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Rock 102 hosts 7th annual Cardboard Cup
The sun was shining and the sleds were sliding at Rock 102's 7th annual Cardboard Cup at Optimist Hill on Saturday. Approximately 300 spectators were out at the hill to watch the event's 18 participan...
Feb 29, 2020 This approximately 200 pound cardboard horse and carriage sled took home first place at this year's Rock 102 Cardboard Cup. (Harrison Brooks/650 CKOM)
Unifor members picket outside Co-op AGM in Saskatoon
Around 30 Unifor members stopped outside the main entrance of TCU Place in Saskatoon on Saturday to draw attention to the ongoing lockout at the Regina refinery. "We thought it was important to get he...
Feb 29, 2020 Unifor members set up a picket outside TCU Place on Feb. 29, 2020 as Co-op held its annual general meeting inside. (Harrison Brooks/CKOM)
Saskatoon dog trainer says great caution must be used in off-leash dog parks
There has been a lot of discussion about Saskatoon's off-leash dog parks in the past few weeks. Recently city council made a proposal that dog owners could only bring a maximum of four dogs to the par...
Feb 29, 2020 Changes may be coming to Saskatoon's dog parks.(Twitter/City of Saskatoon)
Stock market drop a 'blip' compared to 2008: financial analyst
A Saskatoon financial analyst is shrugging off comparisons between this week's stock market drop and the 2008 financial crisis. Stock markets plummeted more than anytime since October 2008 through the...
Feb 29, 2020
Hockey Huskies 1 win away from championship after 3-2 Game 1 victory
Layne Young is told continually that he has a "big butt." His coach, Dave Adolph, exclaimed it as a virtue after his second year recruit nabbed the eventual winner in a 3-2 Game 1 victory for the Univ...
Feb 28, 2020 Saskatchewan Huskies forward Collin Shirley fends off UBC forward Colton Kehler during the Huskies 3-2 win over the Thunderbirds on Feb. 28, 2020. (GetMyPhoto.ca/Huskie Athletics)
Court of Queen's Bench Justice rules controversial witness should testify in Dallin Singharath murder trial
A 'central' witness that Crown Prosecutor Cory Bliss argued may be unreliable or who may commit perjury, was allowed to take the stand in the Dallin Singharath second degree murder trial Friday aftern...
Feb 28, 2020
UFC rumoured to be coming back to Saskatoon in June
The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) could be on its way back to Saskatoon this summer, according to a report from SB Nation. The event is rumoured to be scheduled for Saturday, June 20th at the S...
Feb 28, 2020 A second UFC event is rumoured to be coming to Saskatoon's Sasktel Centre in June. (Tourism Saskatoon)
Woman taken to hospital following alleged drive-by shooting, four arrested
A woman was taken to hospital following an alleged drive-by shooting in North Battleford early Friday morning. Police report at about 4:30 a.m. Friday, Battlefords RCMP were called to the 1300 block o...
Feb 28, 2020 RCMP cordoned off an area on 97th Street near 13 Avenue in North Battleford Friday following an alleged drive-by shooting. A woman inside the home was injured and taken to hospital for treatment. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Royal University Hospital receives 36 new beds to alleviate emergency room capacity issues
Health Minister Jim Reiter wasted little time to address emergency room concerns in the province's major hospitals by announcing 36 new beds opening at a unit at Royal University Hospital. Reiter was ...
Feb 28, 2020 Royal University Hospital unit manager Norma Noesgaard provides a tour of new hospital beds opening next month. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
'Unprecedented' public demand for personal protective medical supplies says healthcare products CEO
The demand for face masks, gowns, goggles and disinfectants is skyrocketing among members of the general public, according to the President and CEO of Saskatoon's Schaan Healthcare Products. The reque...
Feb 28, 2020
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