Murray Wood: Are Saskatchewan Roughrider fans still the best in the CFL?
Murray Wood says attendance at Rider seems to be down, even though the team guards the numbers. But with a strong record...
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Provincial economic stimulus money aimed at Saskatoon sidewalk repair and maintenance
Saskatoon city councillors have voted to divvy up more than $12 million in provincial economic stimulus money. The money will come from the Municipal Economic Enhancement Program (MEEP). It's a one-ti...
Jul 21, 2020 A crumbling sidewalk along Cumberland Avenue South
'A tough thing to measure:' Looking at Langham's Ag in Motion void with 2020 virtual event
The town of Langham usually boasts a population of around 1,500, but that all changes when Ag in Motion gets to town. But, like many things, 2020 is a different story. Due to COVID-19, the annual agri...
Jul 21, 2020 A rainy start to day 1 at Ag in Motion near Langham, on July 17, 2019. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
Two people are charged after multiple break and enters at Saskatoon businesses
A 30-year-old man and a 36-year-old man are facing multiple break and enter charges in Saskatoon's north end.On July 9, 2020, the two men were arrested by officers after they were caught leaving the i...
Jul 21, 2020 (650 CKOM file photo)
‘Seatbelts would have changed everything,’ says boyfriend of bus crash victim
EDMONTON - The boyfriend of a woman killed when the sightseeing bus the couple was on rolled in the Rocky Mountains believes she would still be alive had passengers been wearing seatbelts. Devon Ernes...
Jul 21, 2020 Devon Ernest and his girlfriend Dionne Durocher are shown in this undated handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO - Devon Ernest
'This community needs it:' Safe consumption site overlooked in numerous provincial funding announcements
Jason Mercredi knows how big the Saskatchewan Roughriders are, and how much they mean to the province. But, as the executive director of AIDS Saskatoon sits and reviews security camera footage from ou...
Jul 21, 2020
City unveils first electric bus in its fleet
Saskatoon Transit will be testing an electric bus over the next year as part of its public transport fleet. In a release, the city says it is hoping the addition of the electric bus will result in low...
Jul 21, 2020 An electric bus was added to the Saskatoon Transit fleet on July 21, 2020.
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'If the line hadn't been so long': Family from Unity was on icefield at time of crash
A father and daughter from Unity are reflecting on a choice they made Saturday in Alberta. "We are pretty happy we didn't go on the bus," Chris Bunz said. Chris and his daughter Parker were visiting t...
Jul 21, 2020 Picture of the Columbia Icefields bus crash. (Submitted by Chris Bunz)
Ag in Motion moving ahead with a very different look
This year's Ag in Motion event will look a lot different than what people have experienced in past years. This is the fifth year for the event that targets those who work in the agricultural industry....
Jul 20, 2020 Flaman Group of Companies and Pro Grain Equipment partnered to sell a grain bagger at the 2018 Ag in Motion farm show, with all proceeds to benefit an injurred Humboldt Bronco. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
Canoe Narrows woman among the fatalities in glacier sightseeing bus rollover
The Alberta RCMP says a 24-year-old woman from Canoe Narrows is among the fatalities in Saturday's rollover of a glacier sightseeing bus in the Columbia Icefields. Canoe Narrows is about 340 kilometre...
Jul 20, 2020 Picture of the Columbia Icefields bus crash. (Submitted by Chris Bunz)
Woman smashes business windows, arrested carrying ID not her own
Saskatoon police arrested a 35-year-old woman Sunday night after she allegedly smashed two windows at a Pleasant Hill business. Police responded to a call around 8:20 p.m. of the woman throwing rocks ...
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