Sarah Mills: Does this Canada Day feel different due to 'elbows up' attitude?
Does Canada Day feel different this year? Sarah Mills says we should be cheering harder for Canada than ever due to our ...
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Saskatchewan man played a part in getting Frozen 2 to the big screen
There is a local connection to Frozen 2. Andrew Ford from Humboldt did animation for the movie. "Just to be a part of it and to be able to animate those iconic characters...I have to pinch myself some...
Nov 21, 2019 Andrew Ford
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One man dead after shooting on Lac La Ronge Indian Band
RCMP were called to a report of shots fired in the Mikisiw residential area early Thursday, on the Lac La Ronge Indian Band. Two men were found to be injured and taken to hospital by EMS. One of the m...
Nov 21, 2019
North Battleford tops Macleans list of Canada's most dangerous cities
For the second year in a row, North Battleford has topped Macleans magazine's list of the most dangerous Canadian cities. The list is based off of Statistics Canada's crime severity index (CSI). Altho...
Nov 21, 2019 Police take cover behind vehicles with guns drawn during standoff in North Battleford in June 2017. (Greg Higgins/battlefordsNOW)
New recycling contract for city: rates rising, products removed
The City of Saskatoon announced a new eight-year, $46 million contract for recycling Thursday and changes are coming that will affect your utility bills and what products you can recycle. Utility rate...
Nov 21, 2019
Wexit organizer pushes for referendum
A petition pushing for action on Western separation is circulating through Saskatoon. Eric Wall, an organizer with Wexit Saskatchewan, is trying to build support for a vote on leaving Canada. He told ...
Nov 21, 2019 (Wexit Saskatchewan/Facebook)
Education and speed the key to keeping cyclists safe according to advocacy group
As Saskatoon's bicycle bylaw got its endorsement Monday at Saskatoon City Council, one cycling advocacy group thinks it's going to come down to education and speed. The Saskatoon Cycling Club offers r...
Nov 21, 2019 A cyclist rides on a bike path on Victoria Avenue. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
Saskatchewan has one of the lowest job vacancy rates in the country
Even with a small increase in unfilled jobs, Saskatchewan still has one of the lowest vacancy rates in Canada. A new report for the third quarter of 2019 from the Canadian Federation of Independent Bu...
Nov 21, 2019
TCU Place asking council for new convention centre
As Saskatoon city council's budget deliberations near, another big ticket item has been added to the list of projects that could be funded. TCU Place's board of directors is officially requesting coun...
Nov 21, 2019
Final crop report of 2019 shows varying yields and below average quality
Some farmers in Saskatchewan are still hard at work, trying to finish off harvest 2019. The final crop report of the season indicates 93 per cent of the crop is now combined. That's below the average ...
Nov 21, 2019
Medical supplies needed by young boy with rare condition recovered
Saskatoon police have charged two women in connection with the theft of medical supplies taken from a family's porch Tuesday afternoon. Police also recovered the stolen medical supplies. In a Facebook...
Nov 21, 2019 Two suspects stole medical supplies from a Saskatoon family's doorstep on November 19, 2019. (Adam Leptich/Facebook)
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