Sarah Mills: Snowbirds' grounding is a chance for Liberal government to stand behind its words
We are told the Snowbirds will return. We are told that the plan is to get new planes quickly. Sarah Mills says now, the...
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Grass fire west of Saskatoon damages home, acres of farmland
A rural home suffered extensive damage along with acres of farmland as a grass fire ripped through an area 20 kilometres west of Saskatoon on Saturday. Crews from Saskatoon, Dalmeny, Warman, Martensvi...
Apr 20, 2019 An aerial view of a grass fire burning west of Saskatoon on April 20, 2019. (Corman Park Police/Twitter)
Truck hits 3 parked cars; alcohol believed to be a factor
Three parked cars in Saskatoon's City park neighbourhood were left damaged after a truck struck them early Saturday morning. The multi-vehicle collision happened in the 400 block of 4th Avenue North. ...
Apr 20, 2019 (650 CKOM file photo)
One person dead following collision in Avalon
Saskatoon police have confirmed one man has died following a crash involving a minivan and a scooter on Friday. Police were called to the scene of the crash at the intersection of Cascade Street and A...
Apr 19, 2019 Saskatoon police investigate a collision at Cascade Street and Albert Avenue on April 19, 2019. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
Suspicious death leads to murder charge in Stanley Mission
Stanley Mission RCMP have laid a second-degree murder charge in connection to a suspicious death in the northern community on Monday. The RCMP received a complaint of an injured man at a home in Stanl...
Apr 19, 2019
Saskatoon, Kelowna airports partner to increase air traffic
The Saskatoon Airport Authority and Kelowna International Aiport are hoping some federal funding will get more people flying outside Canadian borders. On Thursday, Navdeep Bains, the minister responsi...
Apr 19, 2019 (Skyxe Saskatoon Airport/Facebook)
Bus Rapid Transit plan divides Broadway businesses
Broadway business owners continue to be split on whether a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) route should travel down their busy street. Saskatoon city staff released several reports Wednesday, detailing five o...
Apr 18, 2019 Broadway BID Director DeAnn Mercier stands outside of her office on Broadway Avenue on April 18, 2019. (Brent Bosker/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon police use naloxone to revive drug user
Saskatoon police used naloxone to revive a woman who had been suffering from a drug overdose. Police were responding to a reported overdose in the 1700 block of Alexandra Avenue when officers discover...
Apr 18, 2019 A kit containing two doses of naloxone and supplies for performing CPR. (650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatoon's pelicans are back
Many have been waiting, watching and wondering when it'll happen. The first pelicans of the season were officially spotted on Wednesday. Official touch down in what's called the "splash zone," an area...
Apr 18, 2019
La Loche RCMP dealing with ATV problem
The RCMP's recent seizure of six all-terrain vehicles in La Loche has been answered by the slashing of the tires on a police vehicle in the northern community. Since the start of April, RCMP officers ...
Apr 18, 2019
Expert praises 'innovative' Saskatoon Co-op labour deal
Saskatoon Co-op stores, gas bars and liquor stores will soon be operating with full staff after a strike that saw workers off the job since November. Members of United Food and Commercial Workers Loca...
Apr 18, 2019 The Saskatoon Co-op grocery store at 1624 33rd St. W. photographed in January 2016. (Simon Garrett/Google)
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