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Police looking for alleged unlicensed vehicle dealer
A Saskatoon man has been charged with 22 counts of various offenses related to vehicle dealing. The Financial and Consumer Affairs Authority of Saskatchewan (FCAA) wants to warn consumers about Rodney...
Jun 26, 2019 An exhaust pipe on a SUV. (Evan Radford/980 CJME)
Update: Police lay charges in crash near south end Costco
Police have laid charges against two people in relation to a collision near the south east Costco on Monday afternoon. According to police, an SUV was stopped waiting to turn left when it was struck f...
Jun 25, 2019 An SUV and pick-up truck were involved in a rear end collision at Zimmerman Road and Highway 16 on Monday (Google Maps)
Teen charged after Saskatoon's sixth homicide of 2019
A first-degree murder charge has been laid in the death of a 60-year-old man in Saskatoon. Police were called to an apartment building in the Avalon neighbourhood on Monday night after getting a repor...
Jun 25, 2019
Saskatoon's new children's museum set to open Friday
Just in time for summer vacation, the Nutrien Wonderhub children's museum is opening June 28. It's located at the former Mendel Art Gallery at 950 Spadina Crescent East. Amanda McReynolds Doran, the m...
Jun 25, 2019 Nutrien Wonderhub exhibit (Dominick Lucyk/650 CKOM)
Uber lands at the Saskatoon Airport
Uber has officially landed in Saskatoon. While the ridesharing service has operated in Saskatoon for roughly five months, an agreement has been reached to extend its services to airport property. Uber...
Jun 24, 2019 (650 CKOM file photo)
Station Place serves up final brunch ahead of closure
It's the end of an era in Saskatoon this week. After serving food for 35 years, the Saskatoon Station Place will clean up its last plate on Thursday. Customers lined up around the block on Sunday for ...
Jun 24, 2019 People wait in line during the final Sunday brunch at Saskatoon Station Place on June 23, 2019. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon police respond to cougar scare in Meewasin Park
Saskatoon police were quick to react to a reported wildlife sighting along the South Saskatchewan River in Saskatoon Sunday. At around 2:40 p.m., Saskatoon police were told two cougars were seen in th...
Jun 23, 2019 (650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatoon Pride parade celebrates the trailblazers
Saskatoon wrapped up a week-long celebration with the annual Pride parade in soggy conditions Saturday. Rain and wind pelted the dozens of floats that moved through downtown as people cheered them on,...
Jun 22, 2019 The Saskatoon Pride Parade got off to a jumping start on June 21, 2019. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
Indigenous culture inspires new Saskatoon bus shelter
A group of Saskatoon students have designed a new bus shelter at Broadway Avenue and 12th Street inspired by Indigenous values and teachings. The Nutana Collegiate students worked with Elder Harry Laf...
Jun 22, 2019 Students from Nutana Collegiate with Elder Harry Lafond (right) stand outside the bus shelter they designed in Saskatoon. (Saskatoon Public Schools/Twitter)
Blackhawks select Kirby Dach 3rd overall in NHL Entry Draft
Saskatoon Blades forward Kirby Dach was selected third overall in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft on Friday. The selection sent a mixture of cheers and yells through Rogers Arena in Vancouver when the pick w...
Jun 22, 2019 Kirby Dach takes to the draft stage after being selected third overall by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft on June 21, 2019. (Chicago Blackhawks/ Twitter)
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