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Muslims start fasting for month of Ramadan
Muslims around the world began the holy month of Ramadan on Monday. Ramadan is the ninth month on the Islamic lunar calendar. Each year, Muslims spend the month fasting from just before sunrise until ...
May 06, 2019
U of S names Grit McCreath its newest chancellor
The University of Saskatchewan is set to welcome its newest chancellor. The university's senate approved a three-year appointment for Grit McCreath to become the 16th chancellor on campus during a mee...
May 06, 2019 Grit McCreath will become the University of Saskatchewan's 16th chancellor. (Submitted/University of Saskatchewan)
38-year-old in custody after police chase on west side
Saskatoon police had to use stop sticks to apprehend and arrest a man who tried to flee officers Sunday afternoon. Police spotted the 38-year-old that was previously wanted for a recent assault around...
May 05, 2019 (650 CKOM file photo)
Police search for suspects after Saskatoon business robbery
Saskatoon police are looking for two young people accused of stealing a cash register from a Mayfair business Saturday night. It happened around 11 p.m. in the 500 block of 33rd Street West, near Aven...
May 05, 2019 (650 CKOM file photo)
Horn-blaring yellow vest convoy zips through Saskatoon
A yellow vest convoy, made up of nearly 50 vehicles adorned in Canadian flags, traveled through Saskatoon streets with horns blaring as part of a protest on Saturday. Organizer Marc Friesen was please...
May 04, 2019 A convoy of close to 50 trucks and cars took over Saskatoon streets on May 4, 2019. (Keenan Sorokan/ 650 CKOM)
City goes back to the drawing board on bike lanes
Once the temporary bike lanes on Fourth Avenue are removed next month, city staff will get to work on revamping the cycling network in Saskatoon's downtown core. The Fourth Avenue bike lanes met its d...
May 04, 2019 The temporary bike lanes on Fourth Avenue are set to be removed by June 30, 2019 (Brent Bosker/650 CKOM)
Sask. students skip class, join nationwide climate protest
Some were encouraged by their teachers. Others faced detention, failed tests and a ban from a school dance. Nearly 100 high school and elementary students skipped class Friday morning to gather in fro...
May 03, 2019 Around 100 students gathered outside Saskatoon City Hall to protest what they see as continuing inaction in the fight against climate change on May 3, 2019. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
Yellow vest convoy to move through Saskatoon
A group of Yellow Vest members might affect traffic in Saskatoon on Saturday. Protesters are planning to move a convoy of trucks through Saskatoon streets beginning around noon. The convoy will start ...
May 03, 2019 Two protesters prepare their vehicle before convoying through Saskatoon on Jan. 5, 2019. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon murder suspect arrested
It didn't take long for Saskatoon police to get their man. Hours after issuing an arrest warrant, Jamie Terrence Halkett was located outside the city and taken into custody Thursday evening. The 27-ye...
May 03, 2019
Man wanted in connection to Saskatoon murder
Saskatoon police have identified a person wanted in connection with the city's latest murder. A warrant has been put out for Jamie Terrence Halkett as police investigate the death of 32-year-old Robin...
May 02, 2019
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