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SGI sees hail, water damage claims begin following storm
Claims are beginning to roll in at SGI following Monday night's storm in Saskatoon. By late Tuesday afternoon, the company reported getting about 68 property claims with 50 of those for hail damage an...
Jul 12, 2017 People are spotted swimming along Dufferin Avenue in Saskatoon after heavy rain pounded the city July 10, 2017. (Gregory Power/Twitter)
Saskatoon cleans up after heavy storm
Many people in and around Saskatoon spent Tuesday tidying up and assessing damage after Monday's hailstorm and heavy rains. Carol Whitecalf said the siding on her home in the RM of Corman Park was shr...
Jul 11, 2017 The siding on Carol Whitecalf's home just south of Saskatoon saw extensive damage from loonie-sized hailstones during a storm on July 10, 2017. (Carol Whitecalf)
Marilyn Monroe dress goes on display in Luseland
A multi-million dollar piece of Happy Birthday history went on display in the small community of Luseland Monday. The dress worn by Marilyn Monroe during her famous 1962 performance of Happy Birthday ...
Jul 11, 2017 The dress worn by Marilyn Monroe during her famous 1962 performance of Happy Birthday for then-U.S. President John F. Kennedy on display in Luseland, Sask. July 10, 2017. (JT Marshall/650 CKOM)
Poll shows large majority opposed to Omar Khadr settlement
he decision to pay a $10.5 million settlement and issue an apology to Omar Khadr appears to have cost the federal Liberals in the court of public opinion. An Angus Reid poll conducted between July 7-1...
Jul 11, 2017
Wray Morrison: The commissioner's first week
Six days after being named CFL commissioner, Randy Ambrosie has had to issue his first statement about a suspension to Hamilton's Will Hill. Hill's actions have been well documented. He shook an offic...
Jul 11, 2017
A Taste of Saskatchewan kicks off in Saskatoon
A Taste of Saskatchewan is getting underway in Saskatoon. The 2017 edition of the annual summer event starts at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Kiwanis Memorial Park. The festival showcases food from 30 Saskatchew...
Jul 11, 2017
Saskatoon streets flood after heavy rain, hail hits city
People in Saskatoon were sent scrambling after a brief storm caused some streets to flood Monday evening. Heavy rain swept through the city starting around 5 p.m. Some areas received hail. "We had rep...
Jul 11, 2017 A van moves through a water-logged Confederation Drive after a brief storm caused flash flooding in Saskatoon July 10, 2017. (JT Marshall/650 CKOM)
Investigation underway as 200 cattle die near Chaplin
An investigation is underway into the deaths of around 200 cattle - including cows and calves -near the village of Chaplin. The cattle were discovered dead on July 7 in a 23,700-acre pasture operated ...
Jul 10, 2017
Motorcycle rider killed in crash on Gordie Howe Bridge
A wooden cross adorned with flowers now stands at the scene of Sunday night's deadly crash on the Gordie Howe Bridge. The cross bears the name Chance Volk, and places his age at 21. Police confirmed a...
Jul 10, 2017 A makeshift memorial for 21-year-old Chance Volk stands at the site of a fatal crash on the Gordie Howe Bridge near Valley Road on July 10, 2017.(Bryn Levy/650 CKOM)
Missing Sask. man who left home with handgun found safe
A missing man who RCMP said left home distraught and with a handgun, has been found. RCMP said Tuesday Preston Croswell, 36, was located without incident by Melfort RCMP. In a release sent to media Mo...
Jul 10, 2017 Preston Croswell, 36, is shown in a photo provided by police on July 10, 2017. (Prince Albert RCMP)
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