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Hilltops bid farewell to '50s era clubhouse, open new home
A piece of Hilltops history came crumbling down as Saskatoon's football dynasty made way for its new home on Tuesday. The Canadian Junior Football League team said goodbye to their old clubhouse Tuesd...
Feb 20, 2018 A construction crew began the demolition of the Saskatoon Hilltops' old clubhouse on Feb. 20, 2018. (Wray Morrison/650 CKOM)
Historic business heavily damaged by fire
A farmhouse that has stood for over a century just southeast of Saskatoon was destroyed in a fire early Tuesday morning. The house was converted into a restaurant and kitchen at Agar's Corner, a popul...
Feb 20, 2018 Agar's Corner, a historic farmhouse-turned-restaurant and event centre just outside Saskatoon was heavily damaged in a fire on Feb. 20, 2018. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
Michelle Obama to speak in Saskatoon in March
Michelle Obama will be speaking in Saskatoon this spring. The former U.S. first lady will be at Sasktel Centre at 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 22. During her time as first lady, Obama focused on initiati...
Feb 20, 2018 Michelle Obama visits with schoolchildren while serving as first lady of the United States in February 2013. (Michelle Obama/Facebook)
Saskatoon company makes 3-D printing history
A Saskatoon 3-D printing company quietly made history last week. The world's largest 3-D print was completed Feb. 16 at Create Cafe 3D Printing on Circle Drive as part of a combined effort with Wave o...
Feb 19, 2018 The Wave is a prototype camper built in one piece using 3D printing technology. The camper is set the record for the world's largest 3D print on Feb. 16, 2018. (Saskatchewan Polytechnic)
Suspect in Saskatoon's first homicide of 2018 arrested
A man wanted for first-degree murder in Saskatoon has been arrested. 26-year-old Brandin Brick was arrested Saturday in the 1000 block of Matheson Drive in Saskatoon On Wednesday, James Chaisson died ...
Feb 18, 2018 Saskatoon Police issued an arrest warrant for Brandin Brick on Feb. 15, 2018. (Saskatoon Police Service)
Final days to try crokicurl in Saskatoon
A new Canadian winter pastime will wrap up this week in Saskatoon. Crokicurl is a large-scale version of the board game crokinole using curling rocks on an outdoor ice surface. The Broadway Business I...
Feb 17, 2018 Saskatoon's crokicurl sheet is located just off Broadway Avenue at the "five corners" intersection. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
Council to debate changing name of Traffic Bridge
It was the span that brought together the villages that would form the city of Saskatoon more than a century ago. Now, some are calling for the Traffic Bridge to be re-named to reflect a more modern j...
Feb 16, 2018
Friends, family mourn first homicide victim of 2018
Friends and family are mourning the death of the man who Saskatoon police are calling the city's first murder victim of 2018. On Wednesday, James Chaisson died from unspecified injuries on Avenue P be...
Feb 16, 2018 James Chaisson, 28, died Feb. 14, 2018 in Saskatoon. Police have declared his death suspicious. (James Chiasson/Facebook)
What's open and closed in Saskatoon for Family Day
The following are the hours of City of Saskatoon services and facilities for Monday, Feb. 19: City hall will be closed. Pay parking stations will not require payment on Feb. 19. Drivers are still requ...
Feb 16, 2018
Man wanted in connection to Valentine's Day murder
Saskatoon police have issued a warrant for a man wanted in connection to a murder in Saskatoon Wednesday. Brandin Brick, 26, is wanted for first-degree murder. It's related to a homicide investigation...
Feb 15, 2018 Saskatoon Police issued an arrest warrant for Brandin Brick on Feb. 15, 2018. (Saskatoon Police Service)
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