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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Budget estimate on Saskatoon's DEED unlikely before summer
Concept plans for a new Saskatoon Downtown Event and Entertainment District were unveiled on Feb. 8 at TCU Place, complete with a special cake and virtual reality goggles. While the designs included m...
Mar 12, 2024 A design concept for the city's downtown arena and event district project was shared on Thursday. (City of Saskatoon/Submitted)
Faculty at Sask. universities, Polytechnic throw support behind STF
Faculty associations at the universities of Regina and Saskatchewan and at Saskatchewan Polytechnic are throwing their support behind the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation in its efforts to nail down ...
Mar 11, 2024 Teachers picketed in Saskatoon during the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation's second single-day strike on Jan. 22, 2024. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
Environmental groups raise concerns about proposed Saskatoon freeway project
Environmental groups are sounding the alarm about a proposed freeway being planned in Saskatoon. A provincial report was provided to the City of Saskatoon's Transportation Committee on Tuesday, outlin...
Mar 07, 2024 The proposed freeway project will cross through the city’s Northeast Swale and Small Swale, leaving environmental groups concerned. (Meewasin)
Sanderson jury recommendation for warrant team unlikely right now: SPS
It has been one week since a Saskatoon inquest jury determined that James Smith Cree Nation killer Myles Sanderson died from an accidental cocaine overdose, and offered four recommendations for police...
Mar 07, 2024 Myles Sanderson killed 11 people and injured 17 others during the attacks on the James Smith Cree Nation and in nearby Weldon. He died three days later after going into medical distress after his arrest. (RCMP/Submitted)
JSCN addictions worker says without changes, there could be 'more Myles Sandersons'
A community addictions worker at the James Smith Cree Nation's health clinic worries that without systemic changes, there could be more mass killings on reserves in the future. Chelsey Stonestand, who...
Feb 29, 2024 James Smith Cree Nation community addictions worker Chelsey Stonestand. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Myles Sanderson's former partner says JSCN killer 'had no remorse'
Myles Sanderson's former common-law partner Vanessa Burns had some strong words about him after watching a video of his arrest at the inquest into his death. Sanderson, who killed 11 people and injure...
Feb 29, 2024 'He had no remorse on what he did. I just felt like if he did live, he would still be bugging me and stalking me,' Vanessa Burns said. (Submitted/Vanessa Burns)
Victim's brother says Myles Sanderson was 'looking for fame'
The brother of a woman stabbed to death by 32-year-old Myles Sanderson says the killer was seeking notoriety. Darryl Burns' sister Lydia Gloria Burns was one of 11 people stabbed to death by Sanderson...
Feb 28, 2024 Darryl Burns' sister Lydia Gloria Burns was one of 11 people stabbed to death by Myles Sanderson in 2022. (Lara Fominoff 650/CKOM)
JSCN Chief 'emotional,' 'hurt' after watching Sanderson arrest video at inquest
The chief of the James Smith Cree Nation said he feels emotional and hurt after watching a detailed video depicting the dramatic and dangerous arrest of 32-year-old Myles Sanderson. Sanderson killed 1...
Feb 27, 2024 JSCN Chief Wally Burns speaks to reporters at the Saskatoon Inn. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Inquest into death of Myles Sanderson to begin Monday in Saskatoon
The inquest into the death of 32-year-old Myles Sanderson, who killed 11 people and injured another 17 people on the James Smith Cree Nation and in the nearby village of Weldon, is scheduled to begin ...
Feb 26, 2024 The scene where Myles Sanderson was arrested and went into "medical distress" just prior to his death in 2022. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
City of Saskatoon reschedules Sutherland emergency shelter information sessions
One week after two information sessions on the proposed new Sutherland 30-bed emergency shelter were cancelled by the City of Saskatoon, the meetings have been rescheduled. Although exact times and lo...
Feb 16, 2024 The former fire hall in Sutherland has been selected to be the site of the new emergency shelter. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
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