Murray Wood: Signs of spring appearing in Saskatchewan
Murray Wood says signs of spring were all over the place on the weekend, even though the forecast remains wintery for th...
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Lapcevich wins 2nd NASCAR race in Saskatoon
Saskatoon's Wyant Group Raceway will always be a memorable in Cayden Lapcevich's career. "It's just an awesome racetrack to run," Lapcevich said. "It reminds me of my home track that I grew up racing ...
Jul 27, 2017 Cayden Lapcevich, 17, calls his mom in Ontario after winning his second race at Saskatoon’s Wyant Group Raceway on July 26, 2017. (JT Marshall/650 CKOM)
Heavy damage following early morning house fire
The Saskatoon Fire Department was called out to a blaze early Thursday morning. Crews arrived at 1317 2nd Avenue North shortly after midnight, according to a media release. They found flames and heavy...
Jul 27, 2017 Saskatoon firefighters dealing with a blaze at a home on 2nd Avenue North on July 27, 2017. (Saskatoon Fire Department)
Heat warnings issued across north, south Sask.
Environment Canada was warning most of Saskatchewan about warm weather Thursday. As of just after 4 a.m., heat warnings were in effect for large portions of both the northern and southern parts of the...
Jul 27, 2017
Saskatoon police pull wanted man from river
Saskatoon police say they had to fight with a man found in the South Saskatchewan River early Thursday morning. Police and firefighters arrived near the University Bridge around 3 a.m., following a re...
Jul 27, 2017 (650 CKOM)
Saskatoon police look for missing 27-year-old man
Saskatoon police are asking for help to find a missing 27-year-old man who may be in a vulnerable state. Desmond Bird was last seen at Royal University Hospital on June 19. He's described as Indigenou...
Jul 26, 2017 Saskatoon police say Desmond Bird, 27, may be in a vulnerable state. He was last seen at RUH June 19, 2017. (Saskatoon Police)
RCMP seek escaped prisoner in northern Saskatchewan
Turnor Lake RCMP are looking for 19-year-old Gavin Patrick Montgrand after he escaped custody Tuesday afternoon. According to police, Montgrand was arrested and in custody at the RCMP detachment aroun...
Jul 26, 2017 Gavin Patrick Montgrand, 19, escaped RCMP custody in Turnor Lake, July 25, 2017. (RCMP)
‘Fun-loving:’ Victim of Lake Diefenbaker tragedy remembered
Family are remembering a Saskatchewan man who died after a boat capsized on Lake Diefenbaker last week. Ken Houben, 61, from Loreburn, was one of two men who died after storms caused rough water on th...
Jul 26, 2017 Ken Houben, 61, from Loreburn, was one of two men who died after a boat capsized on Lake Diefenbaker, south of Saskatoon, on July 20, 2017. (Jackie Tigg/Facebook)
Moose Jaw youth charged in Saskatoon police chase
Two teenage boys and an 11-year-old girl were taken into custody following a police chase in Saskatoon. Around 1:20 a.m. Wednesday, police got a tip that a stolen white Nissan Maxima was coming into S...
Jul 26, 2017
Video of alleged altercation deleted while in RCMP custody
RCMP are investigating after cellphone video of an altercation between a man and two officers was deleted while the device was in police custody. On July 21, RCMP were called to a residence in Meadow ...
Jul 26, 2017
Council approves $3M contract for bus rapid transit planning
The City of Saskatoon is moving forward with plans for a bus rapid transit (BRT) system. Council voted unanimously Wednesday afternoon to hire a U.S.-based engineering firm to complete planning of rou...
Jul 26, 2017
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