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Four of Saskatoon's mayoral candidates to face off in Chamber debate
Four of the five candidates running for mayor in Saskatoon will face off in a debate on Wednesday afternoon. The 90-minute event will be hosted by the Greater Saskatoon Chamber of Commerce, with moder...
Oct 30, 2024 The debate on Wednesday will include four of the five candidates on the ballot. (Alex Brown/650 CKOM)
Yields were above average during 2024 harvest in Sask.: Crop Report
Despite concerns of a late harvest due to wet weather in May and June, the Saskatchewan's 2024 harvest began earlier than usual, and yields were generally above average for many crops. According to th...
Oct 30, 2024 According to the Ministry of Agriculture, producers are still working hard to get their last field work done before the ground freezes. (Ashley Heavin/Submitted)
Wanted man arrested, charged after failed bid to flee from police
A 33-year-old wanted man is facing a list of new charges after a failed attempt to flee from a traffic stop in a Dodge Journey early on Wednesday morning. According to police, officers tried to stop t...
Oct 30, 2024 Police say the 33-year-old driver was wanted on numerous warrants, and found to be breaching court-ordered conditions. (Mia Holowaychuk /650 CKOM)
City says washroom trailer pilot was 'a very positive experience'
Saskatoon's washroom trailer pilot project is being called "a very positive experience" by the director of the city's emergency management organization. The trailer, which was staffed at all times by ...
Oct 30, 2024 Pamela Goulden McLeod, director of the Saskatoon Emergency Management Organization, said the project provided a safe place where people were treated with respect. (City of Saskatoon/Twitter)
That's a lot of pie! Sask. farmer grows 500-pound pumpkin
A few miles west of Spiritwood, Saskatchewan lies a charming farm and U-Pick called The Fruit Basket. It's owned by Glen and Shannon Caffet, and has been a supplier of crisp vegetables and sweet fruit...
Oct 30, 2024 Glen Caffet with his 500-pound pumpkin, at the Fruit Basket farm near Spiritwood. (Brittany Caffet/650 CKOM)
Police plane used to arrest four teens for assault in downtown Saskatoon
Four teens were arrested and charged with assault after an incident in downtown Saskatoon on Monday night. Saskatoon Police Service (SPS) said in a news release on Monday that three girls aged 13, 14,...
Oct 29, 2024 Saskatoon Police Service's air support unit. (SPS Air Support Unit/X)
Riders put loss behind them as playoff showdown nears
Saskatchewan Roughriders head coach Corey Mace still believes he made the right choice to rest some starters in the regular-season finale. But he still would have liked to have seen more of a response...
Oct 29, 2024
Human trafficking arrest in Dundurn: RCMP
Saskatoon RCMP were called to a business in Dundurn for a report of a kidnapping around 5 a.m. on Wednesday. Officers found an Ontario woman being held against her will. The Saskatchewan RCMP's Human ...
Oct 29, 2024 In the news release, RCMP said they, "Determined the woman had been forcibly taken from Toronto and that human trafficking had occurred in various locations in Ontario, Manitoba and Saskatchewan." (The Canadian Press)
RCMP searching for suspect after violent Whitewood carjacking
Police in Saskatchewan are on the hunt for a suspect who allegedly bear sprayed a man and forced him out of his vehicle at a business in Whitewood shortly before noon on Monday. The suspect then took ...
Oct 29, 2024 The RCMP said this man is a suspect in a violent carjacking that happened in Whitewood shortly before noon on Monday. (Saskatchewan RCMP/Submitted)
27 children and bus driver injured in Tisdale school bus crash: RCMP
A school bus crash southwest of Tisdale on Monday afternoon left 28 people injured on Monday afternoon, including the driver and all 27 of the children who were on board the bus at the time. According...
Oct 29, 2024 The RCMP said 27 children and the adult driver were on board the bus during the crash on Monday afternoon. (frank11/Depositphotos.com)
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