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Saskatoon lottery winner collects $1M cheque
A Saskatoon man collected his $1-million Lotto 649 winnings Monday. Omar Tarafder won the prize in the Dec. 23 draw on a ticket he bought at Golf's Car Wash on Arlington Avenue as part of a $24 Super ...
Jan 17, 2018 Saskatoon's Omar Tarafder collected his $1-million winnings from the Dec. 23, 2017 draw on Monday. (Saskatchewan Lotteries)
P.A. top cop Troy Cooper named Saskatoon's next police chief
Saskatoon's board of police commissioners announced their pick for the next top cop Wednesday afternoon, tabbing current Prince Albert Police Chief Troy Cooper to fill the big chair. Cooper comes to S...
Jan 17, 2018 (File photo/650 CKOM)
Bracelet program offers peace-of-mind for vulnerable people
Saskatoon Search and Rescue (SSR) is hoping a small piece of cutting-edge technology can help save some of the city's most vulnerable people. SSR unveiled Project Lifesaver Wednesday during a news con...
Jan 17, 2018 Project Lifesaver allows search-and-rescue crews to locate missing people wearing a light radio bracelet. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
Troy Cooper to be Saskatoon's next police chief
Saskatoon is not going far for its new top cop. Prince Albert Police Chief Troy Cooper will be introduced Wednesday as the city's new police chief, sources have confirmed to 650 CKOM. The 52-year-old ...
Jan 17, 2018 Prince Albert police chief Troy Cooper is expected to be introduced as the new chief of police for Saskatoon Wednesday (paNOW)
Mild weather brings risk of freezing rain to Sask.
After dealing with extreme cold wind chills for the past week, people in Saskatchewan might cue the 'hallelujah' chorus when they step outside into warm temperatures Wednesday. However, with the warme...
Jan 17, 2018
Police put out call for information after shooting
A supper time gun incident sent a Saskatoon man to hospital on Tuesday. Police found the victim suffering from a gun shot wound just after 5 p.m. in the 600 block of Avenue F North. Police said they b...
Jan 17, 2018 (650 CKOM file photo)
Emergency manager reassures Saskatoon after Hawaii mix-up
Saskatoon's emergency management co-ordinator was out Monday to reassure people about the city's notification system in the wake of a highly publicized mix-up in Hawaii. Everyone in the U.S. state got...
Jan 15, 2018 Saskatoon Emergency Measures Organization Co-Ordinator Deb Davies speaking at city hall on Jan. 15, 2018. (Bryn Levy/650 CKOM)
Police say 64-year-old man beaten over weekend
Saskatoon police have arrested two people in connection to a violent incident over the weekend, with an arrest warrant requested for a third. Police say a 64-year-old man was tied to a chair and beate...
Jan 15, 2018
Blue Monday kicks off saddest time of year: financial survey
Monday marks the start of a bleak time for Canadians, according to a survey from Credit Canada and the Financial Planning Standards Council so-called Blue Monday, Jan. 15 through Valentine's Day, is t...
Jan 14, 2018
Too cold?: student wants to revive 'polar bear' recesses
While the recent frigid temperatures mean many people are glad to be inside, one Saskatoon elementary school student wants to enjoy the cold. But she can't. For now, that is. Kira Mathies, 9, has been...
Jan 14, 2018 Kira Mathies, 9, holds a petition she started to revive Lakeridge School's "polar bear club" to allow frigid outdoor recesses. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
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