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Work starts on Senator Sid Buckwold Bridge
City crews began a major project Monday on Saskatoon's Senator Sid Buckwold Bridge. The southbound lanes on the east side of the bridge were closed Monday morning and will remain shut down for the res...
Apr 15, 2019 Todd Grabowski, manager of asset preservation for bridges, announces a rehabilitation project for the Senator Sid Buckwold Bridge on March 27, 2019. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
Two vehicle crash on 8th street
The Saskatoon Fire Department was among the first responders called to a collision on 8th St. involving two vehicles on Sunday. It happened at around 4:00 pm near the Circle Drive overpass. A van had ...
Apr 14, 2019 (650 CKOM file photo)
People develop more plant-based protein at Sask. Food Centre
Entrepreneurs are trying to get new products on the shelf as people look to incorporate more plant-based protein into their diets. At least that appears to be the case at the Saskatchewan Food Centre ...
Apr 14, 2019 Zak Organics pea snacks being processed at the Saskatchewan Food Centre (Sask. Food Centre/Twitter)
Fire crews battle grass fire outside Saskatoon
Crews battled a grass fire about 20 kilometres outside of Saskatoon on Saturday, near Highway 14 and Grandora. Tyler Elder, who lives close to the area, said he first noticed smoke at about noon. "We ...
Apr 13, 2019 A photo of a grass fire outside Saskatoon on April 13. (Tyler Elder)
Outbuildings damaged after grass fire northeast of Saskatoon
A large grass fire northeast of Saskatoon Friday afternoon burnt down two small outbuildings and left a third damaged. Saskatoon Fire said in a news release it happened just around 4:15 p.m. in betwee...
Apr 12, 2019 (650 CKOM file photo)
Lip synch video by Saskatoon police in the running to be No. 1
Don't be surprised to see the viral lip-synch video Saskatoon police put out in 2018 making another big splash. The force's rendition of Backstreet Boys "I Want It That Way" is in the running to be nu...
Apr 12, 2019 Members of the Saskatoon Police Service perform a lip-synch of the Backstreet Boys' I Want It That Way in a video posted to Facebook on Sept. 7, 2018. (Saskatoon Police Service/Facebook)
Broncos player to be remembered with hockey day in Saskatoon
Friends, family and their supporters will be gathering this weekend to play hockey in memory of one of the players killed in the Humboldt Broncos bus tragedy. Evan Thomas was among 16 people who died ...
Apr 12, 2019
Man stabbed multiple times breaking up fight in Caswell Hill
A stabbing in Caswell Hill on Thursday night has Saskatoon police searching for one man. Officers responded to a home on the 1000 block of Idylwyld Drive North around 10:20 p.m. In a media release, po...
Apr 12, 2019 (650 CKOM file photo)
Neighbour's quick action helps man out of burning home
A fire in the Lakeview neighbourhood early Friday morning caused extensive damage to a home at 534 Wollaston Terrace and melted the siding next door. In a media release, Saskatoon Fire Department said...
Apr 12, 2019 Fire crews responded to an early morning blaze at 534 Wollaston Terrace on April 12, 2019. (Saskatoon Fire Department)
Canada's signature desserts featured on new stamps
Canada Post is appealing to dessert lovers with its latest stamp collection. It features five classic Canadian desserts from across the country. Nanaimo bars represent B.C., Saskatoon berry pie repres...
Apr 12, 2019 Canada Post is celebrating Canadian desserts with a new stamp collection being released on April 17, 2019. (Canada Post)b
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