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CP Holiday Train rolls into Saskatoon
Thousands of onlookers were put into the festive spirit Wednesday night as the CP Holiday Train made its annual stop in Saskatoon. Canadian country musician Madeline Merlo entertained the crowds that ...
Dec 05, 2019 The CP Holiday Train made its stop in Saskatoon on Dec. 4, 2019. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
Map threatening Holy Cross school shooting a 'misguided joke': police
A 16-year-old boy is facing a charge of uttering threats after a social media post caused concern for parents and students at Holy Cross High School. The post, which was shared widely by students on S...
Dec 04, 2019 (Facebook/Holy Cross High School)
Potato gun used to launch drugs into Saskatoon jail, police say
Two people have been charged for using a home made cannon to shoot drugs into the Saskatoon Provincial Correctional Centre. On Sunday, a 29-year-old woman and an 18-year-old man were caught by police ...
Dec 03, 2019 Photo of potato gun used to shoot drugs into the Saskatoon Provincial Correctional Centre. (Saskatoon Police)
'It's different, it's change,' short-term rental advocate ready to present facts to councillors
One of the City of Saskatoon's Standing Policy Committees will hear more information into licensing for short-term rentals Tuesday. The Planning, Development, and Community Services committee has been...
Dec 03, 2019 Saskatoon City Council is looking to figure out what to do with short-term rentals in the city. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
Cirque du Soleil bringing skates for return to Saskatchewan
Cirque du Soleil is coming back to Saskatchewan in the new year, but this time its performers are bringing their skates with them. The high-flying acrobats will perform the on-ice spectacle called Axe...
Dec 02, 2019 Cirque du Soleil is to bring Axel, the company's on-ice spectacular, to Saskatchewan in July. (Cirque du Soleil)
North Battleford family gets support after boy's long-term health struggles
Communities in northwest Saskatchewan are coming together to help a couple whose infant son has been in and out of children's hospitals across Western Canada. Local organizers recently set up a Facebo...
Dec 02, 2019 For the past 16 months, Braxton McIntyre has been in and out of hospitals across Western Canada. (Facebook/Braxton & Bryer McIntyre)
City passes budget, property tax increases of 3.7% in 2020 and 3.87% in 2021
Saskatoon City Council was able to keep tax increases low, but it's still going to cost a bit more than originally thought for the average homeowner. In 2020, property taxes will be going up 3.7 per c...
Nov 27, 2019 Saskatoon City Council finalized their multi-year budget on November 27, 2019. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon woman wins $1.3 million SIGA Smoke Signals jackpot
A trip to Gold Eagle Casino in North Battleford made Saskatoon's Debbie Vidal a millionaire. She won $1,333,974.82 in the SIGA Smoke Signals jackpot on Monday. "It's amazing, and awesome, and unbeliev...
Nov 27, 2019 Debbie Vidal (centre) won the SIGA Smoke Signals jackpot on Nov. 25, 2019. (Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority)
WestJet cancels Saskatoon flights over approaching Alberta storm
WestJet cancelled flights out Saskatoon Wednesday due to a nasty storm system in the U.S. that is expected to touch southwestern Alberta. The airline told 650 CKOM three cancelled flights out of the c...
Nov 27, 2019 A pilot taxis a Westjet Boeing 737-700 plane to a gate after arriving at Vancouver International Airport in Richmond, B.C., on February 3, 2014. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Budget day 2: Organics program remains; 'No big adjustments' on taxes
The second day of Saskatoon City Council's multi-year budget deliberations featured a lot of heavy lifting and another spirited discussion on the city's future with waste and organics. Coun. Bev Duboi...
Nov 27, 2019 (650 CKOM file photo)
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