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Sasktel program looking to recycle for a cause
If you have an old cell phone laying around the house, you could help people fleeing domestic violence. Sasktel is in the middle of its second annual recycling drive to remove unwanted phones from hom...
Apr 22, 2018
RCMP arrest man-seize weapons in Battlefords search warrant
Early Friday morning Battlefords RCMP with help from several divisions and support units executed a high-risk search warrant. Several weapons were seized and a 64-year-old man was arrested. According ...
Apr 21, 2018
City warns of fake utilities phone scam
The City of Saskatoon issued a bulletin Friday morning warning of a phone scam targeting residents. The city reported getting a number of calls from concerned customers who said they'd been contacted ...
Apr 20, 2018
Search called off for person in river near Broadway Bridge
Saskatoon emergency services have called off the search for a person who reportedly went over the railing of the Broadway Bridge. Witnesses reported seeing someone go into the river off the bridge jus...
Apr 20, 2018 (SPS Air Support Unit/Twitter)
River search underway for man seen near Broadway Bridge
Saskatoon police and fire crews are searching the South Saskatchewan River after reports Thursday night a man had landed in the river from the Broadway Bridge. According to a police release, at 5:43 p...
Apr 19, 2018
Saskatoon police see rise in officers using force: report
Saskatoon police say an increase in officers using force is linked to a larger issue of violent drug users. According to a 2017 report, there were 264 use of force instances recorded between Jan. 1 to...
Apr 19, 2018
RCMP seek wanted woman who may be in Saskatoon
Humboldt RCMP is asking for help to find 22-year-old Brittany Larocque. According to police, Larocque did not go to court as scheduled, but RCMP did not specify what she is charged with. Larocque is k...
Apr 19, 2018 Brittany Larocque, 22, may be in the Saskatoon area after failing to appear in Humboldt court. (Humboldt RCMP)
Saskatoon administration calls for lower property tax hike
City of Saskatoon administration is advising council to pass on some savings following the provincial budget. The April 10 budget saw the province reinstate the SaskEnergy portion of the previously ca...
Apr 19, 2018
Saskatoon fire crews battle blaze at hotel construction site
A hotel construction site on Lorne Avenue continued to smolder late Wednesday afternoon after going up in smoke and flames in the morning. Saskatoon fire crews were called to the Sandman Hotel across ...
Apr 18, 2018 Fire crews were called to battle a blaze Wednesday morning at a hotel construction site on Lorne Avenue. Bryn Levy/CKOM News
Police say semi splashing slush led to crash at Marquis Dr.
Winter conditions caused an all-too-common problem for drivers north of Saskatoon Tuesday. Around 2 p.m., officers went to a crash between two cars at the intersection of Highway 16 and Marquis Drive....
Apr 17, 2018 (650 CKOM file photo)
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 2
On today's show, Evan asks whether you really relax when you have time off, the economic impact of the industrial carbon...
