Murray Wood: Elbows down, taxpayer subsidies for U.S. flights up
Murray Wood wonders why it's OK for Saskatchewan to prop up air travel to the U.S. with taxpayer dollars, but it was wro...
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VIDEO: Major repairs begin to Circle Dr. overpass at 33rd St.
Repairs kicked off Tuesday on a busy stretch of road in Saskatoon. The northbound part of the Circle Drive overpass at 33rd Street will undergo major repairs for the next two-and-a-half months. That m...
Jul 03, 2018 Construction on the northbound lanes of the Circle Drive overpass at 33rd Street begun on July 3, 2018. (Daniella Ponticelli/ 650 CKOM)
Woman hurt in Saskatoon hit and run
Police are looking for a driver who hit a pedestrian Sunday evening. In a media release, police say a 56-year-old woman was hit by a car while using the crosswalk at Avenue W and 22nd Street. EMS took...
Jul 02, 2018 (650 CKOM file photo)
Missing 13-year-old boy located safe
Thirteen-year-old Gabriel Ballantyne was located safe on Tuesday. Ballantyne was reported missing on July 1 after his family had not heard from him since June 22. Saskatoon Police thanked the public f...
Jul 01, 2018 Gabriel Ballantyne, 13, was last seen on June 22, 2018 in Saskatoon. (Saskatoon Police)
Severe thunderstorm watches, advisories end in southeast Sask.
Environment Canada has ended its severe thunderstorm watch for the areas around Carlyle, Estevan and Moosomin Sunday afternoon. Special funnel cloud weather statements which blanketed Melfort to Humbo...
Jul 01, 2018
Police seek missing Saskatoon man
Saskatoon police are asking for help to locate Desmond Fischer. The 27-year-old has been missing since June 25. He is described as five feet nine inches tall, weighing 160 pounds with a slim build. Fi...
Jul 01, 2018 Desmond Fischer, 27, shown in a photo provided to media on July 12, 2018. (Saskatoon Police Service)
Owners find stranger damaging Richmond Heights home
Luckily no one was injured when property owners discovered a stranger inside their home on Eddy Place. Saskatoon police say the owners got home around 7:30 p.m. Saturday and found the woman inside dam...
Jul 01, 2018
St Paul's Hospital gets new $2.4M CT Scanner
Saskatoon's St. Paul's Hospital has a new state-of-the-art CT Scanner thanks to the support of donors and the provincial government. In a media release, the hospital foundation said half of the cost, ...
Jun 30, 2018 Dr. Parvez with a patient undergoing a CT scan at St. Paul’s Hospital. (St. Paul's Hospital Foundation)
Changes to Saskatoon Transit routes, frequency start July 1
Some big changes coming to Saskatoon bus service Canada Day Long weekend. After public consultation in the spring, Saskatoon Transit has unveiled a number of new, altered and discontinued routes takin...
Jun 30, 2018
Pedestrian hit by vehicle in Downtown Saskatoon
A 14-year-old boy is recovering after a vehicle hit him Friday night at 22nd Street and Idylwyld Drive. In a media release, police said the boy was hit just before 10:30 p.m. while crossing against tr...
Jun 30, 2018
6 dead following crash on Highway 4 near Elrose
Six people, including three children, are dead following a crash on Highway 4 north of Elrose. Around 9:15 p.m. Friday, Rosetown RCMP confirmed the deaths of six people after two SUVs collided head-on...
Jun 29, 2018
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