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Saskatoon sky lights up with two fireworks shows
The long weekend in Saskatoon kicks off with a bang. The Potash Cop fireworks festival begins on Friday at River Landing. The show is expected to begin around 9:30 p.m. On Saturday, a second show is p...
Sep 01, 2017
15-year-old boy victim of shooting in Exhibition: police
A 15-year-old boy is out of hospital after a shooting in Saskatoon's Exhibition neighbourhood Thursday. Just after 3 p.m., officers found the boy suffering from they believed to be gunshot wound on St...
Sep 01, 2017 Police officers could be seen investigating an alley in the Exhibition neighbourhood after a shooting on Aug. 31, 2017. (Bryn Levy/650 CKOM)
Strong caucus support for Moe in Sask. Party leadership race
A former cabinet minister is seeing a strong show of caucus support as he steps into the race for Saskatchewan Party leadership. Rosthern-Shellbrook MLA Scott Moe made the official announcement in Sas...
Sep 01, 2017 Rosthern-Shellbrook MLA Scott Moe announces his bid to run for Saskatchewan Party leadership in Saskatoon on Sept. 1, 2017. (Brent Bosker/650 CKOM)
Prime Minister Trudeau in Saskatoon Thursday and Friday
The Prime Minister is in Saskatoon. Justin Trudeau began his visit Thursday night, speaking at a Liberal donor reception at the Sheraton. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is in Saskatoon tonight speaking...
Aug 31, 2017
School zone speed limits take effect Sept. 1
While students aren't due back in classes until Tuesday, the City of Saskatoon is warning drivers school zones will be active starting Friday morning. The 30 km/h zones in front of schools will run fr...
Aug 31, 2017
Police investigate possible shooting in Exhibition area
There was a heavy police presence in Saskatoon's Exhibition neighbourhood Thursday afternoon as officers investigated a possible shooting in the area. Police said in a release they responded to a repo...
Aug 31, 2017 Saskatoon police officers with the gang unit geared up with a battering ram after a shooting on St. Charles Avenue on Aug. 31, 2017. (Chris Carr/650 CKOM)
Sask. MP Gerry Ritz retires from federal politics
Longtime Saskatchewan MP Gerry Ritz is calling it a career in Ottawa. The 20-year parliamentary veteran announced his retirement from politics Thursday morning, leaving as one of the longest serving C...
Aug 31, 2017 Battlefords-Lloydminster MP Gerry Ritz announced his retirement on Aug. 31, 2017 after 20 years in the House of Commons. (Gerry Ritz/Facebook)
Man threatens police with stick, gets hit with taser
Saskatoon police used a taser on a man early Thursday morning after finding him sleeping in bushes off a roadway on the western edge of the city. According to a release, the police airplane spo...
Aug 31, 2017
Fire ban issued for all Sask. provincial parks
People visiting Saskatchewan's provincial parks over the Labour Day weekend won't be able to enjoy a traditional campfire. The province has issued a ban on open fires in every provincial park for the ...
Aug 31, 2017
No charges over premier's dinner protest in Saskatoon
No one will face criminal charges in relation to a large protest outside a Saskatchewan Party fundraiser in April. Hundreds of people blocked entrances to Prairieland Park ahead of the premier's dinne...
Aug 31, 2017 Protesters against the 2017 provincial budget blocked entrances at Saskatoon's Prairieland Park ahead of a a Saskatchewan Party fundraiser on April 27, 2017. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
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