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Saskatoon student trailblazer to become first female Indigenous president in USSU history
In 111 years, the University of Saskatchewan Students Union (USSU) has never had an Indigenous female as president. That's all about to change in just over two weeks, thanks to Saskatoon-born Autumn L...
Apr 18, 2020 Autumn LaRose-Smith will become the first female Indigenous president in USSU's 111 year history. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
SaskTel Saskatchewan Jazz Festival postponed
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected another huge festival in the province. The 34th annual SaskTel Saskatchewan Jazz Festival has been postponed. It had been scheduled for July 3-12 in Saskatoon. In a ...
Apr 17, 2020 (Tourism Saskatoon)
Saskatoon Fire deals with multiple suspicious fires in core neighbourhoods
In just over three weeks, 10 homes in Saskatoon's core neighbourhoods have been destroyed by suspicious fires. Eight of those 10 homes were vacant, according to the Saskatoon Fire Department's assista...
Apr 16, 2020 (Submitted/Saskatoon Fire Dept.)
Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan suspending 2020 season indefinitely
To be, or not to be? It's looking to be more the latter for Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan in 2020 after it announced Thursday it was putting its summer series on hold indefinitely. The group is hopi...
Apr 16, 2020 Will Brooks, the artistic producer of Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan, kicks off homecoming celebrations for the local theatre company on Aug. 10, 2019. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
Medical dispatcher helps couple deliver healthy baby girl
Medical Communications Officer Jade Morgan answered a call Tuesday morning that ended up being a bit different than normal. A 37-year-old woman was in labour at 7:49 a.m. and about to give birth. "The...
Apr 15, 2020 Medical Communications Officer Jade Morgan helped talk a Saskatoon couple through delivering a health baby girl on April 14, 2020. (Medavie Health Services)
Saskatoon man facing more than 50 drugs and weapons charges
A 29-year-old Saskatoon man is facing more than 50 charges after being found in possession of drugs and weapons. At around 9:30 p.m. on April 9, police were called to the 2400 block of Arlington Avenu...
Apr 15, 2020
Family identify woman fatally shot in Saskatoon
Family have identified a woman fatally shot in Saskatoon early Monday. "Tanya Alcrow didn't deserve this, she was taken away from us on such tragic terms," her aunt, Cynthia Ann Alcrow, said in a Face...
Apr 15, 2020
Saskatoon police sees drop in dispatched calls in March, domestic violence calls up
Saskatoon police say calls for service were down during March due to several factors, including a change in people's lifestyles. The COVID-19 global pandemic shut down the Saskatoon police headquarter...
Apr 14, 2020 (650 CKOM)
Two people arrested after stabbings on city bus
Two people were arrested after a fight broke out on a City of Saskatoon Transit bus Monday night. At about 10:30 p.m. police were called to the intersection of 20th Street West and Avenue T South for ...
Apr 14, 2020
2020 Saskatoon Fringe Festival cancelled
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused the cancellation of another popular Saskatoon event. In a release Tuesday morning, the 25th Street Theatre board of directors says it has voted to cancel the 2020 Frin...
Apr 14, 2020 The Saskatoon Fringe Festival sees thousands of people flock to Broadway Avenue every summer. (Tourism Saskatoon)
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