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Sheraton Cavalier doorman retires after 50-year career
Dan Cardinal was 18 when he started what would turn into a decades-long career at Saskatoon's Sheraton Cavalier hotel in 1969. On Monday, he retired. "At 2:30 p.m. I got'er done," Cardinal told 650 CK...
Apr 03, 2019 Dan Cardinal, photographed here after receiving a Canadian Tourism National Employee of the Year award in 2016, retired from the Sheraton Cavalier Hotel in Saskatoon in April 2019 after 50 years on the job. (Facebook)
Suspect threatens police officer with needle
Saskatoon police say a man is facing multiple charges after what started as a call about a shoplifter at Confederation Mall. Police said they were called Tuesday afternoon with a report of a shoplifte...
Apr 03, 2019
Man robbed at knife-point in Saskatoon bar washroom
Saskatoon police are looking for a man suspected of an armed robbery at a bar just off Idylwyld Drive on Monday. Police said in a release a 56-year-old man was threatened with a knife and had his wall...
Apr 02, 2019
Saskatoon mayor wants arena site picked by end of 2019
Saskatoon's mayor says he'd like to see the city select a location for a downtown arena by the end of the year. "We have a tremendous opportunity because we already have a strong downtown but we can m...
Apr 02, 2019 People lining up to enter Sasktel Centre on Oct. 29, 2017. (Celine Grimard/650CKOM)
Saskatoon police taser break-in suspect
A 23-year-old man was tasered while running from police armed with a pellet gun, according to a Saskatoon police media release. Police were called ot the 300 block of Avenue D North Monday evening fol...
Apr 02, 2019
Drug bust in Meacham leads officers to Saskatoon
A drug bust in Meacham has led to nearly three kilograms of crystal meth being kept off of Saskatoon streets. The RCMP announced the bust on Monday, following a four-month investigation that led polic...
Apr 01, 2019 Sgt. Jason Kerr explains the RCMP's recent drug bust to reporters on April 1, 2019. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
City of Saskatoon waits to see effect of carbon tax
As the federal carbon tax takes effect across Saskatchewan, the City of Saskatoon is waiting for more information on how the tax might affect its budget. City of Saskatoon chief financial officer Kerr...
Apr 01, 2019
Saskatoon fire caused by firepit ashes in dumpster
The Saskatoon Fire Department issued an update Monday morning following a blaze that damaged two houses Sunday. Investigators found that a fire that broke out Sunday afternoon on the 100 block of Sagu...
Apr 01, 2019 Fire crews respond to a blaze on Saguenay Drive on March 31, 2019. (Chris Carr/650 CKOM)
Sunday fire damages two homes in River Heights
A fire in Saskatoon's north end on Sunday has caused extensive damage. Emergency crews responded to a call around 2:30 p.m. after a home on Saguenay Drive, in the River Heights neighbourhood, caught f...
Mar 31, 2019 (March 31rst, 2019 Chris Carr 650 CKOM)
Rogers Hometown Hockey wraps up season in Saskatoon
Rogers Hometown Hockey made its final stop of the season in Saskatoon this weekend. The traveling road show shines a light on hockey communities across the country with a two-day festival each weekend...
Mar 31, 2019 Rogers Hometown Hockey made its final stop of the season in Saskatoon on March 30 and 31, 2019. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
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