Murray Wood: Show your Rider pride ahead of Labour Day Classic
Murray Wood says this weekend marks the biggest Rider game of the regular season, as the team faces off against the Bomb...
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Kozun headlines Huskies haul in Canada West awards announcement
University of Saskatchewan Huskies goaltender Taran Kozun will have to dust off his trophy mantle after Canada West's announcements Wednesday afternoon. He and two other Huskies received top conferenc...
Feb 26, 2020 University of Saskatchewan men's hockey team goaltender Taran Kozun set new Canada West regular season shutout streak by going 267 minutes and 32 seconds without allowing a goal. (Huskies Athletics)
Video being investigated, Saskatoon police officer on leave
A Saskatoon police officer is on leave as an investigation into a Facebook video continues. Saskatoon police confirmed to 650 CKOM on Wednesday that Constable Patrick Skinnider is on leave. The video ...
Feb 26, 2020
Saskatoon dentist working to develop a saliva test for coronavirus
A Saskatoon dentist is working to develop a saliva test to detect COVID 19, also known as coronavirus. Walter Siqueira says the test would be quick and useful in places like airports. "You don't need ...
Feb 26, 2020 Dr. Walter Siqueira PhD, DDS is a professor and acting associate dean, graduate studies and internationalization (University of Saskatchewan College of Dentistry)
Lack of infrastructure, disconnect with understanding remain issues with Bike Bylaw: Saskatoon Cycles
Even though the framework is now solidified with Saskatoon's new bike bylaws, a member of Saskatoon Cycles believes there's more work to do. James Arnold, who is a board member with the volunteer not-...
Feb 26, 2020
Former night club owner acquitted of sexual assault at retrial
Skipp Anderson's ordeal is over. The former owner of Pink Lounge & Nightclub in Saskatoon was acquitted of sexual assault at Court of Queen's Bench Wednesday. This was the second time he was tried...
Feb 26, 2020 (650 CKOM file photo)
Teachers’ union, province have ‘productive’ discussion
Parents with kids in school can likely breathe a sigh of relief, at least for this week. Patrick Maze, the president of the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation (STF), said his meeting Tuesday with Educa...
Feb 25, 2020 (Brent Bosker/650 CKOM)
"I just don't think they knew we were here:" professional dog walker welcomes dog walking study
Saskatoon city council pulled back the reigns on a proposed amendment to the city animal control bylaws Monday afternoon. The change would have made it so that Saskatoon dog owners could have just a m...
Feb 25, 2020 Richard Dietner owns and operates Alpha Adventures in Saskatoon. (Facebook/Alpha Adventures)
City approves Juno ask for licensed businesses to extend serving hours
If you're going to be out on the town during Juno week in Saskatoon, you'll likely have more time to celebrate. Saskatoon Mayor Charlie Clark and his council gave unanimous approval to write a letter ...
Feb 25, 2020 The Juno awards will be held on March 15th, 2020 in Saskatoon. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
Two men killed in separate snowmobile incidents over the weekend
The RCMP responded to two fatal snowmobile crashes over the weekend. On Friday night, the Outlook RCMP responded to a single-snowmobile collision in the RM of Fertile Valley. A 44-year-old man was pro...
Feb 25, 2020 (Saskatchewan RCMP)
Outstanding rent may have forced the closure of at least one Jerry's location in Saskatoon
It appears as though at least one of the Jerry's Saskatoon locations has closed because of outstanding rent issues. A notice posted on social media last week abruptly announced the closure of both loc...
Feb 25, 2020
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