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 dad frustrated after used needles found at schools, playgrounds
A Saskatoon father is speaking out about his concerns after dozens of used needles were found over the span of a month at his child's elementary school. Saskatoon police recently released two videos s...
Oct 30, 2023 Jordan Hiebert stands in front of the Ernest Lindner School in Saskatoon where dozens of used needles have been found over the past month (Lara Fominoff 650/CKOM)
Council denies Saskatoon church's request to remove heritage-designated organ
Saskatoon's city council has denied a request by a local church to amend a bylaw allowing it to remove a 100-year-old Casavant organ designated as a heritage item inside the building. In 2017, the byl...
Oct 25, 2023 St. Vincent of Lerins Orthodox Church, formerly Third Avenue United Church. (Lara Fominoff 650/CKOM)
Shercom questions its future in Saskatchewan after tire recycling review
Without what Shercom Industries calls a "reasonable" contract offer this week, the Saskatoon-based tire recycler has "no future in the province." That's according to a statement from the Saskatoon com...
Oct 24, 2023 Pile of tires at Shercom Industries in May of 2023 (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatoon man fends off hatchet-wielding intruder with umbrella, knife
When 73-year-old Dale Sommerfeldt heard a loud smash as he sat in his living room watching a football game Friday night, he thought one of his cats had knocked something over. But the source of the so...
Oct 24, 2023 Dale Sommerfeldt, 73, with the umbrella he used to fend off a hatchet-wielding intruder last week. Behind him is the window the intruder broke. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Brother of care home sex assault victim says system 'failed'
WARNING - This story contains graphic details. In the days since 59-year-old Rick Boguski delivered a heart-wrenching victim impact statement about the horrific abuse his 63-year-old brother Darryl su...
Oct 24, 2023 Darryl (left) and Rick Boguski in 2023. (Rick Boguski/Submitted)
Saskatoon homeless encampments span from Evergreen to Pleasant Hill
Amid mud and leaves at a community garden near the railroad tracks in Pleasant Hill, a Saskatoon Fire Department inspector crouches at the opening of a small blue tent. "Fire department. How's it goin...
Oct 18, 2023 Saskatoon Fire Chief Morgan Hackl stands in a Pleasant Hill community garden as a fire inspector delivers notices to tent occupants on Oct. 3, 2023. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Family of Baeleigh Maurice distraught as trial adjourned to February
Cries of disappointment could be heard in a Saskatoon Provincial Courtroom Thursday, as a three day trial for 29-year-old Taylor Ashley Kennedy was adjourned for several months. Kennedy is charged wit...
Oct 12, 2023 Before the third day of testimony started, members of the FSIN, including drummers and singers, showed support for Maurice's mother, Rochelle Cook, and her family. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Police testimony continues at trial for woman charged in death of Baeleigh Maurice
A Saskatoon police officer with 15 years of experience took the stand on Wednesday, the second day of the judge-alone trial of 29-year-old Taylor Ashley Kennedy. Kennedy is charged with impaired drivi...
Oct 11, 2023 Taylor Ashley Kennedy departs Saskatoon Provincial Court with her lawyers on the second day of her trial. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon explores potential shelter sites after $40-million funding announcement
The search is on for two new homeless shelter sites in Saskatoon after a major funding announcement last week. On Friday, the provincial government announced $40.2 million over two years to create up ...
Oct 11, 2023 A homeless encampment in Saskatoon's Pleasant Hill neighbourhood. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
With Saskatoon school 'crumbling,' NDP calls Sask. Party priorities 'misguided'
For months, parents at Saskatoon's cole Monique Rousseau have been asking for help to fix a portion of the roof that's had a hole in it since last spring. A picture of the damage dated June 6 shows pl...
Oct 10, 2023 Ceiling damage at Saskatoon's École Monique Rousseau. (Saskatchewan NDP/Submitted)
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