-million investment over the next five years on April 25, 2019. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
Wray Morrison: Picking a side
In March of 2013, the CFL signed a new television deal with TSN. It was worth 2 1/2 times more than the previous agreement. At that time, the CFL Players' Association had hoped the salary cap would re...
Apr 22, 2019
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