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Most Canadian game? 'Crokicurl' coming to Saskatoon
There will soon be one more reason to enjoy winter in Saskatoon. After talk last year of bringing "Crokicurl" to the Bridge City in 2018, the Broadway Business Improvement District has confirmed it wi...
Jan 06, 2018 Curkicurl debuted at The Forks in Winnipeg in December 2016. (Public City Architecture)
City of Saskatoon urges province to release pot plan
The City of Saskatoon is emphasizing the need for a provincial plan on legal marijuana, as administration officials get ready to present to council on options for local regulations. A report, set to b...
Jan 05, 2018
Saskatoon Crime Stoppers uses social media to nab crooks
The power of the internet helped make Saskatoon a little less comfortable for the criminal element in 2017. Saskatoon Crime Stoppers released its tally of statistics for the year Friday. The service, ...
Jan 05, 2018
Saskatoon's Ukrainian community prepares traditional Christmas
It's all about food, family and tradition this weekend for Saskatoon's Ukrainian community as they prepare to celebrate Ukrainian Christmas. "We're probably going to have about 18 people around the ta...
Jan 05, 2018 Reverend Archpriest Taras Makowsky and his wife Joanne prepare for Ukrainian Christmas. (650 CKOM file photo)
Warman realtor to challenge Brad Trost for CPC nomination
Brad Trost has a challenger for the Conservative Party of Canada nomination in the riding of Saskatoon-University. His name? Also Brad. Warman real estate agent Brad Redekopp is throwing his name in t...
Jan 05, 2018 Brad Redekopp, left, is challenging MP Brad Trost, right, for the Conservative Party of Canada nomination in Saskatoon-University ahead of the 2019 federal election. (650 CKOM)
Marshalls store coming to Saskatoon
Saskatoon's first Marshalls store is expected to open this fall. Developer Arbutus Properties announced that the discount retailer would be coming to the next phase of the Meadows Market area in the R...
Jan 04, 2018 Saskatoon's first Marshalls store is expected to open in the fall of 2018. (Marshalls/Facebook)
Police investigate pedestrian crash on 22nd Street
A woman was injured early Thursday morning after a crash on 22nd Street. Police and paramedics reported around 8 a.m. that a pedestrian had been hit by a vehicle on 22nd Street near Avenue D. A 23-yea...
Jan 04, 2018 Emergency workers at the scene of a collision between a vehicle and a pedestrian on 22nd Street West and Avenue D South on Jan. 4, 2018. (Jay Thomas/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon cannabis dispensaries visited by city investigator
The owner of a medical cannabis dispensary is waiting for the other shoe to drop after he was paid an unexpected visit by an investigator with the City of Saskatoon. Chris Jordan, part-owner of the Be...
Jan 04, 2018
Design magazine lists Remai Modern among 2017 best buildings
A mix of metal, glass and amazing views has garnered Saskatchewan's newest art museum a spot among the best buildings of 2017. The Remai Modern in Saskatoon was recently named best art gallery by arch...
Jan 03, 2018 The stairway leading to galleries on the third floor of the Remai Modern. (Daniella Ponticelli/650 CKOM)
Police respond to suspicious package at Canada Post depot
Saskatoon police were called out early Wednesday morning to a report of a suspicious package. Officers went to the Canada Post depot at 817 51st Street East around 7:45 a.m. Further investigation by a...
Jan 03, 2018 Saskatoon police seen outside the Canada Post depot at 817 51st Street on Jan. 3, 2018. (Jay Thomas/650 CKOM)
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