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Two people hospitalized after chlorine gas incident at Bessborough hotel
Two people have been taken to a Saskatoon hospital after an accidental release of chlorine gas at a hotel in downtown Saskatoon. According to the Saskatoon Fire Department, a hazmat crew was dispatche...
Jan 24, 2025 The Saskatoon Fire Department's hazmat crew was called to the hotel shortly after noon on Friday. (Shane Clausing/650 CKOM)
Sask. school divisions told to develop, implement change room policies
On Thursday, the provincial government unveiled its solution to the school change room question that was originally brought up during the provincial election. The Ministry of Education announced it wi...
Jan 23, 2025 The provincial government said the policies must be publicly available by June 30. (paNOW file photo)
Single lanes are open on Saskatoon's University Bridge
Saskatoon's University Bridge has re-opened to traffic, three days after it was forced to close because of a fire that happened underneath it. The fire caused a sewer pipe to melt and spill 1.5 millio...
Jan 22, 2025 Saskatoon's University Bridge has re-opened to traffic, three days after it was forced to close because of a fire that happened underneath it.
The fire caused a sewer pipe to melt and spill 1.5 million litres (330,000 gallons) into the South Saskatchewan River — causing a mess for city crews to clean up. It also raised questions about the safety of the bridge. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Two teens charged after taxi stolen in North Battleford
A 17-year-old and an 18-year-old have been charged after a taxi was stolen in North Battleford on Sunday. Saskatchewan RCMP said in a news release on Tuesday that officers were called to 110th Street ...
Jan 21, 2025 (Céline Grimard/650 CKOM)
Man stabbed on Millar Ave marks Saskatoon's first homicide of 2025
After a near-record high of 15 homicides in 2024, the new year has already started with one man dead and another charged with first-degree murder. A 23-year-old man was found by police suffering from ...
Jan 21, 2025 A 23-year-old man was found by police suffering from a stab wound at a business in the 3900 block of Millar Avenue.
The Saskatoon Police Service responded to a call about the injured person on Jan. 20 at around 8 p.m. (Google Maps)
RCMP made cig-nificant impact: seizing 400,000 unstamped cigarettes
During a traffic stop on Highway 11 near Lumsden, RCMP arrested a semi-driver and passenger. Saskatchewan Highway Patrol officers found the trailer to have 24 pallets of unstamped tobacco. "The seizur...
Jan 21, 2025
Saskatoon's University Bridge to stay closed until at least Wednesday
The City of Saskatoon is keeping University Bridge closed until an inspection on Wednesday after a bypass was set up to stop raw sewage spilling into the South Saskatchewan River after a sewer line wa...
Jan 20, 2025 The university remains closed as of Tuesday morning. (Alex Brown/650 CKOM)
'I'm excited': Former Blue Bomber Andrew Harris joins Riders coaching staff
Andrew Harris was one of the players Saskatchewan Roughriders fans loved to hate. Now the former Winnipeg Blue Bombers running back is joining the CFL's club's coaching staff. The team announced Harri...
Jan 20, 2025 Winnipeg Blue Bombers' Andrew Harris (33) runs for the first down against the Saskatchewan Roughriders during second half CFL Western final football action in Winnipeg, Sunday, Dec. 5, 2021. (John Woods/The Canadian Press)
Sask. RCMP still hunting for prisoner who escaped from Prince Albert in December
Saskatchewan RCMP are looking for 29-year-old Glen Halkett, who escaped from the Saskatchewan Penitentiary in Prince Albert on Dec. 31. RCMP said in a news release on Jan. 20 that Halkett was charged ...
Jan 20, 2025 Police are looking for 29-year-old Glen Halkett, who escaped from the Saskatchewan Penitentiary in Prince Albert on Dec. 31, 2024. Halkett is described as 5-foot-8 and 168 pounds with brown eyes and black hair.He has a tattoo on his neck and under his left eye. Police said his hair is longer than in this photo. (Saskatchewan RCMP/Submitted)
Suspected mail thief arrested by Saskatoon police
A man suspected of stealing mail from a Main Street apartment building is now facing criminal charges. According to the Saskatoon Police Service, officers were called to an apartment building in the s...
Jan 20, 2025 Police say the mail was apparently stolen from three separate apartment buildings on Main Street. (650 CKOM file photo)
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