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Carrie Underwood announces Saskatoon concert
Country singer Carrie Underwood is coming to Saskatoon next spring. The Cry Pretty Tour 360 will be stopping at SaskTel Centre on May 31, 2019 with guests Maddie & Tae and Runaway June. Tickets go...
Aug 08, 2018 Carrie Underwood's Cry Pretty Tour 360 comes to SaskTel Centre May 31, 2019 (SaskTel Centre/Twitter)
‘Saskatchewan iconic’: The Zipper still draws thrill seekers
It's not the biggest - or even the fastest - ride, but The Zipper has earned its bragging rights in Saskatchewan. An hour after the Saskatoon Ex opened at Prairieland Park Tuesday afternoon, a line ha...
Aug 08, 2018 (650 CKOM file photo)
Overturned semi blocks Millar Avenue during rush hour
An overturned semi caused headaches for a lot of evening commuters in Saskatoon on Tuesday. At around 4 p.m., the truck and trailer overturned on Millar Avenue near Circle Drive, blocking the northbou...
Aug 07, 2018 A semi overturned on Millar Avenue on Aug. 7, 2018. (Jay Thomas/650 CKOM)
Man attempts to steal police gun, gets tasered
A 31-year-old man was tasered by police early Monday morning after he attempted to take an officer's gun. Saskatoon police say a man was being transferred to another cell in their detention facility a...
Aug 07, 2018 (File photo/650 CKOM)
Dog bites officer responding to Idylwyld Dr. break-in report
A police officer was sent to hospital with minor injuries after a dog bit him over the weekend. Saskatoon police said the incident happened around 7:45 p.m. on Saturday, when the officer was respondin...
Aug 07, 2018 (650 CKOM file photo)
'Knowledge keeper:' Respected elder Walter Linklater dies
Saskatoon's Indigenous community is mourning the loss of a respected elder after Walter Linklater died at home Sunday at the age of 79. His son Michael, the leader of Saskatoon's 3X3 basketball team, ...
Aug 07, 2018 Walter Linklater died on Aug. 5, 2018 at the age of 79. (Lyndon Linklater/Submitted)
Ramp opens for new interchange at Boychuk and Highway 16
Traffic is flowing a little smoother at the interchange under construction at Boychuk Drive and Highway 16. The westbound ramp onto Highway 16 opened to traffic on Monday morning. The $45-million doll...
Aug 07, 2018 The first ramp opens at the Boychuk Drive and Highway 16 interchange on August 6, 2018. (Jay Thomas/650 CKOM)
Ex Parade kicks off 6 days of fairground fun
Your favourite rides and deep-fried treats are back as the Saskatoon Ex kicks off Tuesday. Keeping with tradition, the Saskatoon Ex Parade rang in the six-day fair by winding through downtown. People ...
Aug 07, 2018 The Saskatoon Exhibition runs for five days every August at Prairieland Park. (Nick Biblow/Tourism Saskatoon)
Fringe Fest production uses phone app for unique vignettes
Using a combination of technology and performance Overhear is not your average theatre experience. The production by It's Not a Box Theatre uses an iPhone app to guide people through a series of short...
Aug 06, 2018 Overhear, a production at Nutrien Fringe Fest in Saskatoon uses a phone app to enhance vignettes. (It's Not a Box Theatre/Facebook)
Police arrest 2 people, seize weapons cache on Avenue U
Saskatoon police arrested a 34-year-old man and 28-year-old woman early Sunday morning after a disturbance call led them to weapons. In a release, police said officers went to an apartment block in th...
Aug 05, 2018 (650 CKOM file photo)
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