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 ...
Tag Archives: Saskatoon
Fog makes for tough visibility on Sask. highways
Sunday morning brought fog to most of central and southern Saskatchewan and the Highway Hotline advised drivers about thick fog making for poor visibility. In the provinces 8:30 a.m. update it outline...
Dec 03, 2017 Highway 7 between Vanscoy and Saskatoon one of the highways affected by heavy fog Dec. 3, 2017. (Highway Hotline)
Serious injuries for pedestrian hit by car
Saskatoon police investigating another auto-pedestrian crash, the third of the weekend. Around 6 p.m. Saturday police were called to 22nd Street and Avenue V and found a 22-year-old man with serious i...
Dec 03, 2017 (650 CKOM file photo)
Person with gun reported near elementary school: police
A Saskatoon elementary school was put on lockdown Thursday morning after a witness reported seeing someone with a gun outside the building. Saskatoon police responded to cole River Heights School on R...
Nov 30, 2017 (650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatoon motel owner accused of sexual assault gets bail
The owner and manager of a Saskatoon motel was given bail Wednesday ahead of trial on sexual assault charges. John Pontes, 74, was arrested Monday and charged with three counts of sexual assault, two ...
Nov 29, 2017 The Northwoods Inn and Suites on Idylwyld Drive North on Nov. 28, 2017. (Celine Grimard/650 CKOM)
'An inspiration:' Round dance honours Marlene Bird
More than 100 people gathered in Saskatoon to honour the life of a woman they never knew in person. People young and old joined hands at a ceremonial round dance for attack survivor Marlene Bird took ...
Nov 29, 2017 More than 100 people gather outside Saskatoon City Hall to honour the memory of attack survivor Marlene Bird on Nov. 28, 2017. (Celine Grimard/650 CKOM)
Man dies in hospital after crash on Circle Drive
A 56-year-old man has died after being injured in a crash in Saskatoon more than a week ago. Saskatoon police said a two-vehicle collision took place Nov.19 at the intersection of Avenue C North and C...
Nov 28, 2017
Council nixes $1.2M snow removal upgrade from tax hike
Saskatoon city council chose to knock $9 off the average tax bill instead of funding an expanded snow removal program on Monday evening, ending a raucous first day of budget deliberations. Councillors...
Nov 28, 2017 Saskatoon city council debates the 2018 budget on Nov. 27, 2017. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
Remai Modern revenue targets raise eyebrows at budget talks
Leadership of the Remai Modern art gallery defended their budget to city council Monday, as several councillors raised concern over "ambitious" revenue targets for the new facility. The art gallery on...
Nov 28, 2017 Remai Modern Fundraising Chair Herb McFaull and board member Alison Norlen address city council on Nov. 27, 2017. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
Operation Red Nose calls for more volunteers
Operation Red Nose is looking for more volunteers to keep up with call numbers following its first weekend in Saskatoon. "Our numbers are way up from last year. We pretty much doubled our numbers on F...
Nov 27, 2017 Operation Red Nose wants to make sure drivers and their vehicles get home safely over the holidays. (Operation Red Nose Saskatoon/Facebook)
MMIWG inquiry addresses questions on after care for families
As testimonies from families at the national inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) wrapped up Thursday evening in Saskatoon, attention turned to the care of those expres...
Nov 23, 2017 Mental health care workers speak with an elder at the Sheraton Cavalier in Saskatoon during the MMIWG national inquiry hearings on Nov. 23, 2017. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
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