VIDEO: Protected bike lane opens in Saskatoon
By Bre McAdamOn 23rd Street beside city hall, a long line of excited cyclists dinged their bells as they rode down the first protected bike lane in Saskatoon, and most likely Saskatchewan.The lane,...
View ArticleNo food shortage in La Ronge, says grocery manager
By Bre McAdamThere does not appear to be a food or fuel shortage in the La Ronge area according to the manager of the the Co-op Marketplace in town. Margaret Floch says her store has been getting...
View ArticleBrother charged in City Park murder pleads guilty to lesser charge
By Bre McAdamOne of two Saskatoon brothers charged in connection to a murder in the City Park neighbourhood has been sentenced after pleading guilty to a break and enter charge. As a result of the...
View ArticleExpert says boreal forest 'wouldn't exist' without wildfires
By Bre McAdamAlthough wildfires need to be controlled when they threaten people and their homes, a Saskatchewan professor studying forest fire regrowth says they’re crucial to the forest’s...
View ArticleSask. couple still gets smiles from petting zoo
By Bre McAdamIt’s a place where fluffy white sheep and little spotted goats gobble treats from the hands of excited kids, while the bray of a donkey incites giggles in another corner of the big outdoor...
View Article'Kilburn killed my son' says mom of teen who died while in custody
By Bre McAdamThe boy who ran away from Saskatoon’s Kilburn Hall on Wednesday night is the brother of the boy who died while in custody at the youth detention facility last week, CKOM has learned. “I...
View ArticleSaskatoon man creates smartphone app for odd jobs
By Bre McAdamA local University of Saskatchewan graduate has developed an app to match people who need temporary jobs with those looking to get work done.Sage Nyong is the founder of Odd Jobs, where...
View ArticleHugo Gallegos guilty of defrauding Whitecap Dakota First Nation
By Bre McAdamMembers of the Whitecap Dakota First Nation hugged their chief outside Saskatoon Court of Queen’s Bench on Friday as the band’s former accountant admitted stealing cash from the people he...
View ArticleAppeal denied in Allgood murder conviction
By Bre McAdamA Saskatchewan judge has denied the appeal of an American man convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend in her Saskatoon home in 2006.George Mitchell Allgood was found guilty of first-degree...
View ArticleSaskatoon finds no other cases of Dutch elm disease
By Bre McAdamNo other cases of Dutch elm disease have been found in Saskatoon since a tree in the Queen Elizabeth neighbourhood was removed after testing positive for the arboreal illness last month....
View ArticleKimball Lake business owner blames decrease in campers on website
By Bre McAdamBusinesses in a popular Saskatchewan lake resort believe a noticeable decrease in campers is the result of a glitch in the provincial government’s online booking system.Kimball Lake,...
View ArticleTaste of African culture at Saskatoon Folkfest
By Bre McAdam This year’s global village at the Saskatoon Folkfest housed five different countries, including three from Africa.Colourful clothing was on display and an array of foods were served up...
View ArticleSome Saskatoon health region patients may need to get retested for hep C
By Bre McAdamSome patients within the Saskatoon Health Region (SHR) who were tested for hepatitis C between 2012 and March 2015 may need to get retested because of a change in technology.According to...
View ArticleSaskatchewan man gets life in prison for murder of A.J. Holdner
By Bre McAdamMelanie Holdner says every time she sees a black truck, it reminds her of her brother’s murder.Holdner was at Saskatoon Court of Queen’s Bench this week for the sentencing of Robert Jaymz...
View Article1 man sentenced in Tim Hortons snake-throwing incident
By Bre McAdamA man has been sentenced in a bizarre case that made headlines across Canada after a garter snake was thrown across the counter of a Saskatoon Tim Hortons.Christopher Jordan Cook, 21,...
View ArticleSaskatoon program lets kids develop skills outside of school
By Bre McAdamA new educational program in Saskatoon is helping kids in Grades 7, 8 and 9 balance school with their passions outside the classroom.Twenty-two students have enrolled in the Flexible...
View ArticleThe Story of Fentanyl, Part 1: A prescription drug turned dangerous pill
By Bre McAdamThis is Part 1 of a two-part web series on the facts behind fentanyl, the people it has affected and where to go from here.Brigette Krieg sits by her daughter’s hospital bed, waiting for...
View ArticleThe Story of Fentanyl, Part 2: The legal side of fentanyl and the battle...
By Bre McAdamThis is Part 2 of a two-part series on the facts behind fentanyl, the people it has affected in Saskatchewan and where to go from here. Read Part 1 of this series.Every three days at 9...
View ArticleA glimpse into the Remai Modern art gallery
By Bre McAdamWalking into the framework of what will eventually be the Remai Modern Art Gallery of Saskatchewan, CEO Gregory Burke points to a winding, central staircase. He describes a panel of wood...
View ArticleLocal photography 'delivered' to public on Saskatoon buses
By Bre McAdamFor the next two months, Saskatoon bus riders will see local photography when they gaze up at the advertisements lining 35 different buses.It's part of Toon's on Transit, a partnership...
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