Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
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WATCH: Solar eclipse occurs in North America
A partial solar eclipse will be visible Monday in Canada. While people in various locations in the U.S. will see a total eclipse, in Canada, the moon will appear to cover at most about 80 per cent of ...
Aug 21, 2017
Tom Cochrane sells out 2nd night of Rock the River
Classic rock legends like Randy Bachman, Tom Cochrane and The Stampeders sold out this year's edition of Rock 102's Rock the River. The longtime music festival had 3,500 people for each show at the Be...
Aug 20, 2017 Canadian rock legend Tom Cochrane rocked out to a sold out show of 3,500 people at the Bess Garden for Rock the River on Aug. 19, 2017 (JT Marshall/650 CKOM).
Overnight truck part theft leaves company with $70K bill
An overnight heist involving expensive truck parts nearly shut down a Saskatoon business for two weeks in early July. Canadian Freightways had diesel particulate filters (DPFs) taken from seven of the...
Aug 04, 2017 Diesel particulate filters are used to remove diesel particulate matter or soot from the exhaust gas of a diesel engine and some cores are made from metal fibers, which contain precious metals. (Submitted)
Activities planned across Sask. for August long weekend
If you're staying in Saskatoon this August long weekend - you're in luck. The 2017 PotashCorp Fringe Theatre and Street Festival runs Aug. 3-12 in the Broadway area of Saskatoon. The festival includes...
Aug 03, 2017 The Saskatoon Fringe Festival sees thousands of people flock to Broadway Avenue every summer. (Tourism Saskatoon)
Efforts continue to keep Venezuelan family in Kindersley
An online petition drive continued Tuesday in support of a Venezuelan family living in a Saskatchewan town. Wilmer Gonzalez along with his wife and two children have one month to leave Canada after hi...
Aug 01, 2017 Wilmer Gonzalez speaks with John Gormley in studio on July 31, 2017. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
Ed Sheeran plays to sold out SaskTel Centre
Pop sensation Ed Sheeran rocked SaskTel Centre Sunday night to a sold out crowd of 13,000 people. "Ed is my favourite singer, so when we saw he was coming to Saskatoon we thought we'd take a trip," sa...
Jul 24, 2017 Ed Sheeran during a performance in Saskatoon on July 23, 2017. (SaskTel Centre)
Streetheart singer Kenny Shields dies at 69
Legendary Saskatchewan musician Kenny Shields has died. Shields, born in Nokomis, first came to prominence as the lead singer for Regina-based band Witness Incorporated. However, a 1970 car accident l...
Jul 21, 2017 Streetheart performs in Thunder Bay on March 24, 2017. (Kenny Shields and Streetheart/Facebook)
Saskatoon woman says sunscreen left her with chemical burn
Concerns about Banana Boat sunscreen are making their way to Saskatchewan after a painful experience for a Saskatoon woman. Erin Belsher and some friends were enjoying the sunshine on July 15th, but s...
Jul 20, 2017 Saskatoon woman Erin Belsher says she suffered second-degree chemical burns to her leg after using Banana Boat sunscreen on July 15, 2017. (Erin Belsher/Facebook)
Online fundraiser doubles goal for missing teen
People are offering support as the search continues for a missing teen. Justin Warwaruk, 17, was last seen swimming in the South Saskatchewan River near the Fred Heal Canoe Launch on Sunday night. Sin...
Jul 19, 2017 Search crews stationed at Fred Heal Canoe Launch, south of Saskatoon, as teams look for a swimmer who went missing in the area on July 16, 2017. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
Search continues as fundraising starts for missing swimmer
A fundraising page has been started to fund the search for a teen who went missing in the South Saskatchewan River over the weekend. Justin Warwaruk, 17, went missing "after diving into the river," wh...
Jul 18, 2017 A member of the Saskatoon Search and Rescue team takes part in efforts to find a missing swimmer at Fred Heal Canoe Launch on July 17, 2017. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
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