Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
Every Friday, Murray Wood takes a look back at the week's news and decides who's hot... and who's not. This week's list ...
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Nats' World Series win bittersweet for Expos fan in Saskatoon
The Washington Nationals' first World Series title was bittersweet for some baseball fans in Canada. The Nats defeated the Houston Astros 6-2 in Wednesday's decisive seventh game in Houston. Linda Wal...
Oct 31, 2019 Linda Walker with Montreal Expo legend Tim Raines (Submitted)
Library looking for $152.7 million for new central library construction in budget
Saskatoon Public Library's (SPL) new central library construction was a big chunk of the Capital Investment's in Wednesday's budget. The project, totaling $152.7 million, is broken down into five part...
Oct 31, 2019
Race to the finish line for Sask. farmers
In a harvest season that has seen one delay after another, the latest Saskatchewan Agriculture crop report shows 90 per cent of the crop now in the bin. That's up seven per cent from last week, but do...
Oct 31, 2019 (650 CKOM)
Company president defends divisive Halloween candy
One of the most iconic Canadian candies has its fair share of both haters and fans. Kerr's Molasses Kisses, known for their iconic hand-drawn orange and black wrapper, tend to find their way into many...
Oct 31, 2019 Three Kerr's Molasses Kisses.
(Kerr's Candy/Twitter)
5 people charged after man swarmed, robbed in Saskatoon
Five people are facing charges after a man claims he was swarmed and robbed in Saskatoon Wednesday evening. Police were called just before 10 p.m. to 22nd Street and Avenue I. A 40-year-old man told p...
Oct 31, 2019 (650 CKOM file photo)
Pedestrian suffers broken leg after hit by vehicle
A 24-year-old man is recovering from a broken leg after being hit by a vehicle Wednesday evening. It happened on Taylor Street near Jackson Avenue just before 10 p.m. The driver was issued a ticket fo...
Oct 31, 2019 (650 CKOM file photo)
How to keep Halloween trick-or-treaters safe
The Canadian Centre for Child Protection is asking parents to make a plan before kids head out to trick-or-treat. Not only should it include routes but some back-up plans too. "Knowing safe adults in ...
Oct 31, 2019
Saskatchewan a hot bed for hauntings
Everyone loves a good ghost story and that's especially true at Halloween. Several years ago, writer Jo-Anne Christensen travelled the province to research and collect some of the best ghost stories s...
Oct 31, 2019 (Sask Archives)
Saskatoon man wins $1-million in Lotto 6/49 draw
A trip to the gas station ended up changing Chinmoy Deb Roy's life. He gave the clerk a few lottery tickets to check. The first one was worth ten dollars, according to a media release from Saskatchewa...
Oct 30, 2019 Chinmoy Deb Roy won $1 million on the Oct. 19, 2019 Lotto 6/49 draw. (Saskatchewan Lottery)
City tables preliminary multi-year budget with tax increases of 3.23 per cent and 3.54 per cent
Saskatoon's first preliminary multi-year business plan and budget highlights investments and service levels, with a focus on future growth. With those focuses, it was determined that municipal propert...
Oct 30, 2019 The Preliminary Detailed Operating & Capital Budget was tabled on October 30, 2019. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
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