Sarah Mills: LEGO is for everyone, but only the rich can afford the bigger sets
Sarah Mills has a bone to pick with LEGO. A lot of the newer and more complex sets are geared towards adults, but the pr...
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'Not a hint of remorse:' Third former employee of Christian school faces charges
Former students of Legacy Christian Academy filled courtroom seats in Saskatoon on Thursday as they watched a familiar face enter the prisoner box. John Olubobokun, 63, a former executive director at ...
Jun 22, 2023 Caitlin Erickson speaks to media outside the courthouse. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
Council motion seeking budget options based on 4 per cent tax hike defeated
The first of the City of Saskatoon's special budget meetings began Thursday morning with Mayor Charlie Clark calling the process to address a $52.4-million funding gap in 2024 and another $23.2-millio...
Jun 22, 2023 (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Police release suspect sketch after alleged abduction attempt in North Battleford
Mounties in North Battleford are still investigating an alleged abduction attempt, and released a sketch of the suspect on Thursday. Police said a teen girl was walking down 110th Street near St. Laur...
Jun 22, 2023 (Saskatchewan RCMP/Submitted)
Saskatoon couple donates $1 million to help youth mental health services
Saskatoon's Wayne and Debra Grund are donating $1 million to Saskatchewan's Jim Pattison Children's Hospital Foundation (JPCHF). The donation is to further support provincial child and youth mental he...
Jun 22, 2023 (Will Mandzuk/650 CKOM)
Mental health app launched to help agriculture community
A new app is helping end the stigma around mental health in the agriculture community. AgTalk is a peer-support well-being app launched by the Do More Agriculture Foundation in collaboration with Toge...
Jun 22, 2023
Ottawa beats out Saskatchewan cities to host 2025 world juniors
Saskatoon and Regina won't be teaming up to host the 2025 world junior hockey championship. The Saskatchewan cities joined forces on a bid to stage the event, but on Thursday, Hockey Canada announced ...
Jun 22, 2023 SaskTel Centre. (Libby Giesbrecht/650 CKOM file photo)
University Bridge expected to reopen late Thursday afternoon
A burning mattress at an abandoned encampment underneath the University Bridge didn't cause any apparent structural damage, and the bridge is expected to open again late Thursday afternoon. The fire b...
Jun 22, 2023 (Will Mandzuk/650 CKOM file photo)
Eight new affordable housing units open in Saskatoon
Eight new affordable homes opened in Saskatoon on Thursday to provide a safe place for 10 people with intellectual disabilities or mental health challenges to live independently. The brand-new homes a...
Jun 22, 2023 Gene Makowsky, Saskatchewan's social services minister. (650 CKOM file photo)
Seeding wraps up across Saskatchewan
The 2023 crop is in the ground. Seeding is 98 per cent complete across Saskatchewan, according to the latest crop report from the Ministry of Agriculture, and rain showers that moved through the provi...
Jun 22, 2023 (650 CKOM file photo)
Melfort RCMP asks for help identifying suspect in grandparent scam
RCMP officers in Melfort are turning to the public for help as they work to identify a suspect in an alleged "grandparent scam." According to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre, grandparent scams involve ...
Jun 22, 2023 (Saskatchewan RCMP/Submitted)
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