PGA Tour Canada drops Saskatoon date after tournament loses title sponsor
The PGA Tour Canada will not be stopping in Saskatoon this June after the Dakota Dunes Open lost its title sponsor. A spokesperson with PGA Tour Canada told 650 CKOM Tuesday they were unable to...
View ArticleClinic opens to improve health care access for refugees in Saskatoon
After years of planning, the first clinic dedicated to refugee health care in Saskatoon opened its doors Wednesday. Refugee Engagement and Community Health (REACH) brings together medical professionals...
View ArticleHudson Bay reeling after man charged with killing estranged wife
People in a small northeast Saskatchewan community are reacting with shock and disbelief following the death of a young mother and the arrest of her ex-husband. Stacey Lewis, 27, was found dead after...
View ArticleBlades, Pats block players from fans after mumps scare
A number of players in the Western Hockey League have been benched due to an outbreak of mumps. The league sent an alert Friday to all 22 teams after several cases involving the Medicine Hat Tigers...
View ArticleMaterials from vacant Target spaces benefit Saskatoon groups
Large retail spaces left vacant after Target closed its doors in 2015 are serving a new purpose for community groups in Saskatoon. PCL Construction Management and Morguard Corporation are redeveloping...
View ArticleStanley Cup pays a visit to Saskatoon old timers' hockey league
Their shifts are shorter, and they may move slower, but on Tuesday a group of senior hockey players in Saskatoon didn't want to leave the ice. A television crew from Rogers Sportsnet showed up at...
View ArticleDrivers paying extra after pulling plug too soon on winter tires
Drivers who thought spring was here to stay weren’t happy to see winter return to Saskatoon. Owner of A-1 Tire & Wheel Anthony Renneberg said they've had a few reluctant customers come in to have...
View Article'Very touched': Support keeps Asquith arena fundraiser alive after theft
People in Asquith are getting ready for their big night. A valuable piece of hockey memorabilia will be raffled off Friday in the community, found about half an hour west of Saskatoon on Highway 14....
View ArticleSaskatoon group trying to make waves with whitewater park proposal
The idea of a whitewater park at the Saskatoon weir is resurfacing after it was first floated over a decade ago. A Saskatoon group made a pitch Monday at City Hall in hopes of getting the city on...
View Article'Vote, vote, vote:' Ituna makes final push in Kraft Hockeyville contest
The big push for votes is on in Ituna, Saskatchewan. The community, located about 140 kilometres northeast of Regina, is one of two finalists for the Kraft Hockeyville contest. Ituna is competing...
View Article'They are impacted big time': First Nations respond to cuts in provincial budget
The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations says its communities will feel the impact of cuts in the provincial budget. The FSIN expressed disappointment over operational funding being cut to its...
View Article'I forgive:' Boushie family honoured at Sask. conference
A member of Colten Boushie's family offered forgiveness to the man accused in the 22-year-old's death on a farmyard last summer. Colten's uncle, Alvin Baptiste spoke at the First Nations Health Summit...
View ArticleCommunity steps up to keep riverbank clean-up afloat
Saskatoon is answering the call as the Meewasin Valley Authority faces challenging times. Already reeling from having its funding chopped in the March provincial budget, the urban park also had to...
View ArticleActor Kim Coates to receive honorary degree from U of S
Saskatoon actor Kim Coates, best known for his role as Tig in the TV show Sons of Anarchy, is coming home to receive a huge honour. The University of Saskatchewan is bestowing upon him an honorary...
View ArticleRecords smashed around Sask. as warm weather expected to continue
A flow of warm Pacific air has taken the province out of the deep freeze and into a warm spell. A total of seven communities set high temperatures records on Tuesday: Elbow 4.5 C - (3.8 C in...
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