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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Damage to Saskatoon home estimated at $50,000 after fire
Damage to a home on Saskatoon's west side is estimated at around $50,000 after a fire Friday afternoon. Firefighters were called to the home in the 200 block of Avenue H South around 3 p.m. after gett...
May 14, 2022
Chief of Whitecap Dakota First Nation facing charges
The long-time chief of the Whitecap Dakota First Nation near Saskatoon is facing charges of assault and mischief. According to court documents, 54-year-old Darcy Murray Bear was charged April 13 with ...
May 13, 2022 Chief Darcy Bear
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Province announces $3.5M in funding for downtown Emergency Wellness Centre
Saskatoon's downtown Emergency Wellness Centre, which opened its doors in December, got a big financial boost from the provincial government Thursday. At a news conference at the Dakota Dunes conferen...
May 12, 2022 (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
City of Humboldt one step closer to new Broncos tribute facility
A new Humboldt Broncos Tribute Centre is one step closer to becoming a reality. Humboldt city council voted Thursday to submit an application to the federal and provincial Investing in Canada Infrastr...
May 09, 2022
Minimum wage increase a good start, but still a 'long ways to catch up:' SFL president
It's a good start, but there's still a long way to go. Saskatchewan Federation of Labour president Lori Johb said while it's a "welcome relief" the minimum wage increase in the province is "dollars, n...
May 06, 2022
No national security risk associated with stolen explosives: Saskatchewan RCMP
The Saskatchewan RCMP says there's no evidence that would lead investigators to believe there's a national security risk after 200 kilograms of commercial mining explosives were stolen from a southeas...
May 06, 2022 (650 CKOM file photo)
Detonators not taken with explosives from rural business, says RCMP
The Saskatchewan RCMP has released a bit more information about the theft of 200 kilograms of explosives on Sunday. An RCMP spokesperson said the materials stolen were commercial mining explosives tha...
May 05, 2022
Road construction season begins in Saskatoon; high-traffic areas on the list
Get ready for lots of delays and lane restrictions in Saskatoon as the summer road construction season gets underway. Terry Schmidt, the city's general manager of roadways and construction, says this ...
May 05, 2022 Circle Drive North. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Draft abortion rights decision in U.S. 'distressing but not shocking:' Saskatoon Sexual Health
A leaked draft decision from the U.S. Supreme Court that could pose a threat to abortion rights for women is "distressing but not shocking" to hear, according to the executive director of Saskatoon Se...
May 03, 2022 Saskatoon Sexual Health. (Google Street View)
City council to decide on requests from downtown grocery store developer
A Vancouver developer is one step closer to opening up a grocery store in downtown Saskatoon. There hasn't been one in the area for nearly 20 years, and Arbutus Properties' plan is to open an 18,000-s...
May 03, 2022 Saskatoon's Midtown mall. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM file photo)
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