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Pelican Narrows evacuees hunker down in Saskatoon
Evacuees from Pelican Narrows were in Saskatoon Wednesday, preparing to wait out the forest fire situation threatening their homes. Earlier this week, community leaders urged Pelican Narrows residents...
Aug 31, 2017 Ken Custer stands in front of the Henk Ruys Soccer Centre in Saskatoon on Aug. 30, 2017 after evacuating from his home in Pelican Narrows, Sask. due to nearby wildfires. (Chris Carr/650 CKOM)
Air quality statements for Sask. amid wildfire smoke
Forest fire smoke continued to drift around Saskatchewan Thursday, prompting Environment Canada to issue air quality statements for much of the province. Smoke from wildfires burning in the province's...
Aug 31, 2017 A map showing weather alerts for Saskatchewan as of 5 a.m. on Aug, 31, 2017. Grey areas were under air quality advisories. Areas in red had heat warnings in effect. (Environment Canada)
Advance polls set to open in Saskatoon Fairview byelection
People in Saskatoon-Fairview can begin casting ballots as a provincial byelection campaign for the riding comes into its final week. Voters can head to advance polling stations at Confederation Mall s...
Aug 30, 2017 Advance voting for the Saskatoon Fairview byelection will be held at Confederation Mall in Saskatoon. (Daniella Ponticelli/650 CKOM)
Sneak peek of exhibit coming to new children's museum
A major feature coming to the new PotashCorp Children's Museum was revealed on Wednesday. The new museum is slated to take over the former Mendel Art Gallery building in downtown Saskatoon in the spri...
Aug 30, 2017 Toshiko Horiuchi MacAdam's Harmonic Motion (2013) at Museum d’Arte Contemporanea Roma (Roberto Boccaccio/Enel Contemporanea)
Intoxicated man handed theft charge after river rescue
A 37-year-old man may not be entirely thankful after Saskatoon firefighters pulled him from the South Saskatchewan River. Saskatoon police said they were called out to the Train Bridge, northeast of d...
Aug 30, 2017
Fire concerns prompt partial evacuation in northern Sask.
A community in northern Saskatchewan is evacuating some of its most vulnerable residents due to wildfires. Pelican Narrows, located about six-and-a-half hours' drive northeast of Saskatoon, is home to...
Aug 29, 2017 Forest fire smoke near the junction of Highway 106 and Highway 135 in northeast Saskatchewan on Aug. 29, 2017. (Highway Hotline/Facebook)
Teen seriously injured in early morning shooting
Saskatoon police responded to a shooting early Tuesday morning in the city's west end. Officers arrived on the 200 block of Tache Crescent, in the Pacific Heights neighbourhood, around 5 a.m. Accordin...
Aug 29, 2017 Saskatoon police responded to a shooting on the 100 block of Tache Crescent on Aug. 29, 2017. (Brent Bosker/650 CKOM)
3 arrested after stolen I.D.s, credit cards found in U-Haul
Bags filled with stolen identification and credit cards were found in a U-Haul after three people tried to evade Saskatoon police on Sunday night. Police said in a release officers attempted a traffic...
Aug 28, 2017
Ken Cheveldayoff joins Sask. Party leadership race
Saskatoon MLA Ken Cheveldayoff is adding his name to the list of hopefuls to take over as leader of the Saskatchewan Party. Cheveldayoff had previously said he intended to run, but made his official a...
Aug 28, 2017 Saskatoon-Willowgrove MLA Ken Cheveldayoff announced his candidacy for leadership of the Saskatchewan Party on Aug. 28, 2017 in Saskatoon. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
Home heavily damaged in late night blaze
Two young girls are being credited for helping three people escape a potentially deadly house fire. The Saskatoon Fire Department got to 543 Hampton Circle around 10 p.m. Sunday night. Crews arrived t...
Aug 28, 2017 Fire caused an estimated $450,000 in damage to a home at 543 Hampton Circle in Saskatoon on Aug. 27, 2017. (Saskatoon Fire Department)
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