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Former night club owner acquitted of sexual assault at retrial
Skipp Anderson's ordeal is over. The former owner of Pink Lounge & Nightclub in Saskatoon was acquitted of sexual assault at Court of Queen's Bench Wednesday. This was the second time he was tried...
Feb 26, 2020 (650 CKOM file photo)
Teachers’ union, province have ‘productive’ discussion
Parents with kids in school can likely breathe a sigh of relief, at least for this week. Patrick Maze, the president of the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation (STF), said his meeting Tuesday with Educa...
Feb 25, 2020 (Brent Bosker/650 CKOM)
"I just don't think they knew we were here:" professional dog walker welcomes dog walking study
Saskatoon city council pulled back the reigns on a proposed amendment to the city animal control bylaws Monday afternoon. The change would have made it so that Saskatoon dog owners could have just a m...
Feb 25, 2020 Richard Dietner owns and operates Alpha Adventures in Saskatoon. (Facebook/Alpha Adventures)
City approves Juno ask for licensed businesses to extend serving hours
If you're going to be out on the town during Juno week in Saskatoon, you'll likely have more time to celebrate. Saskatoon Mayor Charlie Clark and his council gave unanimous approval to write a letter ...
Feb 25, 2020 The Juno awards will be held on March 15th, 2020 in Saskatoon. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
Two men killed in separate snowmobile incidents over the weekend
The RCMP responded to two fatal snowmobile crashes over the weekend. On Friday night, the Outlook RCMP responded to a single-snowmobile collision in the RM of Fertile Valley. A 44-year-old man was pro...
Feb 25, 2020 (Saskatchewan RCMP)
Outstanding rent may have forced the closure of at least one Jerry's location in Saskatoon
It appears as though at least one of the Jerry's Saskatoon locations has closed because of outstanding rent issues. A notice posted on social media last week abruptly announced the closure of both loc...
Feb 25, 2020
Sask. premier calls for carbon tax pause as Alberta court rules levy unconstitutional
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe brought renewed swagger as he addressed reporters Monday in Saskatoon following an Alberta Court of Appeal ruling declaring the federal carbon tax unconstitutional. "Tod...
Feb 25, 2020
Department stores on the downswing, says retail analyst
A retail analyst thinks the world of shopping is rapidly changing. Craig Patterson, the editor-in-chief of retail-insider.com, spoke with Gormley on Tuesday about the future of big-box stores. Closure...
Feb 25, 2020 Sears closed all of its Canadian locations in 2018. (File photo by Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
Leaking package at Canada Post facility deemed non-hazardous
Saskatoon fire crews responded to a call at the 51st Street Canada Post mail sorting facility about a suspicious package that was leaking its contents Tuesday morning. https://twitter.com/BradyLangSK/...
Feb 25, 2020 The Saskatoon Fire Dept. responds to a suspicious package/unknown substance call at the 51st Street Canada Post mail processing facility Feb. 25, 2020.
(Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
Police investigate suspicious death after shooting in Saskatoon
The Saskatoon Police Service's major crimes section is investigating what it has termed a "suspicious death." In a media release Monday, police said a 42-year-old man had been found in a home in the 6...
Feb 25, 2020
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