Murray Wood: The day Canada Became a nation
April 9, 1917 was Easter Monday. On that date, 109 years ago, Canadian soldiers made history at Vimy Ridge. Murray Wood ...
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Man charged after stabbing in downtown Saskatoon
A 22-year-old man has been charged with aggravated assault after a stabbing in Saskatoon on Sunday. At about 2 a.m., officers responded to a call that a person had been stabbed during a fight in the 1...
Nov 01, 2021 (650 CKOM file photo)
Jordan Hansen rides highest score to win PBR event in Saskatoon
Jordan Hansen from Okotoks became a contender for the Professional Bull Riders Canada Championship after delivering a stellar performance in Saskatoon. Hansen was one of 15 riders to deliver a score i...
Nov 01, 2021 Jordan Hansen scored 89.5 points in Round 3 to clinch the PBR Saskatoon Classic event on October 30th, 2021 (PBR Twitter)
Latest COVID update Oct. 31: October marks deadliest month of pandemic
Saskatchewan has seen more deaths from COVID in October than any other month since the pandemic began. In its daily update Sunday, the province announced one new death. That means there have been 157 ...
Oct 31, 2021
Missing fire alarm results in death from apartment fire
There are still two people in critical condition resulting from an early-morning house fire earlier this week. The Saskatoon Fire Department (SFD) was called Monday at 2:34 a.m., to an apartment build...
Oct 30, 2021 (Harrison Brooks/650 CKOM)
Latest COVID update Oct. 30: 189 new cases, 226 in hospital, 4 deaths
The seven-day average of new COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan continued to trend downwards Saturday. In its daily update, the Ministry of Health said the average had fallen by six from Friday's update t...
Oct 30, 2021 (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatoon tech company selects Nutrien Tower as new headquarters
A homegrown tech company is renewing its commitment to the province and signaling an economic shift along the way. 7shifts, a scheduling software platform used by more than 15,000 restaurants across t...
Oct 30, 2021 (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
Families with young children to receive self-testing kits next week
Thousands more rapid antigen testing kits that allow people to screen for COVID-19 at home will be made available next week, according to provincial health officials. During a technical briefing Frida...
Oct 30, 2021
Saskatoon school facing criticism for costume rules comparing police to Hitler
Some public backlash Friday forced a Saskatoon high school to delete a social media post that lumped police in with the likes of Adolf Hitler and Ted Bundy. A photo posted on St. Joseph High School's ...
Oct 29, 2021 St. Joseph's High School faced plenty of criticism for posting a photo to social media comparing Hitler and Ted Bundy Halloween costumes to those depicting police. (Submitted)
Saskatoon city council votes down gathering limits bylaw
Saskatoon city council voted during a special meeting Friday to defeat the proposed bylaw that would have limited gathering sizes in the city. "The bylaw serves to prohibit the unvaccinated and partia...
Oct 29, 2021
Council set to vote on proposed gathering bylaw for Saskatoon
Halloween plans this weekend could be in jeopardy if a proposed bylaw to limit private and public gatherings in Saskatoon gets the OK from city council on Friday. A special council meeting is schedule...
Oct 29, 2021 (650 CKOM file photo)
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