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Uber lands at the Saskatoon Airport
Uber has officially landed in Saskatoon. While the ridesharing service has operated in Saskatoon for roughly five months, an agreement has been reached to extend its services to airport property. Uber...
Jun 24, 2019 (650 CKOM file photo)
Station Place serves up final brunch ahead of closure
It's the end of an era in Saskatoon this week. After serving food for 35 years, the Saskatoon Station Place will clean up its last plate on Thursday. Customers lined up around the block on Sunday for ...
Jun 24, 2019 People wait in line during the final Sunday brunch at Saskatoon Station Place on June 23, 2019. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon police respond to cougar scare in Meewasin Park
Saskatoon police were quick to react to a reported wildlife sighting along the South Saskatchewan River in Saskatoon Sunday. At around 2:40 p.m., Saskatoon police were told two cougars were seen in th...
Jun 23, 2019 (650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatoon Pride parade celebrates the trailblazers
Saskatoon wrapped up a week-long celebration with the annual Pride parade in soggy conditions Saturday. Rain and wind pelted the dozens of floats that moved through downtown as people cheered them on,...
Jun 22, 2019 The Saskatoon Pride Parade got off to a jumping start on June 21, 2019. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
Indigenous culture inspires new Saskatoon bus shelter
A group of Saskatoon students have designed a new bus shelter at Broadway Avenue and 12th Street inspired by Indigenous values and teachings. The Nutana Collegiate students worked with Elder Harry Laf...
Jun 22, 2019 Students from Nutana Collegiate with Elder Harry Lafond (right) stand outside the bus shelter they designed in Saskatoon. (Saskatoon Public Schools/Twitter)
Blackhawks select Kirby Dach 3rd overall in NHL Entry Draft
Saskatoon Blades forward Kirby Dach was selected third overall in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft on Friday. The selection sent a mixture of cheers and yells through Rogers Arena in Vancouver when the pick w...
Jun 22, 2019 Kirby Dach takes to the draft stage after being selected third overall by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft on June 21, 2019. (Chicago Blackhawks/ Twitter)
Thousands gather to rock their roots in Saskatoon
Thousands of people filled Saskatoon streets along the riverbank Friday for the fourth annual Rock Your Roots Walk for Reconciliation. The annual event has become a massive yearly celebration on Natio...
Jun 21, 2019 Metis dancers entertain people walking in the fourth annual Rock Your Roots walk for Reconciliation on June 21, 2019. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
Vape shop owner responds to calls for regulation
A Saskatoon vape shop owner has mixed feelings on calls for new e-cigarette regulations. The Canadian Cancer Society and the Saskatchewan NDP recently requested strict controls on the sale, advertisem...
Jun 21, 2019
Saskatoon Pride Parade set to go on Saturday
Members of the Saskatoon LGBTQ community are to hit the streets for their annual Pride Parade on Saturday afternoon. The parade starts at noon on Spadina Crescent near the University Bridge. It will g...
Jun 21, 2019
Varsity View search warrant leads to charges against 28-year-old man
Saskatoon police have charged a man after executing a search warrant in the Varsity View area on Thursday afternoon. Officers, the K9 unit, tactical support and crisis negotiators converged on the hom...
Jun 21, 2019 Saskatoon police executed a search warrant on Cumberland Ave S on June 20, 2019. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
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