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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Saskatoon pet-care business hopeful for federal CEBA loan extension
Upon entering Furbaby Pet Care's 24-hour facility, you're met with the sound of energetic dogs playing. The Saskatoon business has come a long way since it opened before the COVID-19 pandemic. But is ...
Jun 22, 2023 Dogs at Furbaby Pet Care. (Halyna Mihalik/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon city council to hold first emergency budget meeting
Saskatoon's city council will hold the first of several scheduled emergency budget meetings Thursday. The goal will be to get the 2024 budget figured out, as the city is currently facing a projected $...
Jun 22, 2023 Saskatoon City Council
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More teachers, EAs and fees for parents as SPSD passes budget
The Saskatoon Public School Division has passed its 2023-2024 operating budget, as required by the Ministry of Education, and it includes up to $8 million in additional funding from the province to ad...
Jun 21, 2023 SPSD board chair Colleen MacPherson (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM )
Truck driver charged with dangerous driving causing death in October collision
A 28-year-old truck driver is facing charges in connection with a crash in Saskatoon that left two people dead last fall. On Oct. 7, police were called to the intersection of Diefenbaker Drive and 22n...
Jun 21, 2023 (Saskatoon Police Service/Submitted)
STF accuses Northern Lights School Division's Jason Young of 'abuse of power'
The Northern Lights School Division, which covers most of the northern half of Saskatchewan, is in hot water with the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation (STF). STF president Samantha Becotte said a let...
Jun 21, 2023 Samantha Becotte spoke to media during an online news conference on Nov. 22, 2022. (Libby Giesbrecht/650 CKOM)
Put on your thinking cap: Saskatoon Baseball Club looking for name
The Saskatoon Baseball Club needs a name, and the team is turning the search into a contest. The team will be playing in the Western Canadian Baseball League starting in the 2024 season. But before th...
Jun 21, 2023 (650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatchewan on track for another record homicide year: RCMP
RCMP officers in Saskatchewan have responded to seven homicides over the past 30 days, and the Mounties say numbers like that are no longer out of the ordinary. Joshua Graham, officer in charge of Sas...
Jun 21, 2023 (650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatoon Indigenous boutique collaborating with Roughriders
An Indigenous- and female-owned boutique is making big waves around the country. Saskatoon's Awasis Boutique has made a big name for itself in the last five years, and now the business is gearing up f...
Jun 21, 2023 Awasis Boutique CEO Christine Marie and her sons (Awasis Boutique/Facebook)
No timeline for when University Bridge will reopen
There's no timeline yet for when the University Bridge will reopen. The major Saskatoon crossing was closed to the public Wednesday morning after a fire at an urban encampment. According to the Saskat...
Jun 21, 2023 (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
Man dead after pickup and semi collide near Fort Qu'Appelle
A 54-year-old man is dead after a semi and a pickup truck collided on Highway 10 on Tuesday afternoon. According to the RCMP, the crash happened about seven kilometres southwest of Fort Qu'Appelle. A ...
Jun 21, 2023 (650 CKOM file photo)
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