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Teenage boy charged in Saskatoon's latest murder
Police have charged a 17-year-old boy in the city's 16th murder. In a news release Friday, police said major crimes investigators with the assistance of the guns and gangs unit located and arrested th...
Dec 13, 2019 Saskatoon Police investigate the 16th murder of 2019 on Avenue X North Dec.7, 2019. (Harrison Brooks/650 CKOM)
Statistics Canada, SPS look back at the first year of legalization
Statistics Canada released its one-year report on pot sales and people in Saskatchewan aren't doling out major dollars like their provincial neighbours. Nearly $908 million was spent at the more than ...
Dec 12, 2019
The Sheepdogs to headline Juno Kick-Off Concert
The Sheepdogs are coming home to kick off Juno Week in Saskatoon. On Thursday morning, the Kick-Off Concert lineup was released along with ticket availability. The Sheepdogs, who are from Saskatoon, w...
Dec 12, 2019 Saskatoon band The Sheepdogs outside the Canadian embassy in Kazakhstan during the 2017 May long weekend. (The Sheepdogs/Twitter)
Iran sanctions, street meetings involved in tale of Saskatoon's stolen $1.04M
Details on what happened to a portion of the $1.04 million defrauded from the City of Saskatoon in the summer are emerging from a judge's decision in Ontario Superior Court. The seven-page decision, r...
Dec 12, 2019
Saskatoon physician receives prestigious award
A Saskatoon physician has been honoured with the prestigious Dennis A. Kendel Distinguished Service Award for his efforts to improve health care in the province. According to a College of Physicians a...
Dec 12, 2019 Dr. Bruce Cload received the Dr. Dennis A. Kendel Distinguished Service Award on Monday, December 2, 2019. (Saskatchewan Medical Association)
Police confirm human remains are those of man who went missing
Prince Albert Police have confirmed the human remains found just outside the city last week were those of Dylan Chretien. Chretien had been reported missing in early November, after his abandoned vehi...
Dec 11, 2019 Dylan, who worked as an oilfield worker, was seemingly well liked by everyone who knew him.
(Facebook/Bringing Home Dylan Chretien)
UPDATE: Saskatoon high school student found safe
A huge sigh of a relief for a Saskatoon family. Police said Kain Ferland is back at home after he was located early Thursday. The family made a public plea for help after the 15-year-old hadn't been s...
Dec 11, 2019 (650 CKOM file photo)
Trying to stay ahead of the phone scammers
Is there anything more annoying? You get a phone call from what looks like an important number. You answer it - and it's a scam. These so called "spoof" calls are happening more often. "I think everyo...
Dec 11, 2019
CP rail responsible for cost and cleanup of train derailment
More than 100 responders were on the ground dealing with Monday's train derailment near Guernsey. Dale Kristoff is an environmental protection officer and hazardous materials co-ordinator with the Sas...
Dec 11, 2019 Huge flames and thick black smoke pour into the sky after a CPR train derailed west of Guernsey on Dec. 9, 2019. (Brent Bosker/650 CKOM)
Rock 102's Stuff the Bus is back for 15th year
650 CKOM's sister station Rock 102 will be broadcasting live from the Co-op Food Store at Centre Mall on Thursday as they collect donations for the Saskatoon Food Bank and Learning Centre. The 2019 ed...
Dec 11, 2019 Rock 102's Stuff the Bus campaign brings in thousands of pounds of donations for the Saskatoon Food Bank and Learning Centre every year. (Bryn Levy/650 CKOM)
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