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Bedford Road Invitational Tournament cancelled for first time in 53-year history
For the first time since its creation more than half a century ago, the Bedford Road Invitational Tournament (BRIT) has been cancelled. The 2021 version of the Saskatoon high school basketball tournam...
Jan 07, 2021 (650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatoon man facing second-degree murder, attempted murder charges
A 34-year-old Saskatoon man has been charged with one count of second-degree murder and one count of attempted murder in connection with an incident Wednesday in the Lakeview area of the city. Kevin M...
Jan 07, 2021 Police investigate a woman’s death at a home on Wakaw Place on Jan. 6, 2021. (Brent Bosker/650 CKOM)
Police arrest man after standoff in Dinsmore
A tense situation in Dinsmore ended with a 34-year-old man taken into custody early Thursday. The RCMP said the incident started Wednesday around 4:15 p.m., after the Mounties received reports about a...
Jan 07, 2021 RCMP blocked off roads in Dinsmore to deal with an armed suspect barricaded in a home on Jan. 6, 2021 (Megan Keeler/submitted)
Mounties investigating shooting in Meadow Lake
The RCMP is investigating after a 29-year-old man was shot while sitting in a vehicle in Meadow Lake early Monday. According to the Mounties, the man was shot at "several times" while he and two other...
Jan 07, 2021
City of Saskatoon unveils plan to divert up to 70 per cent of garbage from landfill
Saskatoon is unveiling a long-term waste diversion plan that looks to take a bite out of the garbage that shouldn't end up in the landfill. The plan will be introduced to councillors at a committee me...
Jan 07, 2021
Saskatoon PPE company to provide masks for Saskatchewan schools
It's a made-in-Saskatchewan success story. A Saskatoon company that makes medical grade personal protective equipment (PPE) is expanding, after demand for its products significantly increased. Justin ...
Jan 06, 2021 Olga Bugrova, co-owner of Benchmark PPE, with one of the company's masks. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatoon man charged with sexual assault, sexual interference
A 35-year-old Saskatoon man is facing charges including sexual assault and sexual interference in connection with incidents that date back to January of 2016. In a media release Wednesday, the Saskato...
Jan 06, 2021 (650 CKOM file photo)
Kutya, didukh, and kolyadka: A look at the Ukrainian Christmas celebration
Although the holiday season may have wrapped up for some, those of Ukrainian descent are ready to celebrate one of the holiest days of the year. Jan. 6 is Christmas Eve in the Eastern Orthodox faith, ...
Jan 06, 2021 Reverend Archpriest Taras Makowsky and his wife Joanne prepare for Ukrainian Christmas. (650 CKOM file photo)
Charges laid against man shot by police on Avenue W North
A 27-year-old man who was shot by a Saskatoon police officer on Dec. 23 has been charged in connection with the incident. On Tuesday, members of the Regina Police Service's Major Crime Section charged...
Jan 06, 2021 (650 CKOM file photo)
Damage in Dudley Street fire pegged at $125K
Saskatoon's fire investigator says a blaze in a commercial building Tuesday night caused $125,000 in damage. According to the Saskatoon Fire Department, crews responded to a building in the 2400 block...
Jan 06, 2021 (Saskatoon Fire Department/Submitted)
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