Murray Wood: Of Easter bunny bells and Juicy Fruit gum
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Canada announces new astronauts, Sask. pilot cut
For the last year, Bruno raised Jason Leuschen went through intense training and screening for a chance to become one of Canada's next astronauts. On Canada Day it was announced he didn't make the cut...
Jul 03, 2017 Jason Leuschen was raised in Bruno, Sask. and just missed out on being named Canada’s next astronaut. (Canadian Space Agency)
Baby boy among 3 dead in crash near Melville
A man, a women and a baby have died after a crash northeast of Melville. RCMP were called around 11 p.m. Saturday night after two vehicles on Highway 10 hit each other head on. A 25-year-old woman was...
Jul 02, 2017
Syrian folktale comes to Saskatoon’s Theatre in the Park
Sounds of Syrian culture will soon be heard around Saskatoon. A joint effort between Sum Theatre and Syrian immigrant Rana Mustafa brings folktale, "The Woodcutter and the Lion," to Theatre in the Par...
Jul 02, 2017 Syrian folktale, “The Woodcutter and the Lion,” is part of the 2017 Theatre in the Park series in Saskatoon. (Celine Grimard/650 CKOM)
No charges after SUV plows into house
A Lakeview area home has extensive damage after an SUV, driven by a 14-year-old boy, slammed into the front of it Friday night. The brickwork near a street-facing basement window appears to have been ...
Jul 02, 2017 Saskatoon Police don't expect to lay charges after a 14-year-old boy drove an SUV into a home on Costigan Road on June 30, 2017 (JT Marshall/650 CKOM)
Police call for information in non-suspicious sudden death
Saskatoon police are looking for information to help identify a man's body discovered on the 1000 block of Avenue P North Saturday morning. In a statement from police, they describe the man as Indigen...
Jul 02, 2017 (650 CKOM)
Canada 150: Thousands take in Saskatoon fireworks display
An estimated 50,000 people took over Diefenbaker Park in Saskatoon Saturday for the annual Optimist Canada Day Celebration. It all started with breakfast at 8 a.m. and continued all day with musical p...
Jul 02, 2017 (650 CKOM file photo)
Fire leaves more than $1M in damage at Sherwood Chevrolet
Investigators believe a power source in a rooftop bulkhead at Sherwood Chevrolet sparked a fire Friday night that caused more than one million dollars in damage. An alarm signal from a fire monitoring...
Jul 01, 2017 Fire at Sherwood Chevrolet in Saskatoon caused more than one million dollars in damage on June 30, 2017 (Submitted/Saskatoon Fire Department)
Canada 150: What's open in Saskatoon
Some city-run services are operating on a different schedule this weekend for Canada Day. Here's what you can expect: City Hall will be closed. Parking is free at city run spots on Saturday. You will ...
Jul 01, 2017
Saskatoon police on lookout for stabbing suspect
Saskatoon police are looking for a suspect after a stabbing near downtown Thursday morning. Police said a 38-year-old man was walking down Jamieson Street at 8:20 a.m. on June 29 when he was approache...
Jun 30, 2017 (650 CKOM)
Former cop with cancer becomes lawyer in emotional ceremony
It was an emotional Thursday afternoon at the Court of Queen's Bench in Saskatoon, but smiles could be seen behind the tears of Bruce Gordon's family, friends and colleagues. The 54-year-old former co...
Jun 29, 2017 Bruce Gordon exits the Court of Queen's Bench in Saskatoon after a special call to the bar on June 29, 2017. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
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