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Blades look to close out series, while Pats try to stay alive in Game 6
After dropping the first two games of the series to open the WHL playoffs, the Saskatoon Blades have won three straight and will look to end its first round series against the Regina Pats. Game 6 goes...
Apr 08, 2023 Saskatoon Blades forward Lukas Hansen fights off Regina Pats Zackary Shantz in Game 5. (Steve Hiscock/Saskatoon Blades)
Blades goalie tandem taking regular season success into playoffs
Throughout a regular season, it's not unsual to have one goalie play the majority of games. The Blades on the other hand took the opposite route, running with two number one goalies the entire year. B...
Apr 08, 2023 Saskatoon Blades goalies Ethan Chadwick (left) and Austin Elliott celebrate a win during the regular season. (Steve Hiscock/Saskatoon Blades)
Thin Ice: close call after vehicle falls in at Sask. river crossing
With temperatures starting to warm up, ice conditions have become unpredictable, and in some cases dangerous. That was the case Friday evening when a vehicle plunged through the ice at the Carkboro ri...
Apr 08, 2023 Vehicle went through the ice at the Carkboro river crossing on April 7, 2023 (Warman Fire)
Humboldt gathers to remember five years since life-changing crash
A memorial event Thursday to mark the five-year anniversary of the horrific Humboldt Broncos bus crash brought people representing the green and gold of the team together to mourn and remember. The ev...
Apr 06, 2023 Community members gather at the Elgar Petersen Arena in Humboldt on April 6, 2023 to mark five years since the 2018 Humboldt Broncos bus crash. (Libby Giesbrecht/650 CKOM)
Red Earth Cree Nation boy killed after being struck by school bus
An eight-year-old boy from the Red Earth Cree Nation is dead after he was struck by a school bus moments after the same bus dropped him off. According to the RCMP, the bus stopped to let the boy out s...
Apr 06, 2023
'The grief never really truly goes away:' Ex-Broncos president on fifth anniversary
They say time heals all wounds, but some wounds are deeper than others. With heavy hearts, people in Saskatchewan and across the country are solemnly remembering the 16 lives that were lost and 13 tha...
Apr 06, 2023
Addictions, mental health, housing issues drive up police calls for service
Saskatoon's police chief is seeing some concerning trends. The number of calls for disturbances, suspicious persons and public intoxication has increased in Saskatoon in the first three months of 2023...
Apr 06, 2023 (File photo/650 CKOM)
Way of the Cross prayer walk returns to Saskatoon
Saskatoon's outdoor Way of the Cross prayer walk is returning on Good Friday after a COVID-related hiatus. Myron Rogal, co-ordinator of the Justice and Peace Office with the Roman Catholic Diocese of ...
Apr 06, 2023 The Way of the Cross Prayer Walk travels down Spadina Crescent on April 19, 2019. (650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatoon, Regina joining forces to bring world junior tournament back to Sask.
As the Blades and Pats battle each other in the first round of the Western Hockey League playoffs, Saskatoon and Regina are getting chummy off the ice. Saskatchewan's two largest cities are putting as...
Apr 06, 2023 (Steve Seto/650 CKOM)
Man seriously hurt in armed home invasion on Kawacatoose First Nation: RCMP
A 36-year-old man was left with serious injuries after an armed home invasion on the Kawacatoose First Nation. According to the RCMP, officers with the Punnichy detachment responded to the home late W...
Apr 06, 2023 (File photo/650 CKOM)
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