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Remai Modern aims to spark conversations
Saskatoon got its first taste of the Remai Modern Art Gallery as the multimillion-dollar facility held its grand opening over the weekend. The Remai Modern's centerpiece is its world's largest collect...
Oct 23, 2017 The Remai Modern Art Gallery opened its doors to the public over the weekend of Oct. 21-22, 2017. (Celine Grimard/650CKOM)
Crews make quick work of Avenue E house fire
Three engine companies, an aerial ladder truck and three rescue trucks called to a house fire in the Mayfair area at 9:33 p.m. Saturday. When crews arrived at 1829 Avenue E North they found smoke and ...
Oct 22, 2017 A house fire on Avenue E North Saturday night caused around $3,000 in damage. (Saskatoon Fire Department)
Remai Modern opens its doors
A day that was years in the making finally came in Saskatoon. Remai Modern opened Saturday morning with around 7000 ticket holders expected to grace the lavished doorways of Canada's newest modern art...
Oct 21, 2017 People are taking in the world`s largest collection of Picasso linocuts at Remai Modern. (Celine Grimard/650CKOM)
RCMP locate missing 15-year-old girl
Battlefords RCMP have found Maria Bluebird, 15, who was reported missing in North Battleford on Oct. 13. According to a media release, she was found safe and sound Monday morning.
Oct 21, 2017 Maria Bluebird, 15, was last seen Oct. 13 in North Battleford. Police are concerned for her well being and believe she may be in Saskatoon. (Battlefords RCMP/Submitted)
Police search for woman in connection to knife point robbery
A knife point robbery Friday night has police looking for one woman. According to a media release, police were called to a business in the 3000 block of Diefenbaker Drive at 11:32 p.m. when an employe...
Oct 21, 2017
'In disbelief:' Saskatoon couple wins $1M lotto prize
Marjorie Petryshyn couldn't believe her husband's text. It wasn't what the message said, but rather that he didn't call her with the news they'd just become millionaires. "He did phone me eventually a...
Oct 20, 2017 Marjorie and Dennis Petryshyn from Saskatoon collect their $1-million lottery win on Oct. 20, 2017. (Céline Grimard/650 CKOM)
Remai Modern nets one of the largest donations in Canadian art history
The woman whose name is on the Remai Modern art gallery has stepped up for the museum once again. With this weekend's grand opening approaching, the gallery announced Thursday night that Ellen Remai h...
Oct 19, 2017 The stairway leading to galleries on the third floor of the Remai Modern. (Daniella Ponticelli/650 CKOM)
A sneak peek inside Saskatoon's Remai Modern art museum
As Saskatoon gets ready to step into the new Remai Modern art museum, staff are putting the finishing touches together for the ultimate experience. On Thursday, media were given a sneak peek inside th...
Oct 19, 2017 The entrance atrium of the Remai Modern art gallery in Saskatoon. (Daniella Ponticelli/650 CKOM)
Sears liquidation sales disappoint customers in Saskatoon
People piled into Sears at Midtown Plaza in Saskatoon Thursday morning. While many shoppers were hopeful they'd find something on the first day of liquidation sales, most left empty handed. University...
Oct 19, 2017 Sears liquidation sales at Midtown Plaza in Saskatoon on Oct. 19, 2017. (Celine Grimard/650 CKOM)
Sexual assault centre calls for new category of cases
The head of Saskatoon's Sexual Assault Centre is calling for a new way of labelling cases where police believe an assault occurred, but there's not enough evidence. The Saskatoon Police Service (SPS) ...
Oct 19, 2017
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