Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
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CP Holiday Train rolling into Saskatoon in support of food bank
A holiday tradition will be riding the rails into Saskatoon Monday. The CP Holiday Train will return to the city Monday evening at 8:35 p.m. The festive freight train will be bringing the tunes with i...
Dec 04, 2017 The CP Holiday Train will stop in Saskatoon on Dec. 4, 2017. (Canadian Pacific)
Province launches single Saskatchewan Health Authority
The days of multiple health regions in Saskatchewan are over. Monday marked the transfer of power to the new Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA), amalgamating the province's 12 health regions under on...
Dec 04, 2017
HBD to txt msging! 25 years since first text sent
Sunday saw a milestone in communication as texting turned 25. The first message using the Short Messaging Service (SMS) was sent Dec. 3, 1992 by software engineer Neil Papworth to Richard Jarvis, then...
Dec 04, 2017 Neil Papworth holds up a phone displaying a modern version of a "Merry Christmas" message to commemorate his sending the first-ever text to a colleague on Dec. 3, 1992. (Vodafone)
Maidstone collision forces highway detour
A highway collision Sunday morning between a semi and pick-up truck forced a detour through Maidstone as RCMP investigated and the wreckage was cleaned up. The crash happened at the intersection of Hi...
Dec 03, 2017 A crash between a tractor trailer and pick-up truck forced delays just northwest of Maidstone Sunday. (Submitted)
Fog advisory ended for Saskatoon, Martensville & Battlefords area
By Environment Canada An area of dense fog with near zero visibility has developed over parts of the northern Grainbelt. This fog will generally lift later this morning but some local fog patches may ...
Dec 03, 2017 Environment Canada issued a fog advisory Sunday morning warning that fog is creating visibility issues. (Highway Hotline)
Police search for a man and woman in Westview stabbing
A stabbing early Sunday morning in the Westview area left a 47-year-old man in hospital. Just after midnight police were called to 33rd Street West near Avenue W North where they found the man, who ha...
Dec 03, 2017
Fog makes for tough visibility on Sask. highways
Sunday morning brought fog to most of central and southern Saskatchewan and the Highway Hotline advised drivers about thick fog making for poor visibility. In the provinces 8:30 a.m. update it outline...
Dec 03, 2017 Highway 7 between Vanscoy and Saskatoon one of the highways affected by heavy fog Dec. 3, 2017. (Highway Hotline)
Serious injuries for pedestrian hit by car
Saskatoon police investigating another auto-pedestrian crash, the third of the weekend. Around 6 p.m. Saturday police were called to 22nd Street and Avenue V and found a 22-year-old man with serious i...
Dec 03, 2017 (650 CKOM file photo)
New online system for Saskatoon winter activity registration
It's sign up time again for city leisure programs in Saskatoon. Registration for winter activities such as swimming, skating, art and cooking classes begins Sunday at 6 p.m. and runs until 10 p.m. To ...
Dec 03, 2017
Truck yard fire causes 200K in damage
Saskatoon fire investigators say the cause of a blaze in the North Corman Industrial Park Friday night is undetermined but caused around $200,000 in damage. Crews were called to the truck yard around ...
Dec 02, 2017 A fire at a yard in the North Corman Industrial Park Dec. 1 caused $200,000 in damage. (Submitted/Saskatoon Fire Department)
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