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Three inches of snow hits the ground in Saskatoon
If you were dreaming of a white Christmas in Saskatoon this year, you got your wish. The City of Saskatoon reported eight centimetres, or three inches, of snow fell overnight creating the seasons thir...
Dec 25, 2019 Around three inches of snow fell during the morning on Saskatoon on December 25, 2019. (Twitter/Sean C)
Christmas crane lights up downtown Saskatoon
When looking across the South Saskatchewan river towards downtown Saskatoon, there is a crane donned with Christmas lights that stands out among the cityscape. It is part of a competition that Ledcor ...
Dec 25, 2019 Christmas lights on a downtown crane in Saskaroon, 2019 (Harrison Brooks/650 CKOM)
Friendship Inn to host a free Christmas day meal
Every year the Friendship Inn on 20th Street in Saskatoon hosts a full Christmas lunch for those in the community that are in need of a warm meal or just somewhere to spend Christmas day. According to...
Dec 25, 2019 The Friendship Inn.
(Keenan Sorokan/650CKOM)
All $1.04 million lost in scam back in Saskatoon accounts
Months after the initial fraud all $1.04-million has been returned to the City of Saskatoon accounts. In an update on Christmas Eve, the city said it received the remaining $345,000 after the 30-day w...
Dec 24, 2019
Red-wearing robbers steal from Saskatoon liquor store
Everyone's expecting a visitor dressed in red on Christmas Eve, but there wasn't much Christmas cheer Monday night when three red-wearing robbers showed up at a Central Avenue beer and wine store. Acc...
Dec 24, 2019
Saskatoon mayor shares Christmas truce story from First World War
Saskatoon Mayor Charlie Clark stopped by 650 CKOM Tuesday to share a story about how the Christmas Spirit prevailed during one of the most violent events in human history. During the First World War, ...
Dec 24, 2019 Mayor Charlie Clark reads from a book that tracked the movements of his great grandfather's battalion during the first World War. (Brent Bosker/650 CKOM)
Two men in hospital after Christmas Eve stabbings
Two Saskatoon men will likely be spending Christmas in hospital after they were stabbed early Tuesday morning, and police say the two incidents may be connected. Officers were first called to a home o...
Dec 24, 2019 (650 CKOM file photo)
What's open and closed?: Christmas and New Year's edition
Several city-run services will observe shorter hours and closures during the holiday season. City hall, libraries, Terry Fox Track and the municipal impound lot will be closed on Christmas, Boxing Day...
Dec 24, 2019
Body of unidentified woman discovered on Hwy 102
An unidentified woman has been found dead along Highway 102 in northern Saskatchewan. Her body was discovered Monday around 5:30 a.m. about eight kilometres north of La Ronge. Police said it is an Ind...
Dec 23, 2019 (650 CKOM files)
Cannabis edibles flying off the shelves in Saskatoon stores
If you were looking to pick up cannabis edibles as a last-minute stocking-stuffer in hopes of being the fun member of your family this Christmas, you may have to look for another way to earn the desig...
Dec 23, 2019 Prairie Records are one of many cannabis retailers in Saskatoon that are selling out of edible products as soon as they come in. (Prairie Records/Facebook)
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