Murray Wood: Of Easter bunny bells and Juicy Fruit gum
For Murray Wood, Easter brings to mind grandma's practical advice about repurposing, and some of life's little lessons.
Category Archives: Local News
Driver has near-miss with cops, pulls donuts before arrest
Two Saskatoon police officers are lucky they're not hurt after a driver swerved into oncoming traffic and nearly hit their unmarked vehicle early Thursday morning. The officers were on 33rd Street nea...
May 31, 2018
Movie moms looking for new venue ahead of Rainbow's end
The pending closure of Rainbow Cinemas in Saskatoon means a group of mothers will have to find a new place for its weekly outings. Movies for Mommies has been partnered with the theatre at The Centre ...
May 31, 2018 Movies for Mommies organizer Jennie Vessey stands in front of Rainbow Cinemas at The Centre mall on May 30, 2018. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
Final arrest made in 2017 shooting death in Saskatoon
Saskatoon police have arrested a fourth person in connection with the 2017 death of Tyler Applegate. On Wednesday morning police arrested a man, they have not identified and charged him with second-de...
May 30, 2018 Tyler Applegate, 27, died on Aug. 10, 2017 after being shot 19 days earlier at his home on 33rd Street. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
Feeling the love: Mitch Love named new Blades head coach
The Saskatoon Blades front office has found its man. Mitch Love was unveiled Wednesday as the club's new head coach. Love, 33, arrives in Saskatoon after seven seasons as an assistant coach with the E...
May 30, 2018 Mitch Love was named the new head coach of the Saskatoon Blades on May 30, 2018. (Chris Mast/Everett Silvertips)
Police lay weapons charges in Saskatoon incident
Reports of a man walking with a weapon at 22nd and Betts Avenue Tuesday evening ended with police arresting a 30-year-old man. Police got the first call about the man with a knife at 7:40 p.m. with th...
May 30, 2018 (650 CKOM file photo)
Woman, infant safe after alleged kidnapping in Saskatoon
A Saskatoon man is facing five criminal charges after a suspected kidnapping Tuesday morning. At around 9:20 a.m., Saskatoon RCMP received a call from someone who saw a vehicle with a woman in the bac...
May 30, 2018
Saskatoon Ex announces Carly Rae Jepsen as opening night headliner
No maybes about it - Canadian pop star Carly Rae Jepsen is coming to Saskatoon this summer. Saskatoon's Prairieland Park Corporation announced Wednesday that Jepsen, best known for her 2012 hit Call M...
May 30, 2018 Carly Rae Jepsen will perform Aug. 7 at the Saskatoon Ex. (Carly Rae Jepsen/Facebook)
Police report spike in bike thefts from garages, sheds
Saskatoon police say thieves looking for bicycles are behind a growing number of break-ins to garages and sheds. According to police, this uptick happens every summer. Thieves often use the bikes for ...
May 30, 2018 Stolen bicycles seized by Saskatoon police in July 2016. (Saskatoon police)
Saskatoon theatre shuffle: new Cineplex, Rainbow ousted
Saskatoon's movie theatre industry is adhering to the old adage of "out with the old, in with the new." As Landmark Cinemas gets ready to open its first Saskatoon location at Brighton Gate this week, ...
May 29, 2018 Moviegoers will have until May 2020 to enjoy Rainbow Cinemas in The Centre mall. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon police locate missing 12-year-old boy
Saskatoon police say they've found 12-year-old Desmond Larocque safe after he was reported missing on May 25. The Saskatoon Police Service would like to thank the public and the media for their help i...
May 29, 2018 (650 CKOM file photo)
NOW TRENDING
OPINION
Sarah Mills: Trying to score World Cup tickets is a fool's game under FIFA
Sarah Mills spent five hours and 50 minutes in a queue for FIFA's general sale for World Cup tickets on Wednesday, only ...
LATEST WEATHER
TODAY ON EVAN BRAY
The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 2
On today's show, Evan asks whether you really relax when you have time off, the economic impact of the industrial carbon...
