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Interac e-Transfer service offline, major banks affected
Anyone trying to pay their bills using Interac e-Transfer before the long weekend may be in trouble. Major banks are not able to process any e-Tranfers while the system is offline. Interac tweeted a s...
Jun 30, 2017
New protections for Sask. tenants fleeing violence, abuse
People fleeing domestic violence will no longer be penalized for ending rental agreements early. Starting July 1, new rights in Saskatchewan will allow renters to end fixed-term tenancy agreements wit...
Jun 30, 2017 (650 CKOM file photo)
Canada 150: Celebrations in and around Saskatoon
It's a celebration 150 years in the making - and Saskatoon is going all out. Canada 150 takes place Saturday, with the main event in the city at Diefenbaker Park. The annual Optimist Canada Day Celebr...
Jun 29, 2017 Fireworks at the Optimist Canada Day Celebration at Diefenbaker Park in Saskatoon on July 1, 2016. (JT Marshall/650 CKOM)
More calls for mental health supports for Sask. farmers
Some who work with the province's producers are expressing concern after an online conversation about mental health on the farm. It started with a series of tweets Wednesday from Gronlid, Sask. area f...
Jun 29, 2017 (650 CKOM file photo)
Wildwood School librarian retires after 34 years of service
Denise Rossmo-Wiegers remembers when photocopy machines didn't exist in schools. "It was called an offset duplicator made by A.B. Dick Company, which we had to make a stencil to get all the copies for...
Jun 28, 2017 Denise Rossmo-Wiegers, 55, has retired after 34 years of teaching in Saskatoon to spend more time with her Mother (Submitted Denise Rossmo-Wiegers)
Pike Lake park pool set for fall facelift
One of the province's favourite swimming pools is getting a facelift for the first time since it was built in 1986. On Wednesday Pike Lake Provincial Park announced $240,000 for upgrades to the waters...
Jun 28, 2017 The pool at Pike Lake Provincial Park ahead of summer upgrades in 2017. (Submitted/ Government of Saskatchewan)
RCMP seek 5 suspects in La Ronge armed robbery
An armed robbery at a La Ronge gas station early Tuesday morning has RCMP asking for help to locate suspects. Around 3:30 a.m. five men went into the gas station with what is described as a long barre...
Jun 27, 2017 La Ronge RCMP are looking for this man in connection to an armed robbery June 27, 2017 (Submitted/La Ronge RCMP)
5 teens charged in Saskatoon stolen vehicle crash
Saskatoon police have charged five teen girls in connection to a stolen vehicle chase early Tuesday morning. Police first spotted the stolen vehicle around 5:30 a.m. at Avenue B and 22nd Street, but l...
Jun 27, 2017 (650 CKOM file photo)
Hopefuls emerge for vacant Saskatoon-Fairview MLA seat
Less than a week after a Sask Party MLA resigned as representative of the Saskatoon-Fairview riding, the list of people who hope to replace her continues to grow. At least three candidates have announ...
Jun 27, 2017 (650 CKOM)
Grenfell disaster not likely here: Saskatoon fire dept.
As nearly 600 apartment towers in the United Kingdom are inspected for flammable cladding in the wake of the Grenfell disaster in London, Saskatoon's fire department is reassuring residents. Assistant...
Jun 27, 2017 Assistant fire Chief Wayne Rodger said on June 26, 2017 the likelihood of a blaze like the Grenfell tower disaster was unlikely in Saskatoon due to Canadian building codes. (Katie Hopkins/Twitter)
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