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University of Saskatchewan support staff ratify new deal
Support staff at the University of Saskatchewan have agreed to a new working agreement after going nearly four years without a contract. Members of Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) 1975 voted...
Jul 11, 2019 CUPE Local 1975 President Craig Hannah speaks to reporters after a union news conference at the University of Saskatchewan on Feb. 26, 2019. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon driver survives scare after large rock dropped on vehicle
Police are looking for two boys who allegedly hurled a large rock from an overpass in Saskatoon Tuesday evening. It happened on Circle Drive around 7:30 p.m. When officers arrived, they found a vehicl...
Jul 11, 2019 Police say a rock was dropped onto a vehicle from this overpass on July 9, 2019 (Google)
Volkswagen enthusiast reacts to Beetle cancellation
The last Volkswagen Beetle rolled off the production line at a factory in Puebla, Mexico, on Wednesday. The iconic cars have been around since 1938. They were ingrained in pop culture in the 1960s as ...
Jul 10, 2019 A classic Volkswagen Beetle. (Photo courtesy of Air Cooled Classics)
Warman mayor won't run for re-election
The mayor of Warman won't be running for re-election. Sheryl Spence has been the city's mayor since 2006. She started her career in politics as a city councillor in 2000. She told Brent Loucks she thi...
Jul 10, 2019
Man, high on meth, charged after alleged abduction of a baby
A 29-year-old man is facing charges, including abduction, after allegedly trying to snatch a baby from a Saskatoon apartment early Tuesday. Police responded to a disturbance call around 2 a.m. at a bu...
Jul 10, 2019 (650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatoon reacts to Sailor Dan's death
Saskatoon Police Service Const. Derek Chesney fondly remembered his friend Dan Hicks on Tuesday. Hicks, who went by the nickname Sailor Dan, died early Tuesday morning at St. Paul's Hospital. He was 6...
Jul 09, 2019 Dan Hicks, better known as Sailor Dan, died on July 9, 2019 in Saskatoon. (submitted)
Sailor Dan dies at 65
A Saskatoon icon has died. Dan Hicks, better known as Sailor Dan, died in hospital at age 65. He was being held at the Saskatoon Correctional Centre when he was sent to St. Paul's Hospital. He died th...
Jul 09, 2019 Dan Hicks, better known as Sailor Dan, died on July 9, 2019 in Saskatoon. (submitted)
Saskatoon man rocks out on stage with Nickelback
A Saskatoon man lived his dream of playing guitar with Nickelback on Sunday. Austin Anderson travelled to Fort McMurray, Alta., to see his favourite band play live. When he showed up to the concert, t...
Jul 09, 2019 Austin Anderson stands centre stage with Nickelback. (Austin Anderson/Facebook)
Swarm of bees over takes truck at Saskatoon Costco
A swarm of bees was all the buzz at the southend Costco on Monday. Thousands of the flying insects surrounded part of a pick-up truck in the store's parking lot creating some extra excitement for shop...
Jul 09, 2019 A swarm of bees covering part of a pick-up truck at the southend Costco in Saskatoon on July 8th, 2019 (Michelle Vilness/Facebook)
Boy traps himself inside display safe at Peavey Mart
A Saskatoon boy escaped unscathed from a local hardware store after locking himself inside a display model safe Monday afternoon. Saskatoon police and firefighters were called to the Peavey Mart store...
Jul 09, 2019 Peavy Mart on 51st Street in Saskatoon (Screen grab/Google)
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