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Two seriously injured after stabbing on city bus in Pleasant Hill
A 20-year-old man and 15-year-old girl were hospitalized on Thursday night after a stabbing on a Saskatoon Transit bus in the city's Pleasant Hill neighbourhood. According to police, officers were cal...
May 24, 2024 Police say two people were taken to hospital with serious injuries after an altercation on a Saskatoon Transit bus. (650 CKOM file photo)
Harrison brought gun to Legislative Building a decade ago, steps down as house leader
Jeremy Harrison is stepping down as Government House Leader after admitting he brought a gun to the Legislative Building ahead of a hunting trip, but he says it happened a decade ago and security staf...
May 24, 2024 Jeremy Harrison says he brought a cased long gun to the Legislative Building a decade ago, but did so as an alternative to leaving it unattended in his vehicle. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Sask. removes Russian post-secondary institutions from student aid eligibility list
In an effort to ensure provincial funding doesn't flow to institutions under federal sanctions, the Government of Saskatchewan has removed Russian post-secondary institutions from eligibility for stud...
May 24, 2024 The flag of Ukraine flying at the Saskatchewan Legislative Building. (Sarah Mills/980 CJME file photo)
Summer fun: Saskatoon Ex parade will return Aug. 6 after five-year break
Mark your calendars - after a five-year hiatus, the Saskatoon Ex's parade will once again be taking over downtown streets this August. The exhibition parade will kick off on Aug. 6 at 10 a.m., using t...
May 24, 2024 Floats get ready in the staging area for the Saskatoon Ex Parade. (650 CKOM file photo)
The Prairie Lily kicks off 13th season on the South Sask. River
A Saskatoon summer staple is ready to set sail. Mike Steckhan is captain of The Prairie Lily, the white and red riverboat that can be seen gliding up and down the South Saskatchewan River each summer....
May 24, 2024 The Prairie Lily, a 120-passenger riverboat, will set sail on the South Saskatchewan River for its first tour of the season Friday. (The Prairie Lily/Facebook)
Saskatoon councillors to contemplate riverfront land donation
There could be another riverbank nature area for the public to soon enjoy, if city councillors vote to accept a land donation. According to a report in the May 29 city council agenda, P.R. Development...
May 23, 2024 Land parcels to be donated by P.R. Developments (City of Saskatoon)
First of its kind virtual health hub coming to Whitecap Dakota First Nation
An indigenous-led virtual health hub will be built on Whitecap Dakota First Nation, about 20 km south of Saskatoon, the first of its kind in Canada. The province calls the hub a Remote Presence Techno...
May 23, 2024 A plan for an indigenous-led virtual health hub was unveiled on Whitecap Dakota First Nation Thursday. May 23, 2024 (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
16-year-old charged after 3 vehicles set on fire in Saskatoon
A teenage boy has been arrested and charged after police found three vehicles on fire in northeast Saskatoon Thursday morning. Police were called to the Evergreen neighbourhood around 1:30 a.m. about ...
May 23, 2024 Saskatoon police say a Butane torch was found on the person of the teen arrested Thursday morning. (CKOM file photo)
Provincial archives asks for help identifying couple in aerial wedding photo
The Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan wants to know if you recognize the couple from a very unique wedding photo. According to the archives, the first wedding to ever be performed in an airplane in ...
May 23, 2024 On May 23, 1929 the very first wedding to ever be performed in an airplane in all of Canada took place above the city of Regina. The Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan have shared a photo in hopes of identifying the couple that was married. (Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan Facebook)
Three-year contract offer to teachers includes 8% raise, money for class complexity: STF
The latest contract offer for Saskatchewan's teachers includes an eight per cent raise over three years and millions of dollars to address classroom complexity. The Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation p...
May 23, 2024 Teachers will vote on the offer next week. (650 CKOM file photo)
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