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Officer uses Taser to subdue machete-wielding man on Confederation Drive
A 26-year-old man is facing criminal charges after what police described as an attempted robbery on Tuesday in Saskatoon. According to police, officers were called to a store in the 400 block of Confe...
Oct 02, 2024 Police say an officer used a Taser on the man, causing him to drop the machete. (650 CKOM file photo)
Ben Saunderson named new captain of Saskatoon Blades
The Saskatoon Blades are passing the leadership torch to Ben Saunderson. The Manitoba player was named the 63rd captain in franchise history on Tuesday. "It's a privilege and honor that they have the ...
Oct 02, 2024 Ben Saunderson (right) squares off against Connor Bedard at SaskTel Centre. (BladesHockey/Twitter)
Volunteers hit road, deliver signs as candidates vie for votes
For nearly two decades, volunteering during provincial elections has been a tradition for Wilfred Martin. Martin lives in Saskatoon, and started to deliver signs and knock on doors prior to Paul Merri...
Oct 02, 2024 Saskatoon's Wilfred Martin has volunteered for provincial elections over nearly two decades. Photo taken in Saskatoon on Oct. 1, 2024. (Shane Clausing/650 CKOM)
Stabbings, arrests for CO2 firearms keep Saskatoon police busy
It was a busy weekend for Saskatoon Police Service (SPS) dealing with two stabbings and two arrests for CO2 firearms. Police have made no arrests in the stabbings. The first incident, on Sept. 27 arou...
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NDP, Sask. Party promise affordability on first day of election
Saskatchewan's two largest political parties came out swinging on the first day of the province's election period. Carla Beck, leader of the Saskatchewan NDP, promised to get Saskatchewan out of "last...
Oct 01, 2024 Scott Moe of the Saskatchewan Party and Carla Beck of the Saskatchewan NDP are both promising affordability measures in this fall's election.
Canpotex matching donations to Saskatoon food bank formula campaign
The Saskatoon Food Bank & Learning Centre has partnered with potash exporter Canpotex to help ensure infants and toddlers in the Saskatoon area have the nourishment they need. The food bank launch...
Oct 01, 2024 Laurie O’Connor, executive director of the Saskatoon Food Bank & Learning Centre, says the formula campaign is "a lifeline for many families in our community." (650 CKOM file photo)
WATCH: 2024 Sask. election is underway, voters head to polls Oct. 28
Premier Scott Moe directed Lieutenant Governor Russ Mirasty to dissolve the Legislative Assembly and issue the writs of election on Tuesday, kicking off Saskatchewan's 2024 general election. Residents...
Oct 01, 2024 Scott Moe’s Saskatchewan Party currently holds a strong majority in the assembly – as it has since 2007 – controlling 43 of the assembly’s 61 seats. Carla Beck’s New Democratic Party, which currently serves as Saskatchewan’s official opposition, holds just 14 seats. (Brittany Caffet/650 CKOM)
Regina man charged with armed robbery in McLean
A Regina man has been charged with armed robbery after an incident in the village of McLean on Saturday. Indian Head RCMP said in a news release on Monday That officers were called to a business in th...
Sep 30, 2024
Garden Talk: Don't let Saskatchewan winter kill your water garden
Jill and Rick Van Duyvendyk answer all your gardening questions in Garden Talk on 650 CKOM and 980 CJME every Sunday morning from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Here are some questions and answers from the Sept. 2...
Sep 29, 2024 Water lilies can be successfully kept alive in Saskatchewan winters.(Photo by Pixabay/supplied)
Man arrested for stabbings in Pleasant Hill armed response: Saskatoon police
A police incident that disrupted traffic in Saskatoon's Pleasant Hill on Saturday ended in the arrest of a 24-year-old man who has been charged with aggravated assault and assault causing bodily harm....
Sep 28, 2024 Saskatoon police were called to a home at the corner of 22nd St W and Ave Q S around 1 p.m. on Sept. 28, 2024, and police were seen surrounding a house with guns drawn. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
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