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Wildfire warnings extended south of P.A. National Park
A wildfire creeping out of Prince Albert National Park is causing concern for residents in the R.M.s of Canwood and Shellbrook. Sask. Alerts has extended warnings for people living in the northern par...
May 16, 2018 Wildfire smoke rises from a blaze on the southern edge of Prince Albert National Park on May 15, 2018. (Derwin Joelsen/Submitted)
Police search for woman in robberies near St. Paul's Hospital
Saskatoon police are asking people to be cautious walking on 20th Street near St. Paul's Hospital. According to police, three people have been surprised and had bags or purses taken by a woman who the...
May 16, 2018 (650 CKOM file photo)
Evacuees arrive in Saskatoon as wildfires continue to burn
Wednesday morning marked the first day of waiting to go home for evacuees forced to come to Saskatoon due to wildfires near their community. Members of the Waterhen Lake First Nation, located about 75...
May 16, 2018 The Henk Ruys Soccer Centre in Saskatoon. (Celine Grimard/650 CKOM)
Summer in spring: Sask. cities soak up hottest day, so far
When you live in a winter city, summer sure feels good. Even though the season doesn't officially start for another month, people were out Tuesday enjoying the hottest day of the year so far. Erin Car...
May 15, 2018
14-year-old charged with assaulting cop at Saskatoon school
A 14-year-old boy is facing charges after a run-in with a police officer inside a Saskatoon high school Monday. According to Saskatoon police, a member of the school resource unit was at Walter...
May 15, 2018
Schools locked down briefly after report of person with gun
Saskatoon police are looking for more information after two elementary schools on the east side went into perimeter lockdown Tuesday morning. The schools, located in the 200 blocks of Avondale ...
May 15, 2018 (650 CKOM file photo)
Passerby finds body in slough near Onion Lake: RCMP
Onion Lake RCMP say they've identified the person found dead and submerged in a slough earlier this week. Police were called by a passerby to Nine Mile Road, around one kilometre south of the Chief Ta...
May 15, 2018
Waterhen Lake First Nation evacuated, Crutwell residents return
Another Saskatchewan community was evacuated because of wildfire Tuesday afternoon. People were ordered to leave the Waterhen Lake First Nation just before 1 p.m. "It was very smokey, very thick - you...
May 15, 2018 A wildfire dubbed the "Rally fire" burns near Crutwell, Sask. on May 14, 2018. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
Man shoots himself in leg during botched home invasion
A 40-year-old man is facing charges after accidentally shooting himself in the leg during an attempted home invasion Monday afternoon in Pleasant Hill. Police officers were called around 4 p.m. about ...
May 15, 2018 (650 CKOM file photo)
Wildfire evacuation order lifted for Crutwell, homes north of Hwy 3
The threat has abated, at least for now. An evacuation order issued for the community of Crutwell was lifted late Monday evening. The order had been issued for the hamlet, and homes north of Highway 3...
May 14, 2018 A wildfire burning out of control near Holbein, Sask., on May 12, 2018. (Patti Cannon-Levesque/ submitted)
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