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Police search for answers after slew of overnight stabbings
Saskatoon police are asking for the public's help in identifying people behind three separate stabbings Wednesday night and Thursday morning. Beginning at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, officers were called to ...
May 24, 2018
Saskatoon rallies around food charity after truck fire
A groundswell of community support could allow a Saskatoon food charity to continue their services for the rest of the school year. CHEP lost its only refrigerated truck, along with 5,000 pounds of fo...
May 23, 2018 CHEP's only refrigerated truck caught fire on Idylwyld Drive on May 22, 2018. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
Alexa Emerson pleads guilty to white powder, bomb scares
The woman who sent white powder packages and issued bomb threats to schools and businesses in Saskatoon over a five-month span has been sentenced to two years behind bars after pleading guilty. Alexa ...
May 23, 2018 Alexa Emerson, also known as Amanda Totchek, shown in an undated photo. (Amanda Totchek/Facebook)
Date announced for Joni Mitchell tribute in Saskatoon
One of Saskatoon's most famous citizens will be honoured next month. A tribute to musician Joni Mitchell will be held June 10 starting at 1:30 p.m. at the Broadway Theatre. At the event, a plaque will...
May 23, 2018
Saskatoon firefighters rescue dog from blaze
The Saskatoon Fire Department rescued a four-legged friend after responding to a blaze Tuesday night. Firefighters got to a house at 1301 Avenue D North around 9:45 p.m. They arrived to find smoke com...
May 23, 2018 Saskatoon firefighters use a specially designed oxygen mask to resuscitate a dog rescued on May 22, 2018 from a home on Avenue D North. (Saskatoon Fire Department)
Rider fans brave heat to watch talent at training camp
Training camp has become as much a rite of passage for fans as it is for Saskatchewan Roughriders' players and prospects. Over the last five years, Lisa Lukye has taken time off work to watch the firs...
May 23, 2018 Lisa Lukye watches players run drills during the Saskatchewan Roughriders training camp at SMF Field in Saskatoon May 22, 2018. (Daniella Ponticelli/650 CKOM)
Landmark Cinemas set to open Brighton theatre June 1
Saskatoon moviegoers are about to get a new theatre option to lay back and enjoy movies. Landmark Cinemas has announced its Brighton Marketplace location will open on June 1. In a statement, the compa...
May 22, 2018 Each auditorium in the Landmark Cinemas Brighton location will feature fully-reclining seats. (Landmark Cinemas)
Idylwyld truck blaze burns school food program
A truck fire on Idylwyld Drive just before the lunch hour Tuesday has a Saskatoon food charity scrambling to figure out how to deliver to school kids in need. CHEP, a not-for-profit organization which...
May 22, 2018 CHEP's only refrigerated truck caught fire on Idylwyld Drive on May 22, 2018. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
Missing man identified as body found in river
Saskatoon police have identified the body pulled from the South Saskatchewan River on Sunday. The remains belong to 27-year-old Brent Cook, who was reported missing on April 23 in the 500 block of Ave...
May 22, 2018 The body of Brent Cook, 27, was found in the South Saskatchewan River on May 20, 2018, nearly a month after he went missing. (Saskatoon Police)
Duron Carter back with Roughriders after eventful offseason
Many players on the Saskatchewan Roughriders like to keep themselves busy in the five-month CFL off-season, but few had a more eventful time than star receiver Duron Carter - at least to the public's ...
May 20, 2018 Duron Carter practices with the Saskatchewan Roughriders during 2017 spring training camp at SMF Field in Saskatoon. (Chris Carr/650 CKOM)
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