Sarah Mills: LEGO is for everyone, but only the rich can afford the bigger sets
Sarah Mills has a bone to pick with LEGO. A lot of the newer and more complex sets are geared towards adults, but the pr...
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Majority of businesses favour First Avenue BRT route
A week before Saskatoon City Council settled on the routes for bus rapid transit (BRT), downtown businesses were asked what they preferred to see happen. Brent Penner, executive director of the Downto...
May 01, 2019
‘Uniting the Prairies’ tech conference kicks off Thursday in Saskatoon
The founder of the Uniting the Prairies tech conference said he hopes the two-day event lets smaller startups connect with investors and learn from others in the industry. The conference kicks off Thu...
Apr 30, 2019
This April set to be among driest ever for Saskatoon
As of Tuesday morning, this April was the driest ever recorded in Saskatoon. "With one day to go, Saskatoon's sitting at two per cent of its typical precipitation for the month of April," Environment ...
Apr 30, 2019
Man makes it his mission to walk every Saskatoon street
For the last 3 1/2 years, a Saskatoon man made it his mission to walk along every street in the city. Bruce Johnson told 650 CKOM that the walks started as a way to clear his head before work. "I had ...
Apr 29, 2019 Bruce Johnson, 56, walked every street in Saskatoon over a 3 1/2-year period ending in April 2019. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
Volunteers gather for South Saskatchewan River clean up
It's almost been a week since Earth Day, but that's not stopping a group of volunteers from rolling up their sleeves in Saskatoon. Around 30 volunteers took it upon themselves to walk the banks of the...
Apr 27, 2019
Stonebridge condo fire sparked by cigarette put out in flower pot
At least three homes are destroyed after a fire burned through a townhouse complex in Saskatoon's Stonebridge neighbourhood Saturday. Crews were called to the fire at Langlois Way shortly before 9:30 ...
Apr 27, 2019 Fire crews race to control a fire at a townhouse complex in Stonebridge on April 27, 2019. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon economic group to lead growth strategy
The Saskatoon Regional Economic Development Authority (SREDA) has been tasked with developing the city's first economic growth strategy. Mayor Charlie Clark announced Growing YXE to a business audienc...
Apr 25, 2019 Mayor Charlie Clark unveiled Growing YXE to a businesses crowd at the SREDA Forum at TCU Place on April 25th, 2019 (Brent Bosker/650 CKOM).
Survey finds support for safe injection site: AIDS Saskatoon
A proposed safe injection site for drug users doesn't appear to bother residents in Saskatoon's Pleasant Hill neighbourhood, according to AIDS Saskatoon. The organization announced Wednesday it had co...
Apr 24, 2019
Brush fire forces evacuation of area southwest of Biggar
A wildfire near Biggar forced the evacuation of an area southwest of the town on Monday, as fire crews grappled with flames in a densely forested area. Reports of smoke in the Argo Brush Recreation Ar...
Apr 22, 2019 A brush fire burns in the Argo Bush southwest of Biggar on April 22, 2019. (Karen Itterman/Twitter)
Grass fire west of Saskatoon damages home, acres of farmland
A rural home suffered extensive damage along with acres of farmland as a grass fire ripped through an area 20 kilometres west of Saskatoon on Saturday. Crews from Saskatoon, Dalmeny, Warman, Martensvi...
Apr 20, 2019 An aerial view of a grass fire burning west of Saskatoon on April 20, 2019. (Corman Park Police/Twitter)
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