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SHA, SUN respond after sexual assault reported at Saskatoon hospital
The Saskatchewan Health Authority and Saskatchewan Union of Nurses have responded to reports of a sexual assault that allegedly took place in a hospital bathroom in Saskatoon. The union says it's rais...
Oct 13, 2023 A patient died at Royal University Hospital on Jan. 9, 2026 after an incident involving SHA Protective Services Officers, the Saskatchewan Health Authority said. (650 CKOM files)
Preliminary police, library budgets presented to Saskatoon council
As the City of Saskatoon works to tackle massive budget gaps for 2024 and 2025, the Saskatoon Public Library and Saskatoon Police Service unveiled their preliminary budgets. The Saskatoon Police Servi...
Oct 12, 2023 The preliminary budgets for Saskatoon's library and police force were unveiled this week. (650 CKOM file photo)
City committee wants province to be transparent on new homeless shelters
Members of Saskatoon City Council want more transparency from the provincial government as the groups work together on two new emergency homeless shelters in the city. City administration is busy tryi...
Oct 12, 2023 Ward 3 Councillor David Kirton says the city needs some answers as it searches for two shelter sites. (650 CKOM file photo)
Israel attacks hit close to home for Sask. Jewish community
While Israel may be thousands of miles away from Saskatchewan, the attacks on that country by Hamas are hitting very close to home for many. Saskatchewan is home to more than 1,000 people who identify...
Oct 11, 2023 Rockets are fired toward Israel from the Gaza Strip, Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair)
Saskatchewan-born hockey broadcaster steps away from ESPN after diagnosis
A Saskatchewan native and famous ESPN hockey broadcaster is stepping away from the desk. On Tuesday, as the NHL opens its new season, it was announced that Barry Melrose will not be returning to ESPN ...
Oct 10, 2023 Former Los Angeles Kings coach Barry Melrose speaks to fans as he is honored prior to an NHL hockey game between the Kings and the Calgary Flames, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2015, in Los Angeles. Melrose is stepping away from his role at the ESPN network after being diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, ESPN announced Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)
Former ambassador says Iran has a hand in Hamas attacks on Israel
A long-time Canadian diplomat says Iran likely had a hand on the attacks on Israel by Hamas, which have left hundreds of Israeli civilians dead. Chris Alexander, who spent almost two decades in Canada...
Oct 10, 2023 Rockets are fired toward Israel from the Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023. Israel has launched intense airstrikes in Gaza after the territory's militant rulers carried out an unprecedented attack on Israel Saturday, killing over 900 people and taking captives. Hundreds of Palestinians have been killed in the airstrikes. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)
Outreach groups serve Thanksgiving meals in Saskatoon, Regina
As food costs continue to rise, outreach groups in Saskatchewan have prepared to serve thousands of meals to mark Thanksgiving. Sandra Kary, executive director of Saskatoon's Friendship Inn, said they...
Oct 09, 2023 Volunteers working at Saskatoon's Friendship Inn on Thanksgiving (File photo/650 CKOM)
SGI warns prescriptions, hard drugs both cause impaired driving
SGI and police services across the province are warning about the perils of impaired driving this month. While many assume impaired driving relates to alcohol or cannabis consumption, there are numero...
Oct 08, 2023 Saskatoon Police pull vehicle over during checkstop just off Highway 11 in Saskatoon. Photo: Shane Clausing
When is the best time to switch to winter tires in Saskatchewan?
Whether you like it or not, winter is fast approaching, and now is the ideal time to book an appointment for winter tires, says OK Tire's Rod Jansen. While many choose to get winter tires on their veh...
Oct 06, 2023 The OK Tire location on 22nd Street in Saskatoon is slammed with customers needing winter tires (Brent Bosker / 650 CKOM)
Pine View Farms thankful to avoid avian flu this year
As Thanksgiving approaches, Pine View Farms is butchering hundreds of turkeys for Saskatchewan families despite setbacks last season. Last year, the "farm-to-fork operation," located 15 minutes north ...
Oct 06, 2023 This year, Pine View Farms produced close to 900 turkeys, and all of them have sold. (Photo credit: Kim Siever)
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