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Near drowning at Lawson pool sends school girl to hospital
Lifeguards jumped into action at Lawson Civic Centre Tuesday after a girl was found unconscious in the pool. The girl, who was at the pool as part of a field trip with Brunskill School was pulled from...
Jun 27, 2018 Lawson Civic Centre. (Google Maps)
Guardrail falls off Train Bridge, damages police cruiser
Saskatoon police have ended traffic restrictions on Spadina Crescent East. Officers were sent out just after 11:15 a.m. following reports of sections of guardrail hanging off the Train Bridge near the...
Jun 27, 2018 Crews from CP Rail repair a guard rail on the Train Bridge near Spadina Crescent on June 27, 2018. (Brando Quiring/650 CKOM)
Riders' Duron Carter pleads not guilty to pot possession
Saskatchewan Roughrider Duron Carter is fighting his pot possession charge. The lawyer for the 27-year-old entered a not guilty plea on his behalf at Saskatoon Provincial Court Wednesday morning. Cart...
Jun 27, 2018 Duron Carter practices with the Saskatchewan Roughriders during 2017 spring training camp at SMF Field in Saskatoon. (Chris Carr/650 CKOM)
Police say taser fails to subdue man with axe
Police have charged a man with uttering threats after what they described as a domestic dispute at a home in the Confederation Park neighbourhood. Officers arrived at a house on Galt Court Monday just...
Jun 26, 2018 (650 CKOM file photo)
NHL releases video of Humboldt Broncos' Vegas visit
A powerful video is offering a behind-the-scenes look at the Humboldt Broncos' visit to Las Vegas for the NHL awards. Survivors of the April 6 bus crash that killed 16 people - including 10 players - ...
Jun 26, 2018 Nine survivors of the Humboldt Broncos crash reunited to catch a flight to the NHL awards in Las Vegas June 18, 2018. (Humboldt Broncos/Twitter)
Saskatoon Transit taps student artwork for city bus
Some Saskatoon youngsters will get see their creations featured on a city bus through the summer. Saskatoon Transit announced the winners Monday of its first-ever Student Art Contest. The contest was ...
Jun 25, 2018 Grade 7 students from Sylvia Fedoruk School and Grade 3 students from College Park School will have their drawings featured on a city bus as winners of Saskatoon Transit's Student Art Contest. (Nicole Kelly/650 CKOM)
Charges laid in Sask. prison riot death
Three men have been charged in the death of a 43-year-old inmate who was hurt during a riot at the Saskatchewan Penitentiary in Prince Albert. Staff found Jason Bird unresponsive in the prison's mediu...
Jun 25, 2018 Located about one kilometre west of the city of Prince Albert, the Saskatchewan Penitentiary has been in operation since 1911. (paNOW staff)
Captain asks swimmers, boaters to respect riverboat
The captain of the biggest boat plying the waters of the South Saskatchewan River in Saskatoon is asking people to be a bit more wary of his 70-ton vessel. Captain Mike Steckhan operates the 120-passe...
Jun 25, 2018 The Prairie Lily has offered river cruises in Saskatoon since the spring of 2012. (The Prairie Lily/Facebook)
City council to vote on trash collection, cannabis bylaw
The way the City of Saskatoon handles collection and billing for garbage service could be set to change. Saskatoon city council is expected to vote Monday on a "pay-as-you-throw" garbage and organics ...
Jun 25, 2018
Duchess Street assault call leads to guns, drugs and cash
Saskatoon police detained several people Sunday morning when an assault call led to a home in the City Park neighbourhood. Officers responded to a call in the 900 block of Duchess Street where a man s...
Jun 24, 2018 (650 CKOM file photo)
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