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Man wanted in connection to Saskatoon murder
Saskatoon police have identified a person wanted in connection with the city's latest murder. A warrant has been put out for Jamie Terrence Halkett as police investigate the death of 32-year-old Robin...
May 02, 2019
Optimist Hill lift shacks vandalized, project moves ahead
Members of the Optimist Club of Saskatoon got an ugly surprise when they went to do a clean-up of the Optimist Hill tubing and toboggan run in Diefenbaker Park. "Both of our lift shacks had been vandi...
May 02, 2019 (Facebook)
Saskatoon police write 11,269 tickets so far in 2019
Over the first few months of 2019, Saskatoon police have written 11,269 tickets. The vast majority is for speeding violations at 3,339. "The big ones come from speeding in school zones. We're at about...
May 02, 2019 A Saskatoon Police Service radar gun photographed on Sept. 4, 2018. (SPSTraffic/Twitter)
RCMP lay impaired driving charge in fatal crash
A woman is facing charges following a fatal collision near the Battlefords. RCMP announced Wednesday morning that Amber Rosette, 27, was charged with impaired driving causing death and dangerous drivi...
May 01, 2019
‘Uniting the Prairies’ tech conference kicks off Thursday in Saskatoon
The founder of the Uniting the Prairies tech conference said he hopes the two-day event lets smaller startups connect with investors and learn from others in the industry. The conference kicks off Thu...
Apr 30, 2019
Boys charged with mischief after church windows broken
Two Saskatoon boys are facing charges after police received reports of vandalism at a city church. Witnesses phoned police on Monday around 10 p.m., reporting they'd seen a group of teens in a car sho...
Apr 30, 2019 (650 CKOM file photo)
Decades-old Broadway mural to disappear behind new condos
For 26 years, a mural of seven smiling children has greeted people at the top of the Broadway Bridge. Now a new condo development is making it disappear from view. Denyse Klette painted the mural in 1...
Apr 30, 2019 A photo of a mural on a wall off Broadway Avenue in Saskatoon's Nutana neighbourhood. (realtor.ca)
RCMP, Saskatoon firefighters search for man believed drowned
The search for a missing man thought to have drowned in the Assiniboine River near Kamsack continued Monday with assistance from the Saskatoon Fire Department. Ernest Severight went missing April 23 i...
Apr 30, 2019 Saskatoon firefighters using a specialized watercraft to search the area of a weir on the Assiniboine River near Kamsack, Sask. on April 29, 2019. (Saskatoon Fire Department/Twitter)
Man makes it his mission to walk every Saskatoon street
For the last 3 1/2 years, a Saskatoon man made it his mission to walk along every street in the city. Bruce Johnson told 650 CKOM that the walks started as a way to clear his head before work. "I had ...
Apr 29, 2019 Bruce Johnson, 56, walked every street in Saskatoon over a 3 1/2-year period ending in April 2019. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
$1M damage in Saskatoon fire
Damage is pegged in the $1 million dollar range after two homes went up in flames in Saskatoon. The call came in at around 4:30 Saturday afternoon. Everyone was out by the time crews arrived on Sallou...
Apr 29, 2019 The Saskatoon Fire Department said an improperly disposed-of cigarette was the cause of a blaze that caused an estimated $1 million to a pair of homes in the Evergreen neighbourhood on April 28,2019. (Saskatoon Fire Department)
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