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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Dawn Walker to remain in jail until bail hearing on Friday
A 48-year-old woman charged with abduction and public mischief in Saskatoon will have a bail hearing on Friday. Dawn Walker disappeared from Saskatoon on July 24 with a minor. The two were found on Au...
Aug 29, 2022 Supporters of Dawn Walker outside the provincial courthouse in Saskatoon on Aug. 29, 2022. (Libby Giesbrecht/650 CKOM)
FSIN expresses support for Dawn Walker, calls for her release from custody
The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations is calling for a Saskatoon judge to release a 48-year-old woman accused of faking her death and that of a seven-year-old boy and fleeing to the U.S. Dawn...
Aug 26, 2022 Dawn Walker's sister Kathy Walker and FSIN Vice Chief Heather Bear speak to media. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Local farmer donates $1.9 million to Jim Pattison Children's Hospital
The Jim Pattison Children's Hospital in Saskatoon received a $1.98-million donation from farmer Gene Pidwerbesky on Thursday. The donation will support a new, urgently needed equipment program called ...
Aug 25, 2022 Gene Pidwerbesky (fourth from right, seated) made a major donation to the Jim Pattison Children's Hospital Thursday. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Chief delivers stern message to Downtown Wellness Centre critics, says new shelter on the way
Stop picking on the downtown wellness centre. That was the message from Saskatoon Tribal Chief Mark Arcand to those who attended the North Saskatoon Business Association luncheon Wednesday at TCU Plac...
Aug 25, 2022 Saskatoon Tribal Chief Mark Arcand announced a new wellness centre at a North Saskatchewan Business Association luncheon this week. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Dawn Walker to be extradited to Canada on Wednesday
The Saskatoon woman accused of faking her death and that of a seven-year-old boy and then fleeing to Oregon City, Ore., is to be sent back to Canada on Wednesday. According to The Oregonian reporter M...
Aug 23, 2022 Dawn Walker is facing charges in Canada and the United States. (Saskatoon Police Service/Submitted)
Gym owner pleased with parts of provincial PST plan
The owner of Focus Fitness in Saskatoon was just putting the finishing touches on some new messaging to his clients and staff Tuesday, letting them know the provincial sales tax (PST) would soon be ad...
Aug 23, 2022 Garret Blackwell, owner/manager of Fitness Focus. (Lara Fominoff 650/CKOM)
Doukhobor bread booth gets new home at Saskatoon Ex
It has been a staple at the Saskatoon Ex for decades: Fresh, clay-oven-baked Doukhobor bread. After more than 50 years in the same spot, the Saskatoon Doukhobor Society's three traditional clay ovens ...
Aug 11, 2022 Volunteers take fresh-baked bread out of the clay ovens at the Saskatoon Ex. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Two planeloads of displaced Ukrainians expected in Regina on Wednesday
Another 200 or so Ukrainians fleeing the Russian invasion in their home country is to arrive in Saskatchewan on Wednesday night, but the way it's being done is a little bit different than when the fir...
Aug 09, 2022 Displaced Ukrainians fleeing the war in their home country step from a plane that brought them from Warsaw, Poland to Regina on July 4, 2022. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
NDP calls for funding freeze at Saskatoon Christian school amid abuse allegations
Allegations of abuse at a Saskatoon Christian school are "sickening," according to Matt Love, education critic for the Saskatchewan NDP. Love and NDP Leader Carla Beck held a media conference Wednesda...
Aug 03, 2022 Mile Two Church is located in the same building as Legacy Christian Academy, and is affiliated with the school. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon hosts Canadian championship softball tournaments
The crack of bats can be heard across the ball diamonds at Saskatoon's Gordie Howe Sports Complex these days. Until Aug. 7, the complex will be home to 21 under-15 girls fastpitch teams from across th...
Aug 03, 2022 Saskatoon Hustlers Girls U15 players practising Aug. 2 at the Gordie Howe Sports Complex (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
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