Murray Wood: We just witnessed a moment in Saskatchewan Roughrider history
Murray Wood says Saturday's 24-21 win over the B.C. Lions in the CFL West Final was a big moment for the Roughriders, bu...
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Security congestion eases at Saskatoon airport
The chief executive of Saskatoon's airport authority says they've worked with federal security officials to get security wait times under control. Skyxe CEO Stephen Maybury told 650 CKOM host Brent Lo...
Feb 28, 2018
Police call for tips after shooting victim won't co-operate
Saskatoon police are looking for information after they found a man suffering from a gunshot wound. Officers went to St. Paul's hospital around 4 p.m. Tuesday to speak with a 51-year-old man who had a...
Feb 28, 2018 (650 CKOM file photo)
Silver lining: Saskatoon Olympian embraces role model status
It was easy to spot Emily Clark as she arrived at the Saskatoon airport. The Olympian was proudly sporting her Team Canada toque and jacket, with the silver medal she won in women's hockey around her ...
Feb 28, 2018 Emily Clark with her silver medal from the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. (650 CKOM file photo)
Four names make short list for Saskatoon's newest bridge
A short list of names is out for Saskatoon's new North Commuter Parkway Bridge. The bridge naming committee revealed four options Tuesday at the Roxy Theatre. They are: Chief Mistawasis, Louis Riel, W...
Feb 28, 2018 The North Commuter Parkway Bridge will be given one of four Indigenous-focused names before its scheduled opening in October 2018 (City of Saskatoon)
'Brutal crime': Judge sentences teen baby killer to life
Content Warning: descriptions of violence involving children and animals. The teen who beat infant baby Nikosis Jace Cantre to death in July 2016 will serve an adult life sentence. Applause broke out ...
Feb 27, 2018 Jeffery Longman, grandfather to Nikosis Jace Cantre, hugs a family member after the baby’s killer received a life sentence on Feb. 27, 2018. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
Council votes to make plastic bags non-recyclable
Saskatoon residents are going to have to change their recycling habits after city council voted to ban plastic film from the blue bin program on Monday. Councillors voted 10-1 in favour of the change,...
Feb 27, 2018
Police look to ID suspected mail thieves in Saskatoon
Thanks to Saskatoon police, two suspected thieves are stealing the spotlight on social media. Police tweeted photos Tuesday of a man and woman investigators say are responsible for stealing mail from ...
Feb 27, 2018 According to police, these two people are responsible for stealing mail on Pendygrasse Road in February. (Saskatoon Police Service)
Man found dead on river ice near Saskatoon identified: RCMP
RCMP have identified a man found dead on river ice near Saskatoon Sunday. After a call for public help to ID the man, RCMP said Tuesday they now know he's a 35-year-old from Saskatoon. Officials are n...
Feb 27, 2018
Sentence expected for Saskatoon baby killer
A Saskatoon judge is expected to decide Tuesday afternoon whether to sentence a teen as a youth or an adult for killing an infant boy in 2016. Nikosis Cantre was six-weeks old when he was found beaten...
Feb 27, 2018 Six-week-old baby Nikosis Jace Cantre was murdered in Saskatoon on July 3, 2016. (Submitted)
Saskatoon fire pit debate put on the back burner by council
The debate on restricting backyard fire pit burning hours went up in a puff of smoke on Monday, as councillors decided to push back a vote for another month. Saskatoon city council was set to vote on ...
Feb 26, 2018
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