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Nutrien Wintershines Festival kicks off this weekend in Saskatoon
The Nutrien Wintershines Festival starts on Saturday and will feature a number of activities for families. The outdoor events will take place at Market Square on Avenue A South and 19th Street. Some o...
Feb 14, 2024 Three ice carvers are already working to create sculptures for the festival. (Wintershines/Facebook)
Icy roads delay recycling pickup in parts of Saskatoon
Saskatoon's winter roads have left some of the city's recycling bins untouched. According to the city, the most recent biweekly collection of some blue carts was not fully completed because of icy roa...
Feb 12, 2024 The city had to postpone the collection of its recycling bins due to the weather. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
48-year-old Saskatoon man is city's second murder victim of 2024
A 48-year-old man was shot to death Saturday morning in Saskatoon's Caswell Hill neighbourhood. In a media release, the Saskatoon Police Service said its Major Crime Section was investigating the murd...
Feb 10, 2024 A 21-year-old Saskatoon man has been charged in the murder. Police said he and the victim knew each other. (650 CKOM file photo)
Sutherland parent frustrated over cancellations of emergency shelter meeting
The mother of two children who attend a Ukrainian bilingual school near the site of the new Sutherland emergency shelter says she's utterly disappointed that two community consultation meetings schedu...
Feb 10, 2024 Buses begin to line up to pick up children at Bishop Filevich Bilingual School in Saskatoon's Sutherland neighbourhood. The school's playground is less than 100 metres from the front doors of the new 30-bed emergency shelter. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Community consultation on hold for shelter in Saskatoon's Sutherland area
A Saskatoon city councillor for the area where a new shelter is set to open is just as surprised as residents to be hearing their community consultation process is being postponed. In a release shared...
Feb 09, 2024 The proposed enhanced emergency shelter for the Sutherland neighbourhood in Saskatoon is delayed after the city announced the dates for community information sessions and for the city council vote are being pushed back. (650 CKOM file photo)
Veteran Sask. Party MLAs explain decisions to leave provincial politics
Two well-known faces in the Saskatchewan Party are revealing their reasons for leaving provincial politics. Donna Harpauer and Gord Wyant are among the four veteran MLAs who announced they will not se...
Feb 08, 2024 Deputy Premier Donna Harpauer is among the Sask. Party veterans who won't be running again this fall. (980 CJME file photo)
Gord Wyant says he has what it takes to lead Saskatoon as mayor
Fresh from the announcement that he won't be running as an MLA in this fall's provincial election, Gord Wyant says he thinks he has what it takes to lead Saskatoon as mayor. Wyant, the MLA for Saskato...
Feb 08, 2024 Outgoing MLA Gordon Wyant says he has the skills and experience necessary to lead the city. (Michael Bell/The Canadian Press)
Canada comes back to defeat United States 4-2 in fifth Rivalry Series game
Canada's women's hockey team secured a big come-from-behind win against the United States on Wednesday night in Saskatoon to win 4-2 and cut the Americans' Rivalry Series lead to 3-2. Even though Cana...
Feb 07, 2024 Team Canada prepares to face the United States in the fifth game of their Rivalry Series in Saskatoon at SaskTel Centre. (Shane Clausing/650 CKOM)
Nurses raise alarm over unsafe overcrowding at St. Paul's Hospital
The Saskatchewan Union of Nurses says overcrowding at St. Paul's Hospital in Saskatoon became so unmanageable Monday that a "stop the line" call was made after a patient had a life-threatening inciden...
Feb 07, 2024 Ambulances line up outside the entrance to the emergency room at Saskatoon St. Paul's Hospital. The Saskatchewan Union of Nurses says the ER was overcrowded Monday to the point that a "stop the line" call was made. (Brent Bosker/650 CKOM)
No charges laid in death of Saskatoon cyclist Natasha Fox
Saskatoon police say criminal charges won't be laid against the driver of a cement truck involved in a deadly collision with a cyclist last May. On May 24, 2023, 33-year-old teacher, athlete and mothe...
Feb 06, 2024 A bike and memorial at Wiggins Avenue and College Drive in honour of Natasha Fox. (Will Mandzuk/650 CKOM file photo)
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