Murray Wood: Of Easter bunny bells and Juicy Fruit gum
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Nearly 100 charges in suspicious activity investigation
A 30-year-old Saskatoon man faces nearly 100 charges in connection to a suspicious activity investigation around Cumberland Avenue and College Drive. Police received complaints on Sept. 2, 2018, about...
Mar 22, 2019 (650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatoon man charged with child luring
A Saskatoon man was set to appear in court Friday to face luring charges for attempting to have sex with a minor. Police said the 49-year-old man was arrested Thursday following a lengthy investigatio...
Mar 22, 2019 (650 CKOM file photo)
Warm weather cuts season short for new Optimist Hill
It was a short season for Saskatoon's new winter attraction. Optimist Hill at Diefenbaker Park said on their website Friday they have closed due to the sudden shift from cold to warm temperatures. The...
Mar 22, 2019 Snowboarders ride down the hill together during Optimist Hill's opening day on Feb. 10, 2019. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon, Regina hold vigils for Christchurch victims
Community leaders, politicians and neighbours gathered at the Islamic Association of Saskatchewan (IAS) in Saskatoon and in front of Regina's City Hall for vigils to honour the victims of last week's ...
Mar 22, 2019 The Islamic Association of Saskatchewan opened its doors to host a vigil for the victims of the Christchurch mosque shootings on March 21, 2019. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
Car collides with Clarence Avenue coffee shop
About 20 people inside the Tim Horton's on Clarence Avenue in Stonebridge had to dodge a car as it crashed through the wall Thursday afternoon. Officer responded to the restaurant around 2 p.m. Medavi...
Mar 21, 2019 A car slammed into the Tim Hortons on Clarence Avenue South on March 21, 2019. (Submitted)
Saskatoon students plan to offer free fentanyl testing kits
A group of future pharmacists wants to reduce the number of fentanyl-related overdoses in Saskatoon. University of Saskatchewan College of Pharmacy student Shayan Shirazi is a co-founder of Minimizing...
Mar 21, 2019
Saskatoon woman celebrates 100th birthday
Rachel Wood celebrated a big milestone in Saskatoon. She turned 100 years old on Thursday. Wood said at her birthday celebration that she feels the same way she did in her younger years. "I feel no di...
Mar 21, 2019 Rachel Wood celebrates her 100th birthday with family and friends on March 21, 2019. (Davis Remenda/650 CKOM)
Machete attacks in Mayfair send two to hospital
Saskatoon police are investigating two separate injuries in the Mayfair neighbourhood that allegedly were caused by a machete on Wednesday. Police were called to a home in the 1800 block of Avenue D N...
Mar 21, 2019
Pleasant Hill crime wave not 'new normal': Police inspector
The man in charge of public safety in Saskatoon's core says there's no need to panic over the recent spike in violent crime. Saskatoon Police Inspector Cameron McBride is the commander for Central Div...
Mar 21, 2019 Saskatoon police vehicles seen parked outside a home on Avenue Q South on March 13, 2019. (Jay Thomas/650 CKOM)
Health authority gets $1.5M for Saskatoon mental health unit
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) will be doing consultations as it works out how to use new provincial money for the temporary mental health assessment unit at Royal University Hospital (RUH). ...
Mar 21, 2019
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