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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Family of man in Saskatoon police arrest video say they haven't seen or heard from him since his release from jail
The man at the centre of a violent arrest video in Saskatoon over the weekend hasn't been seen since his release from jail According to a statement posted on the Indigenous Joint Action Coalition's Fa...
Jul 07, 2020 A statement on behalf of Evan Penner's family says he hasn't been seen since his release from jail on July 6, 2020. (Facebook)
Two Saskatoon outdoor pools welcome swimmers once again
You can now take a dip in one of two Saskatoon outdoor pools reopening to the public. The Riversdale Pool on Avenue H South, has opened its doors to swimmers, while the George Ward outdoor pool on Fif...
Jul 07, 2020 Workers prepare the George Ward Pool for patrons, beginning Wednesday. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
YouTube video of Indigenous man's arrest doesn't tell whole story, says Saskatoon Police Association president
A video that was recorded by Frank Collins, and posted to YouTube by the Saskatoon advocacy group Indigenous Joint Action Coalition and Black Lives Matter YXE is not a complete picture of what happene...
Jul 07, 2020
Violent incident between Saskatoon police and Indigenous man 'unnecessary,' says man who taped it
The man who videotaped an incident between Saskatoon police and an Indigenous man Saturday afternoon says it didn't have to become violent. Frank Collins lives near the yard where the incident took pl...
Jul 07, 2020
Back to the movies - Saskatchewan theatres once again open their doors
Opening afternoon at the Cinescape Cineplex movie theatre on Eighth Street in Saskatoon was decidedly un-Hollywood; there were no huge lineups, no couples arguing about whether to see a romantic movie...
Jul 03, 2020 Cinescape Cineplex Theatre on 8th Street in Saskatoon. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
'I've never seen a gully washer like that ever:' Humboldt resident after sewer line burst
As an intense storm hit the City of Humboldt for the second time in just a few weeks, Bob and Theresa Steven said they watched out their windows as the street in front of their home nearly turned into...
Jul 02, 2020 Workers in Humboldt replace a main sewer line that burst during intense rainfall Tuesday. (Lara Fominoff/650CKOM)
Province may consider making masks 'temporarily mandatory' during future localized outbreaks
As the second part of the Phase 4 Re-Open Saskatchewan plans are set to get underway on July 6 with more businesses, leisure facilities and performing arts venues likely to welcome back patrons, Premi...
Jun 30, 2020 (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM file photo)
City council approves more parking patios along Broadway, Riversdale and downtown
Customers may soon be able to dine "al fresco" at even more businesses in parts of Saskatoon. At Monday's meeting, city council voted to approve a motion to allow restaurants in the Broadway Ave., Riv...
Jun 30, 2020
Saskatoon's deficit shrinks to $14 million in face of pandemic
The City of Saskatoon's COVID-19 related deficit will be smaller than first thought, but it'll still be a big hole to dig out of. City councillors were shown a new financial forecast at a meeting on M...
Jun 30, 2020
Ward 3 Councillor Ann Iwanchuk will not seek re-election
At least one Saskatoon city councillor won't be seeking re-election this fall. Ward 3 Councillor Ann Iwanchuk announced during Monday's regular council meeting that she considered all of her options a...
Jun 29, 2020 (Ann Iwanchuk/Facebook)
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