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Walter Murray defeats rivals Holy Cross to win first BRIT title since 1990
One year after they were heartbroken losing in the championship game at BRIT (Bedford Road Invitational Tournament) to a team from Raymond, Alta, the Walter Murray Marauders were able to overcome thei...
Jan 13, 2024 Walter Murray Marauders celebrate their second BRIT title after defeating Holy Cross 73-65 in the championship game. Credit: Shane Clausing
Saskatoon police release photo, video of suspect in December murder
Saskatoon police are asking for the public's help to identify a suspect in the shooting death of a 33-year-old man in the city on Dec. 14. On Wednesday, police released a photo and video footage of th...
Jan 10, 2024 Saskatoon police are trying to identify this man, who's a suspect in a murder that occurred Dec. 14. (Saskatoon Police Service/Submitted)
Saskatoon shelter location to be announced 'very soon,' minister says
Saskatoon residents can expect to find out the location of the city's new 30-bed emergency shelter "very, very soon," according to Social Services Minister Gene Makowsky. But he couldn't say if that m...
Jan 10, 2024 A 30-bed emergency shelter is slated to open in Saskatoon this spring, but details -- including the location -- are not yet clear. (650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatoon activates extreme cold weather emergency response plan
The City of Saskatoon has activated its "Level 2" extreme cold weather emergency response plan from now until Sunday. According to Pamela Goulden-McLeod, the city's director of emergency management, t...
Jan 10, 2024 Snow along Cumberland Avenue South in Saskatoon. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
BHP Enchanted Forest draws record crowd
The BHP Enchanted Forest put a record number of people into the holiday spirit this Christmas season. Organizers say 93,440 visitors took in the display at the Saskatoon Forestry Farm from Nov. 18 thr...
Jan 09, 2024 This year’s festival featured a 2.5-kilometre driving route winding through the Forestry Farm Park. (650 CKOM file photo)
Community engagement a top priority for new Saskatoon shelter provider
If there was a shelter coming into the neighbourhood where James Gardiner worked or lived, he would be concerned. So the incoming CEO of Alberta-based The Mustard Seed -- which has been chosen to run ...
Jan 09, 2024 The Mustard Seed has been chosen to operate two emergency shelters in Saskatoon to help the homeless. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM file photo)
Province picks providers for emergency shelters in Regina, Saskatoon
YWCA Regina and The Mustard Seed have been selected by the Saskatchewan government to operate new permanent emergency shelters in Regina and Saskatoon, respectively. The plan to open the shelters was ...
Jan 09, 2024
Board of Police Commissioners hopes to name new chief this summer
The Saskatoon Board of Police Commissioners is almost ready to officially put out its "Help Wanted" ad for a new police chief. Former chief Troy Cooper retired in mid-December after nearly six years a...
Jan 08, 2024 Saskatoon's Board of Police Commissioners hopes to have a new chief in place as quickly as possible. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Snowfall warnings issued for much of central Saskatchewan
Winter has finally arrived in Saskatchewan. Just before 3:30 p.m. Monday, Environment and Climate Change Canada issued snowfall warnings for a wide swath of central Saskatchewan. The warnings covered ...
Jan 08, 2024 Environment Canada issued snowfall warnings for areas of Saskatchewan on Monday. Saskatoon could get between 10 and 15 centimetres of snow. (Highway Hotline/Twitter)
Sask. hits another possible record for overdose deaths
With the number available as of Monday, Saskatchewan may have hit another record for drug overdose deaths in 2023 - potentially putting the tally at eight of the last nine years in which the province ...
Jan 08, 2024
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