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'A new neighbourhood:' US prof speaks on Saskatoon arena
While Saskatoon is still on the fence about building new or renovating the existing SaskTel Centre, one expert in arena design says time is of the essence. Mark Rosentraub is a professor of sport mana...
Jun 07, 2018 SaskTel Centre could play host to the 2023 world junior hockey championship. (Tourism Saskatoon/Submitted)
Merlis Belsher honoured at U of S convocation
University convocation is a day to celebrate after long nights buried in the books, with family to cheer you on and officially send you on to another chapter in your life. But for some, it can mean re...
Jun 07, 2018 Saskatoon lawyer and philanthropist Merlis Belsher. (University of Saskatchewan)
Grandfather's ashes stolen from Caswell Hill garage
A weekend break-in at a garage in the city's Caswell Hill neighbourhood has left a Saskatoon family devastated. Tanya Marie Nowlin told 650 CKOM the garage belongs to her aunt. The only thing stolen i...
Jun 07, 2018 A Saskatoon family is asking for John Nowlin's ashes to be returned after they were stolen June 2, 2018 from a garage in Saskatoon's Caswell Hill neighbourhood. (Tanya Marie Nowlin/submitted photo)
Saskatoon students raise ducks for memorial gardens
After weeks of care from students in Saskatoon, a family of ducks is finally home. Hillcrest Memorial Gardens and Funeral Home has worked with city schools for the last 16 years to have ducklings look...
Jun 07, 2018 A group of 20 ducks, raised by Saskatoon students, will now live at the pond in Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. (Daniella Ponticelli/650 CKOM)
City pitching new garbage utility based on bin size
If City of Saskatoon administration gets its way, it'll be the size of your bin - not the weight of your garbage - that determines how much you pay for waste collection. The city unveiled its plans We...
Jun 06, 2018 The City of Saskatoon displays examples of different garbage bin sizes that could be implemented under a new utility program, with the current bin displayed on the right. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
Call about suspicious activity leads to arrest of wanted man
A man is facing several charges after police got a call about suspicious people checking out cars. According to Saskatoon police, members of the bike unit were sent to the area of 4th Avenue North and...
Jun 05, 2018
Hockey coach Dave King gets honourary degree from U of S
The University of Saskatchewan honoured one of its legends Monday morning. Former Huskies men's hockey coach Dave King got an honourary doctorate of law during a convocation ceremony at TCU Place. Kin...
Jun 05, 2018 Former Huskies hockey coach Dave King addresses a convocation ceremony after receiving an honourary doctorate on June 4, 2018. (University of Saskatchewan)
'Better use' for Sask. steel than pipeline: protester
It wasn't a large protest, but a few people in Saskatoon aren't happy about the pending federal government buyout of the Kinder Morgan TransMountain pipeline. About 25 people gathered outside the fede...
Jun 04, 2018 Mark Pritchard speaks at a protest against the federal government's pending purchase of the Kinder Morgan TransMountain pipeline on June 4, 2018. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
5 arrested, $400K seized in major Saskatoon drug bust
Five people have been arrested following a significant drug bust by Saskatoon police. An investigation by the Saskatoon Integrated Drug Enforcement Street Team (SIDEST) into fentanyl trafficking began...
Jun 04, 2018
Sask. Polytechnic closes fitness centres, cancels sports
A Saskatchewan Polytechnic engineering student is disappointed with the decision to close the fitness centre at the school's Saskatoon campus. Reid Thompson, who's going into his second year in the po...
Jun 04, 2018 Saskatchewan Polytechnic's Kelsey Campus at 1130 Idylwyld Drive North in Saskatoon. (infoaboutcompanies.ca)
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