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Police lay assault charge after man stabbed in neck
Saskatoon police have charged a man with aggravated assault after an alleged stabbing Tuesday evening. Officers arrived at a home on the 200 block of Grant Street just before 8 p.m. where they found a...
Jul 19, 2017 (650 CKOM)
Online fundraiser doubles goal for missing teen
People are offering support as the search continues for a missing teen. Justin Warwaruk, 17, was last seen swimming in the South Saskatchewan River near the Fred Heal Canoe Launch on Sunday night. Sin...
Jul 19, 2017 Search crews stationed at Fred Heal Canoe Launch, south of Saskatoon, as teams look for a swimmer who went missing in the area on July 16, 2017. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
Mother files lawsuit over son's death at Sask. Pen
The mother of an inmate who died at the Saskatchewan Penitentiary last month is taking the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) and the Attorney-General of Canada to court. Lauren Elizabeth Laithwaite...
Jul 19, 2017
Early morning garage fires deemed suspicious
The Saskatoon Fire Department says a series of early morning blazes were deliberately set. Crews were called out to 13 Maxwell Crescent around 4:35 a.m. Firefighters arrived to find heavy smoke and fl...
Jul 19, 2017 Saskatoon firefighters respond to a garage fire at 13 Maxwell Crescent on July 19, 2017. (Saskatoon Fire Department)
Former patient reacts to delayed mental health unit at RUH
Two years ago, Crystal Stenersons learned first hand how difficult a place Royal University Hospital can be for those dealing with a mental health crisis. She came into the emergency room feeling suic...
Jul 18, 2017
Search continues as fundraising starts for missing swimmer
A fundraising page has been started to fund the search for a teen who went missing in the South Saskatchewan River over the weekend. Justin Warwaruk, 17, went missing "after diving into the river," wh...
Jul 18, 2017 A member of the Saskatoon Search and Rescue team takes part in efforts to find a missing swimmer at Fred Heal Canoe Launch on July 17, 2017. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
Bees delay flight at Saskatoon airport
An Ontario man is back home after a bizarre incident at the Saskatoon International Airport over the weekend. Kitchener's Jeremy Doorten said he and his son were in Saskatoon Sunday waiting to catch a...
Jul 18, 2017 A beekeeper attends to a swarm of bees on the runway at the Saskatoon airport on July 16. 2017. (Jeremy Doorten/Submitted)
Health Canada assessing wire BBQ brush risks
After years of safety warnings, the wire brush used to clean outdoor grills is now the subject of an investigation by Health Canada. Since June 2011, the federal health agency has received nine report...
Jul 17, 2017 (Health Canada)
RCMP investigate small plane crash near Aberdeen
Police, Occupational Health and Safety and the Transport Safety Board are looking into a plane crash that happened Saturday. RCMP were contacted Sunday and informed of the incident, which reportedly s...
Jul 17, 2017
B.C. forest fire smoke pours into Saskatchewan
Smoke from forest fires in British Columbia has made its way to Saskatchewan. Several communities in southwest and central Saskatchewan woke up Monday morning to hazy conditions. Environment Canada is...
Jul 17, 2017 Forest fire smoke seen out of a Canadian Forces airplane on July 13, 2017. (Canadian Forces)
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