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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Saskatoon father thankful for support after son a victim of alleged racist attack
Since coming to Canada 30 years ago as a university student, Nelson Chen say he has never experienced the intolerance his son endured Friday afternoon in the city. "I've never been subjected to someth...
May 25, 2020 (Google Maps)
Attempted traffic stop leads to Saskatoon man facing drug and alcohol charges
A 35-year-old Saskatoon man is facing charges of impaired driving and cocaine possession after an attempted traffic stop Friday night. At about 11:15 p.m., a member of the Saskatoon Police Service's T...
May 25, 2020
A look at massage therapy in Saskatchewan during the COVID-19 pandemic
Massage therapists are adjusting to the new world of COVID-19 prevention health protocols. They have been allowed to be open for nearly a week under Phase 2 of the Re-Open Saskatchewan plan. Camille L...
May 25, 2020 A therapist from Synergy Sports Therapy in Saskatoon wearing full protective equipment. (Massage Therapist Association of Saskatchewan/Facebook)
Sask. considers taking federal government to court over firearms ban
On May 1, the federal government announced a ban on a wide range of 'military-grade' firearms, saying the guns were designed for the battlefield, not hunting or sport shooting. On Monday, Saskatchewan...
May 25, 2020
Remember to plug the meter: Pay parking returns to Saskatoon
The time has expired on free parking in Saskatoon. As of today, pay parking, on-street parking limits and enforcement are back in effect across the city. Pay parking was suspended back in March as rel...
May 25, 2020
Fire crews secure downtown sign dangling 'dangerously' over sidewalk
Saskatoon firefighters do more than just fight fires. They proved that Sunday evening when they prevented a sign from falling off a downtown office building. Fire crews were called around 8 p.m. to th...
May 25, 2020 Firefighters helped secure the sign on the First Nations Bank that became loose and was dangling over the sidewalk on May 24th, 2020. (Saskatoon Fire)
Meet Noodle Man: Saskatoon’s COVID-19 celebrity
Saskatoon's latest celebrity isn't known for his widespread fame or fortune, but he is known for his widespread noodles. Meet Noodle Man, the neon-clothed jogger with long, curly hair spilling out the...
May 25, 2020 Brett Williams has earned the nickname Noodle Man for his self-made social distancing contraption he wears jogging. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
Saskatchewan Huskies mourn the loss of two alumni
Huskie Athletics is mourning the loss of two of its own. In a release Friday, Huskie Athletics says two former football players passed away in separate incidents. Matthew Baraniuk and Samwel Uko both ...
May 24, 2020 (L-R) Former Saskatchewan Huskies Samwel Uko and Matthew Baraniuk passed away in separate incidents. (Twitter/USask Huskie Football)
Saskatchewan gains two COVID-19 cases Sunday, three recoveries
The province announced two more cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan Sunday, bringing the total to 632. Saskatchewan's two new cases of COVID-19 are located in the Far North. Of the 632 cases, 87 are con...
May 24, 2020 (Erin McNutt/650 CKOM)
Teenage boy attacked while riding his bicycle after being blamed for pandemic
A Saskatoon father says his 15-year-old son was the victim of a racial attack Friday afternoon at a park in Lawson Heights. In a Facebook post Friday, the boy's father opened up about the alleged atta...
May 24, 2020 (Google Maps)
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