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Sask Polytech's hockey stick car revs up at world competition
A Saskatchewan school has revved up a worldwide competition with a car made partly out of hockey sticks. Saskatchewan Polytechnic competed in the 2023 Shell Eco-marathon World Championship in Bangalor...
Oct 20, 2023 Saskatchewan Polytechnic's car made out of hockey sticks competes in India. (Saskatchewan Polytechnic/Facebook)
Woman launches petition pleading for upgrades to Highway 41
A woman living just outside Aberdeen has launched a petition calling on the province to build passing lanes on Highway 41. Highway 41 was the site of a deadly crash on Sunday which killed a family of ...
Oct 20, 2023 The intersection of Edenberg Road and Highway 41, where a deadly crash killed four people last weekend. (Jodi Levi/Submitted)
C95 sets record in radio marathon for breast cancer research
The 2023 edition of C95's Radio Marathon for Breast Cancer Research was a record-setting one. Generous listeners to Saskatoon's number-one hit music station raised a record $425,937 during the annual ...
Oct 19, 2023 C95's Shauna Foster and Rob Suski show off this year's record-breaking total. (C95/Submitted)
Police warn public after used needles left on Saskatoon playgrounds
Police in Saskatoon are warning the public after getting reports of used needles "being intentionally discarded into school parks and playgrounds." According to police, the reports began in July and A...
Oct 19, 2023 The person of interest was described as a slim man in his late 30s or early 40s, with stubble on his face and a mole on his right cheek, under his eye. (Saskatoon Police Service/Submitted)
Interim Prince Albert police chief staying on permanently
By Jaryn Vecchio The interim chief of the Prince Albert Police Service isn't leaving anytime soon. The Prince Albert Board of Police Commissioners announced on Thursday that Patrick Nogier will be the...
Oct 19, 2023 Patrick Nogier will be staying on as chief of the Prince Albert Police Service. (Nigel Maxwell/paNOW)
Escaped correctional camp inmate arrested in Saskatoon
A 37-year-old man who allegedly escaped from the Besnard Lake Correctional Camp earlier this month is once again behind bars. According to the RCMP, Anthony Michael Alcrow escaped from the camp - whic...
Oct 19, 2023 Anthony Michael Alcrow. (Saskatchewan RCMP/Submitted)
By the numbers: Saskatchewan's 2023 wildfire season
It doesn't take an expert to know that this past wildfire season in Saskatchewan was a bad one for the province. Many days throughout the summer months were spent reading air quality index reports and...
Oct 19, 2023 A Saskatchewan water bomber battles a fire this past summer. This summer saw forest fires burn an area five times the size of Prince Albert National Park. (Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency/Facebook)
Troy Cooper to retire after five years as Saskatoon police chief
Troy Cooper, chief of the Saskatoon Police Service, announced his retirement Thursday after almost six years as the city's top cop. The chief, who assumed the role on Feb. 28, 2018, was expected to st...
Oct 19, 2023 Troy Cooper became the first Métis police chief in Saskatoon in 2018. (650 CKOM file photo)
Cumberland House blames provincial government for water emergency
Officials in Cumberland House are blaming the provincial government after declaring a state of emergency due to a lack of water. The northeastern village - with support from the Cumberland House Cree ...
Oct 19, 2023 Officials in Cumberland House are blaming the provincial government for lack of drinking water in the local reservoir. (980 CJME file photo)
LISTEN: Aden Bowman receiver turning heads in Saskatoon
A high school football player in Saskatoon is in the midst of one of the best seasons the city has ever seen. Aden Bowman Bears receiver Brady Blackburn has been a real problem for defenders in the 5A...
Oct 19, 2023 Aden Bowman receiver Brady Blackburn makes a cut on a defender. (Nicole Hills/Submitted)
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