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U of S veterinary clinic uses trimmers to aid relief efforts in Australia
A group of veterinarians at the University of Saskatchewan are banding together to help disaster relief efforts in Australia. Dr. Shannon Toy of the Western College of Veterinary Medicine Medical Cent...
Jan 19, 2020 Veterinarians at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine Medical Clinic at the University of Saskatchewan trim the nails of Hannibal the rabbit on Jan. 19, 2020. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
Two straight shutouts propel Vance higher in Canada West record books
It was a perfect weekend for University of Saskatchewan Huskies women's hockey goaltender Jessica Vance. The fourth-year netminder blanked the University of Calgary Dinos in two straight games, both 1...
Jan 19, 2020 Jessica Vance blanket Calgary in two straight games this weekend, moving her higher in the Canada West record books. (Twitter/UofS Women's Hockey)
22-year-old charged with attempted murder after stabbing in King George area
A 22-year-old man is facing attempted murder and weapons charges after a stabbing Saturday morning. In a media release, Saskatoon police said it all started when they found a 35-year-old man with mult...
Jan 19, 2020 (650 CKOM file photo)
Two people sent to hospital after shots fired during home invasion
Two people were sent to hospital after shots were fired during a home invasion Saturday night. In a media release, Saskatoon police said it happened just before 8 p.m. at a home in the 300 block of Ma...
Jan 19, 2020
Four people arrested after weapons call in Lakeview area
Drivers and pedestrians are being asked to avoid part of the Lakeview area in Saskatoon Sunday morning. In a media release sent out around 8:20 a.m., police said that the SWAT team is currently at the...
Jan 19, 2020 Marked and unmarked Saskatoon police cruisers surround a home in the 100 block of Stillwater Drive in Saskatoon on Jan. 19, 2020. (Submitted/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon Women's March enters 2020 with broadened horizons
The extreme cold didn't stop a crowd of over 50 people from marching for women's rights in Saskatoon on Saturday. Marching for equal rights and putting an end to the status quo isn't easy - especially...
Jan 18, 2020 More than 50 people gathered for the Saskatoon Women's March on Jan. 18, 2020. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
City offers tips during peak season for watermain breaks
The city of Saskatoon is entering the busy season for watermain breaks after a week of extreme cold temperatures. January is the beginning of the peak season due to frost penetrating deeper into the g...
Jan 18, 2020 City crews deal with watermain break on Quebec Avenue on Jan. 16th, 2019 (Jay Thomas/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon Women's March set for Saturday afternoon
The Saskatoon Women's March is back for another year. Kate Lardner, the communications chair for Women's March told 650 CKOM this year's theme is bodily autonomy. "We are focusing on the issue of cons...
Jan 18, 2020 People participating in the 2019 Saskatoon Women's March. (Women's March Canada / Facebook)
Crews work to clear snow, ice from Saskatoon streets
Snowfall, which began late Friday afternoon, is keeping city crews busy. "Crews have worked through the night clearing snow on Priority 1 streets such as Circle Drive," the city said in a media releas...
Jan 18, 2020
Bison return to Wanuskewin nearly 150 years later
The bison are back. After a near 150-year absence, plains bison are once again roaming the prairies outside Saskatoon. Eleven bison comprised of a group of six calves from Grassland National Park near...
Jan 18, 2020 Wanuskewin Heritage Park unveiled 11 bison to the public on Jan. 17, 2020 after dreaming of having bison at the park for decades. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
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