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Car impounded, impaired charges laid at Saskatoon checkstop
Saskatoon police spent Friday night at a sobriety checkpoint that ended with three people facing impaired driving charges, two given immediate roadside suspensions and a vehicle impoundment. According...
Dec 23, 2017 (650 CKOM file photo)
Kids draw anti-drunk driving messages on liquor store bags
Residents of a southern Saskatchewan town are receiving heartfelt, hand-drawn messages to stay sober on roads this holiday season. RCMP Cpl. Jason St. Pierre, who works in Assiniboia, said he was aske...
Dec 22, 2017 Some of the anti-drunk driving messages drawn on brown liquor store bags by students in preschool to Grade 8 in Assiniboia, Sask. (Jason St. Pierre/Submitted)
Saskatoon man tried to arrange child sexual abuse: police
A Saskatoon man is facing disturbing allegations of trying to arrange the sexual abuse of a child earlier this month. The Saskatchewan Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) Unit said it began its investig...
Dec 22, 2017
Saskatchewan Rush look forward to home opener
The Saskatchewan Rush will be firing shots at a familiar face during their home opener this weekend. Saturday will see the return of former Rush goalie Aaron Bold, playing his first game in SaskTel Ce...
Dec 22, 2017
Taxi companies prepare for busy weekend ahead of Christmas
Saskatoon cab drivers are bracing for one of the busiest nights of the year amid a flurry of activity before Christmas. Shondra Boire with the Saskatchewan Taxi Cab Association (STCA) told 650 CKOM th...
Dec 22, 2017
Cold Christmas on the way for Saskatoon
Santa might have to bring sweaters for the reindeer when he passes through Saskatoon this Christmas. While Environment Canada was calling for a slightly above-seasonal high of -8 C for Friday, the win...
Dec 22, 2017
Extreme cold heading into Saskatchewan
A blast of arctic air is moving into Saskatchewan this weekend. Environment Canada has put out with a special weather statement because of the bitterly cold conditions making their way into the provin...
Dec 21, 2017
'Life is a gift:' Saskatoon man still recovering from attack
A Saskatoon man says it will be a lonely Christmas as he continues to recover from a vicious attack on a downtown street this summer. Robert Carignan, 57, was pulled from his motorized scooter and att...
Dec 21, 2017 Robert Carignan, 57, was attacked while out with his dog Molly on July 23, 2017. (Robert Carignan/Facebook)
Saskatoon man says car thief also took kids’ Christmas gifts
In a matter of minutes, the Christmas James Wheeler had planned for his two little girls was turned upside down. It started as a typical weekday morning - Wheeler started his car Wednesday to let it w...
Dec 21, 2017
Police ask for information on 2 separate stabbings
Saskatoon police are investigating two separate stabbings that happened over the last few days. Police first responded to Royal University Hospital at 5:40 p.m. on Dec, 20 after a 24-year-old m...
Dec 21, 2017
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