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When is the best time to switch to winter tires in Saskatchewan?
Whether you like it or not, winter is fast approaching, and now is the ideal time to book an appointment for winter tires, says OK Tire's Rod Jansen. While many choose to get winter tires on their veh...
Oct 06, 2023 The OK Tire location on 22nd Street in Saskatoon is slammed with customers needing winter tires (Brent Bosker / 650 CKOM)
Pine View Farms thankful to avoid avian flu this year
As Thanksgiving approaches, Pine View Farms is butchering hundreds of turkeys for Saskatchewan families despite setbacks last season. Last year, the "farm-to-fork operation," located 15 minutes north ...
Oct 06, 2023 This year, Pine View Farms produced close to 900 turkeys, and all of them have sold. (Photo credit: Kim Siever)
Saskatoon Food Bank nears $12M goal for new Ave. P location
The Saskatoon Food Bank and Learning Centre has achieved 70 per cent of its $12 million fundraising efforts for a new central hub. The Plant Possibility campaign launch on Thursday aims to guide the o...
Oct 05, 2023 SFBLC executive director Laurie O'Connor and campaign chair Chris Reynolds announce the Plant Possibility campaign has reached $8 million of the $12 million goal. (Will Mandzuk/650CKOM)
Former teacher at Legacy Christian Academy enters guilty plea
Aaron Travis Benneweis appeared by telephone in a Saskatoon courtroom Thursday from Edmonton and pleaded guilty to charges of sexual assault and sexual exploitation of a minor. He served as Legacy Chr...
Oct 05, 2023 Mile Two Church is located in the same building as Legacy Christian Academy, and is affiliated with the school. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Regina man's Snapchat accounts may lead to more child porn charges
The RCMP urges Snapchat users to inform police if they've connected with the following handles: Maximum_max11, MaxxyMaxlove, Stretch_Enjoyer. A 29-year-old Regina man is accused of communicating with ...
Oct 05, 2023
Council to vote on hiring safety officers for city buses in November
A new Saskatoon transit worker support system received the green light from the city's transportation committee. During Tuesday's meeting, councillors unanimously voted to recommend six new, uniformed...
Oct 05, 2023 "We're seeing everything from verbal abuse towards our operators, getting spit on, physically assaulted, punched, kicked," said Darcy Pederson, Amalgamated Transit Union Local 615 President
Police investigate sudden death near Bedford Road Collegiate
Students at a Saskatoon high school had to walk by police vehicles on their way to class Thursday morning. Police were called at 7:30 a.m. about a deceased person in a parking lot near Bedford Road Co...
Oct 05, 2023 Police were called about a sudden death Thursday morning in a parking lot near Bedford Road High School (Will Mandzuk/ 650 CKOM)
New centre for Métis opens in Saskatoon
Saskatchewan's Mtis community will have a new space to call home with the opening of Ma Faamii in Saskatoon. The one stop service centre- worth over $2 million dollars- provides support and services f...
Oct 05, 2023 A new hub for the Metis community will now make navigating Metis Nation Saskatchewan's programs easier
(File photo/650 CKOM)
Bus shelter near Market Mall features artistic tribute to MMIWG
A colourful bus shelter now stands at the corner of Adelaide Street and Preston Avenue South in Saskatoon, featuring the artwork of Indigenous artist Vanessa Hyggen. The Lac La Ronge artist created th...
Oct 04, 2023 The new bus shelter near Market Mall is one of five displaying Indigenous artwork across the city. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Ominous letters from 'Queen of Canada' concern Richmound mayor
The mayor of Richmound, Sask. says residents feel threatened as the self-proclaimed "Queen of Canada," Romana Didulo, and her followers continue to torment the community. "It still comes down to (that...
Oct 04, 2023 Romana Didulo, the self-proclaimed 'Queen of Canada,' speaking in an online video. (Bitchute)
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