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National Basketball League to play new Saskatoon facility
The National Basketball League (NBL) of Canada is coming to Saskatoon on Nov. 2. Officials were in the city Monday to announce that reigning Champion London Lightning will take on the Halifax Hurrican...
Sep 24, 2018 John Graham - National Basketball League of Canada
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City council to consider waste utility program
Saskatoon's city councillors will be talking trash Monday afternoon as they debate a proposed waste utility program. City administration is endorsing the project, which would take waste management off...
Sep 24, 2018 The City of Saskatoon displays examples of different garbage bin sizes that could be implemented under a new utility program, with the current bin displayed on the right. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
Firefighters find more than 500 needles on Circle Drive
Saskatoon firefighters were in for a surprise when they responded to a call of abandoned needles Sunday morning. A call came just after 9 a.m. Sunday, reporting a large amount of needles scattered alo...
Sep 23, 2018 (650 CKOM file photo)
Mental health training gains traction in rural communities
A mental health first aid course has taken off in rural communities outpacing expectations. The two-day course is by the Do More Agriculture Foundation in partnership with Farm Credit Canada. Lesley R...
Sep 23, 2018 (650 CKOM file photo)
RCMP bust large-scale marijuana grow-op, seize 7,000 plants
A joint operation between Blaine Lake RCMP, Saskatchewan RCMP Federal Serious and Organized Crime Unit and the emergency response team Friday lead to a large-scale marijuana grow-op at a rural propert...
Sep 22, 2018 RCMP seized more than 7,000 marijuana plants at a rural property in Marcelin, Saskatchewan on September 21, 2018. (Blaine Lake RCMP)
Early snowfall wreaks havoc on central Sask. highways
A mixture of overnight snow and rain is making for slippery highways in central Saskatchewan. On Saturday morning, Highway Hotline began warning drivers to watch for winter conditions even going so fa...
Sep 22, 2018 A semi-trailer comes to a stop in the ditch on Highway 11 after losing control on the icy road on Sept. 22, 2018 (Ryan Zimmerman)
Saskatoon fire crews rescue 2 people trapped in flipped SUV
Saskatoon firefighters helped free two people trapped in a flipped SUV Friday night. Just before midnight, an SUV crashed and ended up on its side at Idylwyld Drive and 25th Street East. According to ...
Sep 22, 2018 Saskatoon firefighters help rescue two people from a flipped SUV at Idylwyld Drive and 25th Street Sept. 21, 2018. (Saskatoon Fire Department)
Snowfall warning covers Rosetown to Alta. border area
Environment Canada has issued a snowfall warning through the Biggar-Rosetown areas and across to the Alberta border. Forecasts for the area show the potential for 10 to 15 centimetres of snow to fall ...
Sep 22, 2018
Man charged in connection to North Battleford Amber Alert
Charges are being laid following Sunday's Amber Alert in North Battleford. Johnathan Ryann Gunville, 19, was arrested Friday after authorities went through hundreds of hours of surveillance footage fr...
Sep 21, 2018 An RCMP vehicle guards the scene where a 6-year-old girl was found safe after an Amber Alert Sept. 17, 2018. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
Police arrest murder suspect one block from scene of crime
Saskatoon police have charged a 26-year-old man with first degree murder in Saskatoon's eighth homicide of 2018. Police say the man was known to Ken Peter Balan, who was found injured in the north all...
Sep 21, 2018
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