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Remai Modern exhibit showcases birchbark canoe construction
A new exhibit at the Remai Modern museum showcases the role canoes have in Indigenous culture through the process of making one. Kelly Tolley, the program guide for the Canoe 2.0 project, said a previ...
Aug 26, 2023 The Canoe 2.0 exhibit is being built by Algonquin canoe maker Pinock Smith at the Remai Modern museum. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon Sexual Health to host teaching session for sex ed instructors
Saskatoon Sexual Health is ready to teach some teachers. News of the new parental consent policies for sex education took the Saskatoon-based non-profit by surprise Tuesday. But next Wednesday, it wil...
Aug 25, 2023
Company apologizes for data issue around names of some Sask. LGBTQ students
As reaction continues to the Saskatchewan government's policy change regarding gender and pronoun changes, an online education portal used by parents and students in Saskatoon is apologizing for a dat...
Aug 25, 2023 The Greater Saskatoon Catholic School Division says urgency is growing for a new school after topping 22,000 students for the first time (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM file photo)
Weapons, drugs seized by RCMP during raids in Rosetown, La Ronge area
RCMP officers seized caches of weapons and drugs this week during raids in Rosetown and in the La Ronge district. According to the Mounties, at about 6 a.m. on Wednesday, officers from the Rosetown de...
Aug 25, 2023 The weapons and ammunition seized during a raid in Rosetown. (RCMP/Submitted)
Man facing charges after allegedly pointing gun at people in Saskatoon
A 20-year-old man is facing a number of weapons-related charges after allegedly pointing a gun at two people in Saskatoon early Thursday. According to police, officers were dispatched at about 1:30 a....
Aug 25, 2023 Saskatoon police have charged a 20-year-old man after he allegedly pointed a gun at people in the city. (650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatoon Tribal Council hands out 3,000 backpacks, other supplies for school year
On Friday, hundreds of people lined up outside of the White Buffalo Youth Lodge waiting to fill up backpacks in preparation for the school year. For the past eight years, the Saskatoon Tribal Council ...
Aug 25, 2023 The Saskatoon Tribal Council handed out 3,000 backpacks and other supplies to members of the community on Aug. 25, 2023. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
RCMP bringing drones to every detachment in Saskatchewan
It's a bird ... It's a plane ... No, it's the police! The Saskatchewan RCMP is taking to the skies by adding aerial drones to every detachment in the province. The RCMP said the drones -- which office...
Aug 25, 2023 The Saskatchewan RCMP says it is working to bring drones to every detachment in the province by April of 2024. (Saskatchewan RCMP/Submitted)
No reports of drugged zip ties despite viral post: Police
A social media post warning about drugged zip ties attached to the handles of car doors has been shared like wildfire in Saskatoon. But the city's police department said there haven't been any calls o...
Aug 25, 2023 (Jennifer Bear/Facebook)
Families impacted by mass stabbings at JSCN find support at traditional health gathering
By Nigel Maxwell Nearly a year has passed since Joyce Burns' husband Earl was stabbed and killed, and the scars are still very fresh. Joyce was one of many survivors at this week's Federation of Sover...
Aug 25, 2023 The James Smith Cree Nation was devastated by a series of stabbing attacks on Sept. 4, 2022, which left 12 people dead, including the perpetrator. (Brent Bosker/650 CKOM)
Lakeside Festival gets ready to rock to Waskesiu
By Nigel Maxwell Thousands of people are expected to travel to Prince Albert National Park this weekend as an annual music festival returns. The Waskesiu Lakeside Music Festival starts Friday evening ...
Aug 25, 2023 Thousands are expected at a music festival in Waskesiu this weekend. (Submitted photo/ Zazz Business Consulting)
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