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Police seek suspects in gunpoint carjacking
Saskatoon police say a woman who gave two other women a ride ended up getting carjacked at gunpoint. The driver reportedly gave the two women a lift and was told to stop in an alley on the 300 block o...
Mar 18, 2019
Sask. Muslim community receives support from wider community
Members of the Muslim community in Saskatoon grieved together during Friday prayers, trying to come to terms with the murder of 49 people in two New Zealand mosques that occurred hours before. Worship...
Mar 15, 2019 Hanan Elbardouh reads from a card as members of the Muslim community gather for prayer at the Saskatoon Islamic Centre on March 15, 2019. (Brent Bosker/CKOM News)
Police increasing presence near gang violence hotspot
Days after a 31-year-old man was murdered nearby, Saskatoon police are stepping up their presence near St. Paul's Hospital. Police said in a release Friday that they would continue to have an increase...
Mar 15, 2019 Saskatoon police vehicles seen parked outside a home on Avenue Q South on March 13, 2019. (Jay Thomas/650 CKOM)
Cardboard sleds centre stage for Rock 102's Cardboard Cup
Cardboard chaos comes fast and furious for Rock 102's Cardboard Cup at the new Optimist Hill at Diefenbaker Parker on Saturday. Rock 102's Jonny Hardcore said on Friday that creations of all kinds wil...
Mar 15, 2019 A Rock 102 Cardboard Cup competitor slides down Optimist Hill at Saskatoon’s Diefenbaker Park (Rock 102/Facebook)
Saskatoon pub readies for St. Patrick's Day
With St. Patrick's Day approaching, the manager of a downtown Saskatoon pub says preparations are already well underway. "We've been decorating all week, getting prepared. We've got all our beer and l...
Mar 15, 2019
Body found under Traffic Bridge in South Saskatchewan River
A day after reports of a person in the South Saskatchewan River, Saskatoon firefighters have recovered a body from the water. Saskatoon Fire said in a news release Thursday rescue crews found the body...
Mar 14, 2019 Saskatoon firefighters and police officers look into the South Saskatchewan River after reports of a person in the river on March 13, 2019. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
Innocent people getting caught up in gang violence: police
A rash of gang violence in the area surrounding St. Paul's Hospital is leading police to warn the public that innocent bystanders are getting caught up in the bloodshed. Staff Sgt. Grant Obst, who ove...
Mar 14, 2019 (650 CKOM file photo)
Max 8 aircraft ban causes stress for Sask. travellers
Saskatchewan travel agencies are dealing with worried travellers after Boeing's 737 Max 8 and 9 aircraft were grounded by Ottawa on Wednesday. CAA Saskatchewan's Christine Niemczyk told 650 CKOM on Th...
Mar 14, 2019
Saskatchewan brewery calls for feds to stop raising taxes
The head of Great Western Brewery says he is tired of being tapped for more taxes. Great Western president and CEO Michael Brennan spoke out Thursday against Ottawa's policy of automatically raising t...
Mar 14, 2019 Great Western President and CEO Michael Brennan gives a demonstration on the cost of rising federal excise tax on beer in Saskatoon on March 14, 2019. (Davis Remenda/650 CKOM)
2 teens charged in city's second homicide of 2019
Saskatoon police have charged two youth in connection with the city's second homicide of 2019. The boys, aged 15 and 17 appeared in Saskatoon Provincial Court Thursday charged with second-degree murde...
Mar 14, 2019 Saskatoon police vehicles seen parked outside a home on Avenue Q South on March 13, 2019. (Jay Thomas/650 CKOM)
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