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Judge rules Darren Hill can remain on Saskatoon city council
Saskatoon councillor Darren Hill gets to remain a member of city council and continue representing the residents of Ward 1. A Court of Queen's Bench decision dismissed an application from the City of ...
Jun 11, 2021
Battlefords-area residential schools to get ground searches pro bono from SNC Lavalin
Even Neil Sasakamoose didn't know what his father went through at residential schools. His father, of course, was Indigenous hockey legend Fred Sasakamoose. It wasn't until Neil read Fred's book - rel...
Jun 11, 2021 Neil Sasakamoose, CEO of the BATC, speaks to reporters on June 10, 2021. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
'It's time:' Tribal Chief Arcand calls for renaming of Saskatoon road
Reconciliation Road. That's what Saskatoon Tribal Chief Mark Arcand is suggesting as the new name for John A. Macdonald Road, located in the Confederation Park neighbourhood. Arcand stood in front of ...
Jun 10, 2021 Saskatoon Tribal Chief Mark Arcand spoke to reporters on June 10, 2021 to discuss changing the name of John A. Macdonald Road in the Confederation area. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
Pride crosswalk painting interrupted by man 'aggressively shouting' at volunteers
A man was arrested Wednesday evening during the painting of a Pride-themed crosswalk in an incident 2SLGBTQ community members say was fuelled by racism and homophobia. Officers responded to Broadway A...
Jun 10, 2021 A 71-year-old man was charged with causing a disturbance after the incident. (tense_corvid/Instagram)
'It's good news': Farmers await possible thunderstorms
Severe thunderstorms could hit Saskatchewan on Thursday night, and that could be good news for farmers. The latest crop report from the Ministry of Agriculture showed there isn’t enough topsoil ...
Jun 10, 2021
Latest COVID update June 10: Second vaccine doses again exceed first shots
Saskatchewan has set a record for most second doses of COVID-19 vaccines delivered in a day. In its update Thursday, the Ministry of Health said 13,460 of the 16,787 vaccinations done in the latest re...
Jun 10, 2021 (Lisa Schick/650 CKOM file photo)
B.C. truck driver charged after rolling semi
A truck driver from British Columbia is facing charges after rolling his semi on the west edge of Saskatoon on Wednesday. The crash happened just before 9:30 p.m., and affected eastbound traffic on 22...
Jun 10, 2021 A rolled semi tied up traffic on 22nd Street near Highway 7 on June 10th, 2021 (SPS Traffic Unit/Twitter)
COVID has significantly changed consumer trends: Willoughby
The COVID-19 pandemic caused some large chain reactions in our world -- one being how we have changed as consumers. Toilet paper, yeast, hand sanitizers, paper towel and lumber began flying off the sh...
Jun 10, 2021
Man asked to leave P.A. National Park for leaving food unattended
By Ian Gustafson A Prince Albert man is feeling frustrated after he and his friends were forced to leave their campsite in Prince Albert National Park last weekend. Officials told him he broke the wil...
Jun 10, 2021 (Submitted photo/Eric Samuel)
Crowds gather to mourn Muslim family killed in London attack, vow to stand against hatred
Growing up in Regina, Salmaan Moolla has retraced the steps of so many people that have called the city home. He graced the hallways of Hawrylak Elementary School before graduating to Campbell Collegi...
Jun 10, 2021
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