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Hundreds of drivers nabbed in Saskatoon traffic blitz
Saskatoon drivers will once again be the focus of law enforcement across the province on Friday. Police along with partner agencies are in the city clamping down on bad drivers. On Thursday, 362 ticke...
May 24, 2019 362 tickets were issued during STEP traffic enforcement blitz in Saskatoon on May 23, 2019 (Twitter)
Mosquito numbers very low in Saskatoon
If you live in Saskatoon, there's a good chance you won't have to soak yourself in bug spray this summer. Jeff Boone, the Saskatoon city entomologist, said crews just started their mosquito trapping p...
May 23, 2019
Cher concert a go in Saskatoon after diva recovers from illness
Cher has recovered and is ready to go for Thursday's concert at SaskTel Centre. A "sudden short term illness" forced the diva to cancel her Tuesday show in Winnipeg, much to the dissapointment of fans...
May 23, 2019
'Swarm' of children attack woman in Pleasant Hill Park
Bonnie Halcrow is bruised and scraped and is having trouble turning her neck after being swarmed and beaten by a group of children in a Saskatoon core neighbourhood. The 33-year-old was at Pleasant Hi...
May 22, 2019 Pleasant Hill Park in Saskatoon on May 22, 2019. Witnesses say they saw a woman attacked by a group of children in the park on May 20. (Bryn Levy/650 CKOM)
2 houses damaged in blaze in Saskatoon
Saskatoon fire investigators are pointing to a cigarette left in a planter on a back deck as the likely cause of a blaze that seriously damaged a pair of homes. Crews were called out shortly before 7 ...
May 22, 2019 Damage from a fire that spread to a pair of homes in Saskatoon's Confederation Park on May 21, 2019 was estimated at $750,000. (Saskatoon Fire Department)
Saskatoon mall unveils mural for World Bee Day
The Lawson Heights Mall in Saskatoon is showing its love for bees in the community with the unveiling of a mural Friday. The painting located in the corridor between the mall and Safeway was part of a...
May 20, 2019 Saskatoon's Lawson Heights Mall unveiled a mural to highlight the importance of bees in the community on May 17, 2019 (Brent Bosker/CKOM News)
Man injured in fire in Montgomery Place
A man is recovering after he was burned in a kitchen fire in at Saskatoon apartment building. Fire fighters were called out to the apartment building, in Montgomery Place, on 11th St west on Saturday ...
May 19, 2019 (650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatoon police begin long weekend by impounding 9 vehicles
Saskatoon police had a busy night keeping impaired drivers off the road. A tweet from the traffic unit showed some "disturbing results" from a check stop on Idylwyld Drive. Nine drivers had their lice...
May 18, 2019 (Saskatchewan RCMP/Twitter)
Ottawa aims to guide AI sector
The federal government is trying to keep up with a fast-growing artificial intelligence sector. On Tuesday, Ottawa launched an advisory panel on AI to give the sector guidance. Chad Jones, CEO of Push...
May 18, 2019 Chad Jones, CEO of Push Interactions in Saskatoon
Backyard fire sparks garage blaze in Saskatoon
Someone having a backyard fire turned into a full blown emergency in Saskatoon. Just after midnight on Saturday, fire crews were called to a burning garage in Brevoort Park. Fire crews quickly had the...
May 18, 2019
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