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Saskatoon grocery store hit by armed robber
Saskatoon police say the man who robbed a grocery store in the city Monday night may also be responsible for an armed robbery in November. In a media release Tuesday, police said that just after 6:30 ...
Dec 19, 2023 Saskatoon police responded to a home after a report that five unknown people were on a home's patio in the Fairhaven neighbourhood. (650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatchewan population reaches all-time high
Saskatchewan's population has set a record. In a media release Tuesday, the provincial government said the population rose by 9,869 people in the third quarter of 2023 to reach an all-time high of 1,2...
Dec 19, 2023 Saskatchewan's population has risen by more than 31,000 people over the past year. (650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatoon's Lighthouse sold to Saskatchewan Housing Corporation
The saga of Saskatoon's Lighthouse continued Tuesday, when the shelter was sold. The Court of King's Bench approved the sale of the Lighthouse to the Saskatchewan Housing Corporation (SHC) on Monday. ...
Dec 19, 2023 The Saskatchewan Housing Corporation is to take possession of the Lighthouse on Jan. 5. (Libby Giesbrecht/650 CKOM file photo)
Crash on Circle Drive sends man to hospital
A 40-year-old man was taken to hospital with serious injuries after a crash early Monday on Circle Drive. Police said the single-vehicle crash occurred in the southbound lanes of Circle Drive at aroun...
Dec 18, 2023 The crash occurred just before 4:30 a.m. Police lifted traffic restrictions early Monday afternoon. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
Province provides funding for two more ambulances for Saskatoon
Saskatoon is getting more frontline first responders. In a media release Monday, the provincial government said it was putting up $700,000 in 2023-24 and $2.6 million annually to fund two more ambulan...
Dec 18, 2023 Saskatoon has seen a 33 per cent increase in call volumes for paramedics over the past five years. (650 CKOM file photo)
Woman released, man charged after teens shot in Pelican Narrows
Mounties in Pelican Narrows say a man is facing charges in connection with a shooting that left two teens injured. The RCMP said officers got a report of a shooting in the early-morning hours Tuesday,...
Dec 15, 2023 Saskatchewan RCMP said a six-month investigation has helped with disrupting the drug trafficking supply chain in the province. (650 CKOM file photo)
Mistletoe Ball brings in $270K for St. Paul's Hospital Foundation
A Saskatoon hospital will be feeling a lot of joy this Christmas. The St. Paul's Hospital Foundation raised $270,000 for new technology at the hospital through its 34th annual Mistletoe Ball and the s...
Dec 15, 2023 More technology will be added to support the surgical robot at St. Paul's Hospital, thanks to a major Christmas fundraiser. (Will Mandzuk/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon police podcast examines woman's disappearance in 2015
The Saskatoon Police Service is unveiling a new tool in hopes of solving an eight-year-old cold case. On Friday, police released a podcast, Deals, Debts, & Death: The Disappearance of Kandice Sing...
Dec 15, 2023 The Saskatoon Police Service's first-ever podcast delves into a woman's disappearance in 2015. (Saskatoon Police Service/Submitted)
More than 5,500 students enrolled at Sask. Distance Learning Centre
More than 5,500 students from around Saskatchewan are taking advantage of a new online education option. According to the Ministry of Education, the newly formed Saskatchewan Distance Learning Centre ...
Dec 15, 2023 The Ministry of Education says thousands of Saskatchewan students are taking advantage of the new remote option. (650 CKOM file photo)
Teenager assaulted at high school on Saskatchewan First Nation
An assault at the high school on the Pelican Lake First Nation sent a teenaged boy to hospital Thursday. According to the RCMP, officers from the Spiritwood detachment responded to the call at around ...
Dec 14, 2023 SIRT is investigation after an officer involved shooting left a man dead on the Red Earth Cree Nation. (File photo)
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