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Taylor Street crash kills 16-year-old, injures two other teens
A 16-year-old male died after a high-speed crash on Taylor Street early Sunday morning. Two other males in the vehicle, both 15, were taken to hospital. One had minor injuries and the other was in ser...
Apr 14, 2024 Driver impairment is not believed to be a factor in the single-vehicle crash that claimed the life of a 16-year-old on April 14, 2024. (Brent Bosker/650 CKOM)
Saunderson goal lifts Blades to 2-1 overtime victory over Red Deer
The Saskatoon Blades will hit the road to Red Deer on Monday with a 2-0 series lead in their pocket. Defenceman Ben Saunderson scored his second goal of the playoffs on a beautiful feed from captain T...
Apr 14, 2024 Saskatoon Blades celebrate after Ben Saunderson scores his second of the playoffs to give them a 2-1 overtime victory in Game 2 against the Red Deer Rebels. (Steve Hiscock/Saskatoon Blades)
Dalmeny Sabres practise with Jarome Iginla in once-in-a-lifetime opportunity
Growing up playing hockey, every kid's dream is to play in the National Hockey League. For members of the under-15 Dalmeny Sabres, it may not have been an NHL game they were participating in Saturday,...
Apr 13, 2024 Jarome Iginla talking with the U15 Dalmeny Sabers after the practice with a pro event (Will Mandzuk/650CKOM)
'I'm excited:' Saskatchewan students react to STF lifting sanctions
With the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation and the provincial government announcing plans to get back to the bargaining table next week, the STF has said it will lift sanctions that are currently in p...
Apr 12, 2024
Shooting victim found outside Saskatoon's St. Paul's Hospital
Saskatoon police are seeking a suspect after a man was found with a gunshot wound outside St. Paul's Hospital. According to a media release, paramedics called police after finding the man outside the ...
Apr 12, 2024 A sign outside St. Paul's Hospital. (Brent Bosker/650 CKOM file photo)
Former Maple Creek teacher facing new sexual assault charge: RCMP
A former Maple Creek teacher has been charged with another count of sexual assault. Dester Bacsu was previously facing three charges of sexual assault. The first two alleged assaults involved male you...
Apr 12, 2024 Police say they believe there are more victims who have not yet come forward. (battlefordsNOW file photo)
Provincial government optimistic talks with teachers next week could lead to deal
The Saskatchewan government decided to end the week with the good news that bargaining will soon resume with teachers. A week after the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation (STF) announced it was impleme...
Apr 12, 2024 Education Minister Jeremy Cockrill speaks at an event in Saskatoon on Friday shortly after the announcement that the province and teachers will be returning to the bargaining table next week. (Shane Clausing/650 CKOM)
Fond du Lac woman $1,254,350 richer after winning VLT jackpot in Saskatoon
Karrie Kkailther said she was shocked and confused at first, but soon she realized what had happened - she'd won more than a million dollars on a Saskatoon VLT. Kkailther, who lives in Fond du Lac, wo...
Apr 12, 2024 A Fond du Lac woman says she'll be looking at houses after a big win on a Saskatoon VLT. (Western Canada Lottery Corporation/Submitted)
Saskatoon police fielded three bear spray calls on Thursday
Police officers in Saskatoon were busy dealing with three separate bear spray calls on Thursday. In the first incident, police were called to a home on Fairmont Drive shortly before 2 a.m. after a per...
Apr 12, 2024 Police in Saskatoon responded to three bear spray calls on Thursday, making two arrests. (650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatoon Tribal Council to deliver reintegration programs to urban camp inmates
The Saskatoon Tribal Council will design and deliver Indigenous-led supportive programming to men incarcerated at the Saskatoon Correctional Centre Urban Camp. The goal is to help the camp's roughly 5...
Apr 12, 2024 STC Tribal Chief Mark Arcand said the new programming will help "break the cycle of incarceration." (Shane Clausing/650 CKOM)
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