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Stronger tree protection rules root in Saskatoon
Saskatoon can officially call itself a tree-hugging city. City Council approved a bylaw on Wednesday aiming to enhance the protection of the city's urban forest. The bylaw will require a permit for ac...
Feb 01, 2024 The new bylaw aims to protect Saskatoon's urban forest. (City of Saskatoon/Twitter)
Six inmates at Sask. Penitentiary charged with murder: RCMP
A fight on Monday at the Saskatchewan Penitentiary left one man dead, another badly hurt, and six people facing murder charges. According to the RCMP, officers were called to the federal prison in Pri...
Feb 01, 2024 Police say 29-year-old Rocky Meechance was killed on Monday during an altercation between a group of inmates. (paNOW file photo)
PCL awarded $898M contract to build acute care tower at P.A. Victoria Hospital
The $898-million contract to design and build a new acute care tower at Prince Albert's Victoria Hospital is going to PCL Construction Management Ltd. The agreement includes design and construction of...
Feb 01, 2024 The new addition is expected to boost the hospital's capacity by 40 per cent. (paNOW file photo)
Sask. MLA Domotor completes prostitution offender program, charge stayed
The Crown has stayed a charge of seeking to obtain sexual services against Saskatchewan MLA Ryan Domotor after he completed a prostitution offender intervention program. Domotor's case was heard in Re...
Feb 01, 2024 Ryan Domotor, MLA for Cut Knife-Turtleford. (Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan)
Police responding to multiple crashes on slick Saskatoon streets
This week's warm weather left some Saskatoon streets slick with ice on Thursday morning, and police say officers have been busy responding to multiple crashes. "Police are responding to several collis...
Feb 01, 2024 Police in Saskatoon say they've already responded to multiple crashes Thursday morning. (650 CKOM file photo)
Eight Saskatoon players score as Blades beat Regina Pats 9-1
Talk about a team effort. The Saskatoon Blades delivered a dominant performance on Wednesday, beating the Regina Pats 9-1 at SaskTel Centre. Eight different players scored for the Blades during the on...
Feb 01, 2024 The Blades delivered a dominant performance on Wednesday over the visiting Regina Pats. (Steve Hiscock/Saskatoon Blades)
First responders deal with partial collapse of building in Evergreen area
Some construction workers in Saskatoon had to be rescued Wednesday after the floor of a building under construction partially collapsed in the Evergreen neighbourhood. https://twitter.com/ShaneC06/sta...
Jan 31, 2024 Police say a floor collapsed on this housing project in Saskatoon’s Evergreen neighbourhood Wednesday. Emergency crews shut down a section of Payne Bend in response. (Shane Clausing/650 CKOM)
Sask. Baseball Hall of Fame seeks support as membership dips
The Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum is in a tough spot. According to a statement from president and CEO Jane Shury, the hall of fame in Battleford has seen a great decline in both member...
Jan 31, 2024 The museum is home to the largest baseball bat in Canada. (Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum/Facebook)
Moose Jaw MLA facing charges of assault and assault by choking
The MLA for Moose Jaw Wakamow is facing assault charges. On Tuesday, the Government Caucus Office said MLA Greg Lawrence resigned from the Saskatchewan Party caucus. While details weren't given, the o...
Jan 31, 2024 Greg Lawrence. (Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly)
BHP donates $150,000 for medically inclusive child-care centre in Saskatoon
Saskatoon's new medically inclusive child-care centre will feature an on-site nursing station thanks to a six-figure donation from BHP. The mining and metals giant wrote a $150,000 cheque to Hope's Ho...
Jan 31, 2024 The new centre in Saskatoon will care for 144 children from six weeks to six years old. (Hope's Home/Submitted)
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