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Comedian blasts portrayal of 'Boys Lunch Out' event
A Canadian comedian is voicing her frustration over the way a controversial charity event in Saskatoon is being characterized. The Saskatoon branch of the Canadian Progress Club put on the Boys Lunch ...
Dec 08, 2017 Comedian Nicole Arbour was the emcee of the Boys Lunch Out charity event at Saskatoon's TCU place on Dec. 1, 2017. (Nicole Arbour/Facebook)
In town for meetings, Trudeau visits Saskatoon diner
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made a stop in Saskatoon Friday morning as he wrapped up a quick visit to Saskatchewan. Trudeau visited the Hometown Diner on 20th Street West for a meet-and-greet. Laura...
Dec 08, 2017 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visits the Hometown Diner in Saskatoon on Dec. 8, 2017. (Bryn Levy/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon water main breaks reach 5-year high
New numbers from city hall might not come as a surprise to anyone who has recently been stuck in traffic because of construction. Or those who've had their water shut off after temperatures plummeted....
Dec 08, 2017 Crews work to repair a water main break on 25th Street near 4th Avenue on Nov. 7, 2017. (Jay Thomas/650 CKOM)
Free Christmas trees offered to curb invasive spruce
If you're up for chopping down your own Christmas tree, you can have it for free. That's part of the incentive for families to sign up and help the Nature Conservancy of Canada combat invasive spruce ...
Dec 08, 2017 People tie up a free Christmas tree that they cut down in an undated photo. (Nature Conservancy of Canada)
Phone scam prompts police to urge caution in Saskatoon
Saskatoon police are warning the public about a new phone scam in the city. A Thursday afternoon release said officers have received several complaints about people getting calls where a person tells ...
Dec 07, 2017
Tapeworm could endanger dogs and owners in Sask.: professor
A University of Saskatchewan veterinary professor is sounding the alarm over a potentially deadly tapeworm making its way across western Canada. Echinococcus multilocularis, commonly referred to by ve...
Dec 07, 2017
Robbers rip necklaces off teen girls in parking lot: police
Saskatoon police say two girls were robbed and threatened with bear mace while waiting in their parked car Wednesday evening. The teens, aged 17 and 19, had the car window rolled down while in a publi...
Dec 07, 2017
Killer's confession details Saskatoon baby's gruesome murder
Warning: This article contains graphic content. A video showing a teenage girl confessing to the July 2016 killing of a six-week-old baby boy was played Tuesday as her sentencing hearing began in Sask...
Dec 06, 2017 Six-week-old Nikosis Jace Cantre was murdered in Saskatoon on July 3, 2016. (Submitted)
Hospital returns donation as fundraiser stirs controversy
St. Paul's Hospital Foundation is returning a major donation from a Saskatoon men's club after it came out a fundraising event didn't keep with the hospital's Catholic values. On Friday, the Saskatoon...
Dec 06, 2017 Health Authority plans to announce Tuesday a plan to address overcrowding at St. Paul's Hospital in Saskatoon (650 CKOM)
Cabbies demand 'level playing field' with ride-sharing
The debate around ride-sharing services came to Saskatoon Tuesday, as the union representing taxi drivers descended on city hall ahead of a discussion over rules for services like Uber, Lyft or TappCa...
Dec 06, 2017 Uber drivers could be coming to Saskatchewan in the near future. (Uber)
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