Murray Wood: Signs of spring appearing in Saskatchewan
Murray Wood says signs of spring were all over the place on the weekend, even though the forecast remains wintery for th...
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Saskatoon police say foul play not suspected in sudden death
Foul play isn't suspected in the sudden death of a 68-year-old man in Saskatoon. According to police, officers were called at noon on Monday for a reported sudden death in a park near Avenue E North a...
Jan 15, 2024 Police say foul play isn't suspected in the sudden death of a 68-year-old man. (650 CKOM file photo)
Downtown Saskatoon library construction contract awarded to Ledcor
The construction contract for Saskatoon's new downtown library has been awarded. After cost-related delays, Ledcor Construction Limited has been chosen for both pre-construction and construction manag...
Jan 15, 2024 The construction contract for Saskatoon's new library has been awarded to Ledcor Construction Ltd. (650 CKOM file photo)
Burst sprinkler lines lead to flooding at St. Paul's Hospital
Two burst sprinkler lines at Saskatoon's St. Paul's Hospital have caused flooding, but no disruptions to patient care areas. According to the Saskatchewan Health Authority, the flooding is in the hosp...
Jan 15, 2024 Staff members are working on repairs and cleaning up flooded areas after a pair of sprinkler lines burst at Saskatoon's St. Paul's Hospital. (650 CKOM file photo)
Battlefords Mounties seeing success with covert surveillance vehicles
Covert surveillance vehicles provided by SGI have been a boon to Mounties in the Battlefords. According to the RCMP, the Battlefords Detachment partnered with SGI after identifying a need for more sur...
Jan 15, 2024 A partnership with SGI is paying dividends for Mounties in the Battlefords. (battlefordsNOW file photo)
Extreme cold warnings lingering in Sask., warming expected Tues.
There's some good news on the horizon for Saskatchewan after a week of extreme cold. The extreme cold warnings from Environment Canada remained in effect on Tuesday morning, blanketing the entire sout...
Jan 15, 2024 An extreme cold warning continued for most of Saskatchewan on Monday.
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School bus service in Saskatoon cancelled Monday
The cold spell has cancelled school bus service again in Saskatoon and rural communities. Both public and catholic school divisions announced service has been cancelled for the entire day on Monday. S...
Jan 15, 2024 Kids boarding a school bus. (Saskatoon Public Schools)
Prince Albert to limit liquor store hours in effort to cut crime
In about six weeks' time, late-night liquor store runs will be a thing of the past in Prince Albert. Mayor Greg Dionne said the city's executive committee has voted to reduce the hours of liquor store...
Jan 13, 2024 Liquor stores in Prince Albert will soon be limited in an effort to cut down on crime. (paNOW file photo)
Fire breaks out on upper floors of Saskatoon flour mill
Firefighters are braving the cold to battle a fire on the upper floors of a Saskatoon flour mill. According to the fire department, firefighters got the call about the fire at the P&H Milling faci...
Jan 12, 2024 Firefighters said the fire was located on the fourth, fifth and sixth floors of the flour mill. (Brent Bosker/650 CKOM)
Sask. adds six new cameras to Highway Hotline
Saskatchewan's Highway Hotline is making it even easier to keep an eye on highway conditions around the province. The provincial government announced the addition of six new highway cameras to the ser...
Jan 12, 2024 The provincial government is making it easier to monitor highway conditions around the province through the addition of new cameras. (Highway Hotline/Twitter)
Extreme cold warnings blanket all of Saskatchewan Friday
The entire province is waking up in a deep freeze Friday. Extreme cold warnings from Environment Canada covered the entirety of Saskatchewan on Friday morning, with wind chills as low as -55 C expecte...
Jan 12, 2024 Extreme cold is expected to persist through the weekend across Saskatchewan. (650 CKOM file photo)
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