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Man arrested after bomb threat at Royal University Hospital
Royal University Hospital (RUH) in Saskatoon was on high alert for about three hours Wednesday afternoon after a bomb threat. According to Saskatoon police, officers were called to the hospital campus...
Jul 17, 2024 SHA is asking anyone requiring emergency medical attention to go to St. Paul's Hospital or Saskatoon's City Hospital. For those with appointments, SHA is saying they will be rescheduled at a later date. (Mia Holowaychuck/ 650 CKOM)
Two women charged with separate Saskatoon assaults
Police have charged two women after two separate incidents in Saskatoon this week. A 28-year-old woman is facing charges after an incident where a woman was attacked with a bat on Monday. Saskatoon Po...
Jul 16, 2024 (CKOM file)
Woman, 21, dies after vehicle rolls on Highway 55
A 21-year-old woman from Opaskwayak Cree Nation in Manitoba is dead after a single vehicle rollover on Highway 55, just east of the turn off to Red Earth Cree Nation. Carrot River RCMP said in a news ...
Jul 16, 2024 A 21-year-old woman from Opaskwayak Cree Nation in Manitoba is dead after a single vehicle rollover on Highway 55 on Tuesday, July 16 2024. (Supplied/RCMP)
Walking bridge in Gabriel Dumont Park open again after fire
A walking bridge in Saskatoon's Gabriel Dumont Park has reopened following a fire in April. The wooden structure in the popular park was significantly damaged in the blaze on April 11. While the cause...
Jul 16, 2024 The bridge reopened on July 16, more than two months after the fire. (Taylor MacPherson/650 CKOM)
North Battleford man dead after single-vehicle rollover: RCMP
A 32-year-old man from the North Battleford area died in a single-vehicle rollover on Monday evening. According to the RCMP, the crash happened north of the city on Highway 378 about one kilometre eas...
Jul 16, 2024 Police say the crash also sent one man to hospital with serious injuries. (650 CKOM file photo)
Trade minister says dropping carbon tax kept Sask. inflation rate low
Saskatchewan's trade minister says removing the carbon tax from home heating bills helped the province tie for the lowest inflation rate of any province in Canada. Saskatchewan's Consumer Price Index ...
Jul 16, 2024 The Government of Saskatchewan has long been opposed to the federal carbon tax, and stopped collecting or remitting the tax on home heating earlier this year. (Brittany Caffet/650 CKOM)
Justice ministry says legal changes saving Saskatchewan families money
Changes to family law have reduced the financial - and emotional - impacts on those going through separations and divorces, according to the Saskatchewan Ministry of Justice. Bronwyn Eyre, Saskatchewa...
Jul 16, 2024 The provincial government says changes to family law in the province are saving families time, money and emotional distress by simplifying and expediting the legal process. (650 CKOM file photo)
RCMP searching on Muskeg Lake Cree Nation in connection to 2019 killing
The Saskatchewan RCMP is conducting a search on the Muskeg Lake Cree Nation as officers with the Historical Case Unit investigate a 2019 killing. On January 13 of that year, 56-year-old Joanne Wolfe-L...
Jul 16, 2024 Police say there will be an increased police presence on the Cree nation as the search is conducted. (650 CKOM file photo)
Teen boy arrested after armed group robs man in North Battleford
A 17-year-old boy was arrested after a group of masked people armed with machetes and a gun robbed a man on the street in North Battleford, on Friday. According to the RCMP, the victim - an adult man ...
Jul 16, 2024 RCMP officers spotted and arrested one of the alleged robbers while they were responding to a different call on Sunday in Battleford. (City of North Battleford/Facebook)
Saskatoon expands pay parking zones downtown
It's going to cost you to park in more spaces in downtown Saskatoon. Pay parking zones have been added to six blocks near the police station. The new pay parking areas include 24th Street between Firs...
Jul 16, 2024 Saskatoon City Council approved an expansion of the pay parking zone in December. (City of Saskatoon/Facebook)
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