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Insects shown in video from U of S library not bed bugs
It's not exactly the back-to-school welcome University of Saskatchewan students were expecting. Earlier this month, pictures and videos were posted to the Facebook group USask Confessions showing an u...
Sep 26, 2017 A screenshot of a video showing what appears to be bugs inside the University of Saskatchewan on Sept. 21, 2017. (USask Confessions/Facebook)
Saskatoon school at capacity as Cree language program grows
An increasingly popular bilingual program has a Saskatoon elementary school at capacity. St. Frances School has been offering a Cree bilingual program since 2008. Since then it has seen a surge in enr...
Sep 26, 2017
Bus drivers with doctors’ notes denied sick leave: union
Saskatoon city council is choosing to continue contracting an outside company to manage sick leave for transit workers, despite bus drivers saying the system is flawed. Councillors voted 7-4 on Monday...
Sep 26, 2017
City moves to eliminate trash pickup calendars
Saskatoon city council voted Monday to stop publishing a paper calendar showing residents when garbage will be picked up on their street. The move is expected to save the city $85,000 a year on printi...
Sep 26, 2017
Gormley Gathering hits fundraising milestone, tops $1M
The Gormley Gathering reached a major mark in the effort to raise money to fight prostate cancer and other urological diseases. The 2017 edition of the annual fundraiser collected $177,827 for the Les...
Sep 26, 2017 The 2017 edition of the Gormley Gathering raised $177,827 for the Leslie and Irene Dubé Urology Centre of Health. (Orlo Drewitz/Twitter)
Families, NDP call for funding to open mental health unit
Lucy Mauerhoff still feels anguish over how her adult son was treated when he sought help for mental illness at Royal University Hospital in Saskatoon. Now, she's hoping to call attention to a funding...
Sep 25, 2017 Members of the Sask. NDP join relatives of mental health patients to call on the province to fund a mental health emergency unit at Royal University Hospital on Sept. 25, 2017. (Celine Grimard/650 CKOM)
Dinos 4th Quarter erases Huskies comeback
A 21 point Calgary fourth quarter turned a narrow 30-28 advantage into a 51-28 victory over the University of Saskatchewan Saturday night. The Huskies battled back to get within two points after a pai...
Sep 23, 2017 (David Moll/Calgary Dinos)
Big Brother Canada auditions come to Saskatoon
A long line of people eagerly waited on a cool Saturday morning for the chance to audition for the reality show Big Brother Canada in downtown Saskatoon. The show heads into its sixth season this fall...
Sep 23, 2017 Longtime fans Alyson Anderson (left) and Jordi Finlayson tried out for Big Brother Canada on Saturday in downtown Saskatoon. (Celine Grimard/650 CKOM)
No arrests in Westmont stabbing
A 22-year-old man expected to recover after being stabbed in the stomach during a fight. According to Saskatoon police, around 12:20 a.m. Saturday officers responded to a call about four men fighting ...
Sep 23, 2017 (650 CKOM)
Police find missing 12-year-old girl in Saskatoon
Saskatoon police have located a missing 12-year-old girl. Kalyce Wattendorf was reported missing on Sept. 22. Police issued a media release on Nov. 16 saying she'd been found. Police thanked the publi...
Sep 23, 2017
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