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Saskatoon police locate man with early onset dementia
Saskatoon Police have found 80-year-old Andrew "Elmer" Chandler. He was reunited with his family Wednesday night after being missing since the afternoon. According to police, he was found safe and sou...
Aug 02, 2017 Andrew "Elmer" Chandler, 80, found hours after being reported missing in Saskatoon Aug. 2, 2017 (Saskatoon Police)
Police find 2 lbs of meth in Warman raid
An investigation into methamphetamine trafficking in Saskatoon by the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit (CFSEU) has led to the arrest of a 42-year-old Warman area man. On Tuesday, Saskatoon pol...
Aug 02, 2017 A search warrant executed at a Warman home Aug. 1, 2017 turned up drugs, cash and weapons including about two pounds of methamphetamine. (Saskatoon Police Service)
Red light camera tickets on the rise in Saskatoon
More red light camera tickets are expected to be handed out in Saskatoon this year according to city police. "Motorists are trying to beat that red light by doing 60 km/h in a 50 zone," said Cst. Roy ...
Aug 02, 2017 A red light camera at the intersection of 8th Street and Preston Avenue in Saskatoon. (Daniella Ponticelli/650 CKOM)
Wray Morrison: Dial it down
I like it when the Toronto Blue Jays do well, but at times it can be a difficult team to cheer for. There is always lots of attitude. It doesn't seem to matter whether it's contending for a playoff sp...
Aug 02, 2017
CFL restricts coaches’ challenges to curb video reviews
The Canadian Football League is making a call on video review. In a news release Wednesday, the CFL announced coaches will now only be able to challenge one play per game. The change is effective imme...
Aug 02, 2017 The CFL announced changes to restrict the number of coach challenges in a game, effective immediately, on Aug. 2, 2017. (CFL/Twitter)
Wheelchair basketball club starts GoFundMe in wake of theft
A Saskatoon kids' sports team is scrambling to raise funds after a disappointing theft. The NRG Wheelchair Basketball Club, which includes kids between 6 and 16, had a trailer containing all its equip...
Aug 02, 2017 Saskatoon's NRG wheelchair basketball team had a trailer containing 34 specialized wheelchairs stolen over the weekend of July 28-30, 2017. (NRG Wheelchair Basketball Team/GoFundMe)
Meewasin CEO supports change in approach to river swimming
The head of the authority that oversees Saskatoon's riverfront is backing a call for change in how the city regulates use of the river. Doug Porteous, interim CEO of the Meewasin Valley Authority (MVA...
Aug 02, 2017 The South Saskatchewan River flows past downtown Saskatoon. (Tourism Saskatoon)
3 Warman-area kids found safe
Three Warman-area youths reported missing this week have all been found, according to police. RCMP announced Tavion Delorme and Houston Omeasoo were located safely Wednesday. Police reported Friday th...
Aug 01, 2017 Breanne Moose (right), Tavion Delorme (centre) and Houston Omeasoo (left) were last seen late July 31, 2017 leaving a residence between Warman and Martensville. (Warman RCMP)
RCMP charge man in Pelican Narrows death
RCMP have charged Southend's Brennan Lee Cook, 22, after a fight outside a Pelican Narrows business led to a man's death. Police were called to the area around 4 p.m. Saturday and discovered an injure...
Aug 01, 2017
Efforts continue to keep Venezuelan family in Kindersley
An online petition drive continued Tuesday in support of a Venezuelan family living in a Saskatchewan town. Wilmer Gonzalez along with his wife and two children have one month to leave Canada after hi...
Aug 01, 2017 Wilmer Gonzalez speaks with John Gormley in studio on July 31, 2017. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
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