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Murray Wood notes that while we have seen years with "perfect" weather in the province, they aren't that commo...
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Saskatoon mother and daughter experiencing Paris Olympics together
For Saskatoon diving coach Mary Carroll, the Paris Olympics will be a very special event. It's the fifth time she's attending the Olympic Games. She competed in the 1992 Barcelona Olympics as a diver ...
Jul 30, 2024 Mary and Sydney Carroll pose for a picture inside the Athletes' Village at the Paris Olympics. (Sydney Carroll/Submitted)
Wildlife sightings in Saskatoon increase as heat rises
Wildlife may become a more common sight in Saskatoon as heatwaves force animals to look for shelter in urban areas. Moose sightings have not been uncommon in Saskatchewan's biggest city, along with fo...
Jul 29, 2024 Deer, moose, foxes and coyotes may be seen in urban areas more when there is a heatwave. (Government of Saskatchewan/Submitted)
Pike Lake's Rylan Wiens wins Olympic bronze medal
Pike Lake's Rylan Wiens is bringing an Olympic bronze medal home to Saskatchewan. The 22-year-old diver finished third in the men's 10-metre synchronized diving event, along with his partner, Nathan Z...
Jul 29, 2024 Rylan Wiens (pictured with his coach Mary Carroll) won bronze in the 10-metre syncrhonized diving event in Paris. (Shane Clausing/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon summer staple outgrows downtown location
You know it's summer when the sun is shining and food trucks line the street in Saskatoon. And what better to accompany all that delicious food but a beer. In 2024, Foodtruck Wars is back at a new loc...
Jul 27, 2024 Saskatoon's 2024 Foodtruck Wars is at 2701 Porter St., next door to Lions Arena, where the Beer Wars Festival is being held (Will Mandzuk/650CKOM)
Saskatoon one of Canada's worst cities for severe crime, statistics show
Saskatoon holds the distinction of being one of the worst cities in the country for severe crime, according to the crime severity index from Statistics Canada. For the third year in a row, severe crim...
Jul 27, 2024 Saskatoon police chief Cam McBride speaks in Saskatoon on July 26, 2024, about the city's ranking in StatsCan's crime severity index. (Shane Clausing/650 CKOM)
Video: Community rallies around victim of Saskatoon lemonade stand robbery
The kindness of the people of Saskatoon was shining bright this week, as community members rallied to support 7-year-old Maddy Vanden Dungen. Maddy had her lemonade stand robbed in the city on Monday....
Jul 26, 2024 Seven-year-old Maddy Vanden Dungen, whose lemonade stand was robbed in Saskatoon this week, threw out the first pitch at the Sasktoon Berries game on Thursday.(Steve Hiscock/Saskatoon Berries)
Rapid response likely saved lives during Jasper wildfires, expert says
Many people remain displaced as wildfires rage in Jasper National Park, burning structures and homes in the idyllic Alberta community. Dr. Douglas Clark, acting executive director at the School of Env...
Jul 26, 2024 Police block the road on Highway 16 westbound to Jasper outside of Hinton, Alberta, on Thursday July 25, 2024. Wildfires encroaching on the townsite of Jasper forced an evacuation of the National Park. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Amber Bracken)
Blake Tierney ready to make a splash for Canada at Paris Olympics
Saskatoon's Blake Tierney is about to live out his Olympic dream in Paris. The 22-year-old swimmer qualified for the Paris Games at the Olympic trials in Toronto this past May. He'll make his Olympic ...
Jul 26, 2024 Blake Tierney (left) poses with his bronze medal in the Men’s 100m Backstroke finals during the Santiago 2023 Pan American Games on Monday, October 23, 2023. (Andrew Lahodynskyj/COC)
Streets will be a little quieter with the arrival of electric buses
The City of Saskatoon has announced its newest addition to the public transit system. Two new NOVA LFSe+ battery-electric buses will be hitting city roads by the end of the month. In December 2021, th...
Jul 25, 2024 The City of Saskatoon has added two new electric Nova LFSe+ buses to its public transit fleet. (Payton Zillich/650CKOM)
Workers describe attempts to battle blaze at Prestige Flooring
A fire at a flooring business left a smokey haze over Jasper Avenue in Saskatoon on Wednesday. Saskatoon fire crews responded to a two-alarm blaze at Prestige Flooring and Hardwood, which left behind ...
Jul 25, 2024 Crews begin to clean up after a massive blaze at Prestige Flooring and Hardwood in Saskatoon. (Will Mandzuk/650CKOM)
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