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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
Council gives the OK for bikes to cycle in traffic, kids to ride on sidewalks
The final two amendments to Saskatoon's bike bylaw were passed Monday, opening the door to the changes set in motion in mid-November. During the mid-November endorsement, two amendments were requested...
Feb 24, 2020 (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
Murder trial begins in 2017 shooting death of 27-year-old Tyler Applegate
Wearing t-shirts painted with the words "R.I.P. Tyler" and "Justice for Tyler," nearly a dozen family members, including 27-year-old Tyler Applegate's mother, spouse, children, and others turned out f...
Feb 24, 2020
Man found shot inside a home on 33rd Street West
Saskatoon police were called to a home in the 600 block of 33rd Street West Monday afternoon after getting a report about an injured man. When they arrived they found several people inside the home in...
Feb 24, 2020
Pipeline protest extends into third day
The protest to the Coastal GasLink project that sprung up Saturday at railway tracks near 20th Street and Avenue I in Saskatoon has extended into its third day. Things have cooled off after a heated s...
Feb 24, 2020 Pipeline protests extend into their third day at the railroad tracks near Avenue I and 20th Street in Saskatoon on Monday, February 24, 2020. (Harrison Brooks/650 CKOM)
Love was in the air and on the ice at Saturday's Blades game
When Justin Wahobin decided he wanted to ask Samantha Warren to marry him, he didn't want it to be a run-of-the-mill proposal. Wahobin popped the question on the ice at SaskTel Centre during the secon...
Feb 24, 2020 Justin Wahobin proposes to Samantha Warren at the Saskatoon Blades game Feb. 22, 2020. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
Day camps flourish during February school break
School is back in across the province after students from kindergarten all the way to post-secondary education enjoyed a break from class last week. For some parents, the week off adds a layer of stre...
Feb 24, 2020 YMCA of Saskatoon is one of the businesses holding day camps during school holidays.
(YMCA of Saskatoon/Facebook)
Sask. teachers vote in favour of job sanctions over contract talks
Service cutbacks could be coming to Saskatchewan's schools after teachers voted overwhelmingly in favour of sanctions two weeks ago. Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation president Patrick Maze said Monda...
Feb 24, 2020 Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation President Patrick Maze speaks to the media Monday February 24, 2020.
(Brent Bosker/650 CKOM)
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