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Police nab suspect in North Park knifepoint robbery
A 35-year-old man faces several charges at a pharmacy in the North Park areas Saturday night. Saskatoon responded to the store on the 1200 block of 7th Avenue North around 9 p.m. A man with a knife de...
Jan 27, 2019 (650 CKOM file photo)
The ice is flying at Saskatoon's Winter Shines
Chisels and chainsaws aren't something you'd expect to see at a winter festival, but they're all part of the main attraction at Nutrien Winter Shines this year. The annual festival taking place at the...
Jan 27, 2019 An ice sculptor begins his latest creation at Nutrien Winter Shines on Jan. 26, 2019. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
Dad sentenced 7 years for crash that killed sons, girlfriend
The man who killed two of his sons and his girlfriend in a crash near Langham in February 2016 has been sentenced to seven years in prison. Robert Major was found guilty Thursday night of three counts...
Jan 25, 2019 Robert Major leaves the courthouse during his trial over charges related to a Feb. 22, 2016 crash that killed his two sons and girlfriend. (Global Saskatoon)
Captain Crunch returned to Saskatoon SPCA safe and healthy
A kitten stolen from the Saskatoon SPCA has been returned a day after the furry critter was nabbed from the adoption floor. A photo of the the 16-week-old cat named Captain Crunch was posted on the Sa...
Jan 25, 2019
Winter Shines encourages Saskatoon to embrace winter
It's around this time of year we start to feel a little cooped up. This weekend, though, the Winter Shines festival offers a cure for cabin fever. Organizer Shad Ali says the igloo fest, pony rides an...
Jan 25, 2019 Ice sculptures at the WinterShines festival at the Saskatoon Farmers' Market. (Tourism Saskatoon)
Kitten stolen from Saskatoon SPCA shelter
There's a cat burglar somewhere in Saskatoon, hiding away a kitten that was nabbed from the SPCA's adoption floor Tuesday. The SPCA said in a release Thursday a 16-week-old tabby cat named Captain Cru...
Jan 24, 2019
Saskatoon teen youngest to circle the globe on a bicycle
He's conquered the globe on a bicycle, but he can't legally buy a beer at home. Saskatoon's B'yauling Toni became the youngest person ever to circumnavigate Earth on a bicycle when he arrived back in ...
Jan 24, 2019 Saskatoon cyclist B'Yauling Toni circumnavigated the world in seven months, including a stop along Australia's southern coast. (B'yauling Toni/Submitted)
Former U of S coach Greg Jockims joins Saskatchewan Rattlers
The man that led the University of Saskatchewan Huskies to their first national men's basketball title in 2010 has signed on with the brand new Saskatchewan Rattlers. The incoming Canadian Elite Baske...
Jan 23, 2019 Former University of Saskatchewan basketball coach Greg Jockims was named the head coach and general manager of the Saskatchewan Rattlers on Jan. 23, 2019. (Wray Morrision/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon police raid illegal cannabis shop, again
Saskatoon police executed a search warrant at an illegal cannabis shop Tuesday for the second time in two months. The vice unit and drug enforcement street team were part of the raid at the store on t...
Jan 23, 2019
Suspect charged with pair of bank robberies
A 19-year-old man arrested Monday while running from the scene of a bank robbery has now been charged. Police didn't release his name, but reported Wednesday they'd charged the man with robbery in con...
Jan 23, 2019 (650 CKOM file photo)
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