Murray Wood: A party 100 years in the making
Murray Wood and a couple of hundred others attended a birthday party on the weekend for a woman who turned 100, and cele...
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Saskatoon snow clearing expected to be complete by end of the week
The huge piles of snow and ice on Saskatoon streets should be cleared up by the end of the week, as the city works to minimize extensive rutting during the current warm up. That's according to Terry S...
Feb 26, 2025 According to the city, Saskatoon has seen more than 100 centimetres of snow so far this winter. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Winter warm-up expected to last a week or more, according to Environment Canada
A prolonged period of bitterly cold temperatures in Saskatchewan is now making way for warmer weather. The freezing temperatures, getting down to -40 degrees C without the windchill in some Saskatchew...
Feb 22, 2025 Normal highs for Saskatoon and Regina for this time of year range from about -4 C during the day, with overnight lows around -15 C. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Preliminary inquiry dates set in Evan Hardy attempted murder case
A high-profile attempted murder case that saw a teen girl allegedly set another student on fire at a Saskatoon school could be headed for trial. The 14-year-old girl, who is accused of pouring a liqui...
Feb 21, 2025 During a court appearance on Friday, a preliminary inquiry in the case was set for July. (650 CKOM file photo)
Man arrested, charged after entering Preston Crossing business with fake guns
Staff at local businesses were forced to escape and shelter in place following reports of a man with a gun in Saskatoon. This happened at Saskatoon's Preston Crossing shopping centre around 11:00 a.m....
Feb 20, 2025 Saskatoon Police responded with its armoured rescue vehicle after reports of a man with a gun in a local businsess. (Angie Durocher/Facebook)
Moe hopes new urgent care centres will help struggling Sask. hospitals
Saskatchewan's premier is hoping new urgent care centres will help alleviate disruptions at larger health facilities across the province. Over the coming days, Scott Moe said he'll be asking Health Mi...
Feb 20, 2025 Premier Scott Moe says some frank conversations about doing things differently in health care need to happen, in order to avoid disruptions at hospitals and health centres. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon citizen hopes to create Citizens On Patrol group to help police
Days after information from Saskatoon Police Service (SPS) revealed officers weren't able to respond to a man who died in the cold on New Year's morning, there's an effort underway to create a new cit...
Feb 16, 2025 Brad Best hopes to create a new Saskatoon Citizens On Patrol group to act as another set of eyes and ears for police. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM )
Saskatoon police sergeant and officer suspended, under investigation
A Saskatoon Police sergeant and another officer are the latest police in the city to receive suspensions. According to a brief statement, "The Saskatoon Police Service can confirm that a Sergeant was ...
Feb 13, 2025 In November 2024, Saskatoon Police Chief Cam McBride explained that the six Saskatoon police officers were suspended with pay. (650 CKOM file photo)
Doorbell video shows man in cold hours before he died in Saskatoon
Carla Peters is haunted by the video and images of a man she never knew, but who died steps away from her home early on New Year's Day. It was just after 2 a.m. on Jan. 1 when she looked outside her f...
Feb 13, 2025 Doorbell camera video shows a 49-year-old man sitting on a porch in Saskatoon hours before he died in the cold on Jan. 1, 2025. (Carla Peters/Submitted)
The Mustard Seed takes over the former downtown Saskatoon Lighthouse
Downtown Saskatoon has a new face on a familiar land mark - the former Lighthouse building on Second Avenue South. Since Dec. 1, 2024, Alberta-based non-profit organization The Mustard Seed has taken ...
Feb 10, 2025 The Mustard Seed took over running and operating the downtown building on Dec. 1, 2024. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Jordan's Principle funding must be used 'in responsible ways,' Ottawa says
The federal government is responding to funding concerns expressed by the Saskatoon Public Schools, after the division announced that 80 temporary educational assistants would be laid off. This week, ...
Feb 06, 2025 The province's largest school division said it is laying off 80 temporary educational assistants after funding from Ottawa didn't arrive. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
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