Murray Wood: Elbows down, taxpayer subsidies for U.S. flights up
Murray Wood wonders why it's OK for Saskatchewan to prop up air travel to the U.S. with taxpayer dollars, but it was wro...
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Two fallen Saskatoon firefighters remembered on 40th anniversary of Queen's Hotel blaze
The Saskatoon Fire Department held two ceremonies Sunday to mark 40 years since the tragic Queen's Hotel fire that claimed the lives of two firefighters. Victor Budz, 46, and Dennis Guenter, 29, died ...
Jun 01, 2020 (Saskatoon Fire Dept./Facebook)
Man facing charges after driving towards police officer
A 21-year-old man is facing several charges -- including dangerous driving -- after accelerating his vehicle toward a police officer who was trying to get the vehicle to stop. Saskatoon police say Sat...
Jun 01, 2020 (650 CKOM file photo)
Man arrested in shooting that injured 14-year-old boy
Saskatoon police say a 32-year-old Saskatoon man has been taken into custody in connection with a shooting in April that injured a 14-year-old boy. On April 26, police responded to a house in the 1300...
Jun 01, 2020
Saskatoon police investigating rash of suspicious fires
The Saskatoon Police Service (SPS) is investigating a number of recent suspicious fires. Over the past 2 1/2 weeks, 29 suspicious fires have been reported within Central Division. Twenty of these have...
Jun 01, 2020 The Saskatoon Fire Department dealt with a rash of suspicious fires in the early morning of May 14, 2020. (Saskatoon Fire Department/Submitted)
Saskatoon feels the impact of strong winds
Strong wind gusts caused havoc Monday morning across central Saskatchewan with downed trees, scattered patio furniture and numerous power outages. Environment Canada meteorologist Brad Vrolijk said Sa...
Jun 01, 2020 A branch from the wind storm fell on a car on Lorne Avenue on June 1, 2020 (Brent Loucks/650 CKOM)
Man killed in single-vehicle rollover on Highway 3 west of Paradise Hill
A 56-year-old man died early Monday after the truck he was driving rolled over on Highway 3 west of Paradise Hill. The Maidstone RCMP said when emergency crews got to the scene, the Ford F-150 truck t...
Jun 01, 2020
Saskatoon-based video game highlights Canada's contributions in Second World War
Michael Long grew up in Saskatoon playing Second World War video games that almost always highlighted the Allies' victories using either British or American soldiers. Rarely, if ever, is Canada and it...
May 31, 2020 A behind the scenes photograph of the live-action trailer shoot shows some of the artifacts and props used to make Radio General an authentic Canadian experience. (Radio General/Facebook)
Strong winds expected to continue throughout the province into Monday evening
It's a windy Sunday in Saskatchewan, but don't expect it to go away so soon. Wind gusts are being felt up near the 90 km/h threshold in some areas, including Regina. The threshold for a wind warning i...
May 31, 2020 Wind gusts up to 90 km/h may be felt in Saskatchewan Sunday and into Monday. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
Province gains one COVID-19 case Sunday, along with 11th death
Saskatchewan now has its eleventh death of a person with COVID-19. The resident in the North region was in their 70s. As of Sunday, the province says Saskatchewan only gained one new case of COVID-19,...
May 31, 2020
Police nab two speedsters within two and a half hours of one another Saturday night
It was a busy Saturday night for Saskatoon police. Within two and a half hours, officers caught two motorists in separate incidents, excessively speeding. The first incident was on 8th Street East nea...
May 31, 2020 Saskatoon police clocked two speedsters Saturday night in separate incidents. (SPS Traffic Unit/Twitter)
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