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Landfill construction may create 'noticeable odours,' city says
Construction at Saskatoon's landfill could create some funky smells over the next six weeks, but the project is expected to benefit the environment in a big way. The work beginning this week will expa...
Apr 16, 2024 Saskatoon’s Landfill Gas Collection & Power Generation System reduces greenhouse gas emissions by around 50,000 tonnes each year, and the project aims to bring that up to 80,000. (City of Saskatoon/Submitted)
Motorcyclist killed in collision with moose on Saskatchewan highway
A 54-year-old man from Edmonton is dead after the motorcycle he was driving hit a moose on Saturday. According to the RCMP, Mounties from the Warman detachment got a call at around 10:30 p.m. about a ...
Apr 15, 2024 Officers from the Warman detachment responded to the crash. (650 CKOM file photo)
Police seeking information four years after Saskatoon murder
Four years after Tanya Alcrow's death, the Saskatoon Police Service is again asking for the public's help as it tries to solve the 19-year-old woman's murder. On April 13, 2020 at around 3:40 a.m., po...
Apr 15, 2024 Surveillance footage shows a truck police say was at the scene of the murder of Tanya Alcrow on April 13, 2020. (Saskatoon Police Service/Submitted)
Third person charged in Riversdale murder case
A third person has been charged with first-degree murder in connection with a death in Saskatoon's Riversdale neighbourhood. According to police, a 48-year-old man was killed on Feb. 17 at a home on A...
Apr 15, 2024 The case is Saskatoon's third murder investigation of 2024. (650 CKOM file photo)
Police looking for machete-wielding man after two people injured on Friday
Police in Saskatoon are looking for a machete-wielding suspect after two people were sent to hospital on Friday. While the alleged assaults happened on Friday, police released details to the media on ...
Apr 15, 2024 Police said two people were taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after being attacked on Friday. (650 CKOM file photo)
New agreement means SRC expects to produce 400 tonnes of rare earths annually
The Saskatchewan Research Council is expecting to produce 400 tonnes of rare earth metals each year, starting in 2025. The announcement comes after the council signed a five-year agreement in principl...
Apr 15, 2024 Rare earth minerals produced at the Saskatchewan Research Council's processing facility. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Midwives granted new powers under updated Sask. regulations
Midwives in Saskatchewan will have new powers to prescribe more drugs and order X-rays and other tests under updated provincial regulations. According to the Ministry of Health, the government is maki...
Apr 15, 2024 The new rules allow midwives to prescribe more drugs and order more tests. (650 CKOM file photo)
'Messy mixture of rain and snow' coming to La Ronge, northeast Sask.
Winter weather may make a return this week in northwestern Saskatchewan. According to a special weather statement from Environment Canada, a "messy mixture of rain and snow" is expected to begin Monda...
Apr 15, 2024 A man shovels the sidewalk after a blizzard in Saskatoon. (Shane Clausing/650 CKOM)
Man reported missing on cross-Canada trip found safe
A man who was reported missing while on a cross-Canada road trip has been found safe. Early Monday, the RCMP said the 20-year-old man was last seen in Moose Jaw on Saturday morning. The Mounties issue...
Apr 15, 2024 (paNOW file photo)
Taylor Street crash kills 16-year-old, injures two other teens
A 16-year-old male died after a high-speed crash on Taylor Street early Sunday morning. Two other males in the vehicle, both 15, were taken to hospital. One had minor injuries and the other was in ser...
Apr 14, 2024 Driver impairment is not believed to be a factor in the single-vehicle crash that claimed the life of a 16-year-old on April 14, 2024. (Brent Bosker/650 CKOM)
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