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Battling bitter cold just part of the job for postal workers
Alicia Morin is somewhat of a cold-weather expert. The Canada Post employee knows better than most how to handle the elements, walking over four hours a day outside in Saskatoon. "The biggest factor i...
Jan 15, 2020 Canada Post's Alicia Morin says battling the bitter cold is just part of the job. (Submitted)
School bus cancellations for Wednesday
For a second day in a row its too cold for school buses to run. Here are the cancellations for today: Saskatoon Public Schools All bus routes and charters - CANCELLED Saskatoon Catholic Schools elemen...
Jan 15, 2020
'Exhausted:' crews battle difficult conditions in Mayfair house fire
Saskatoon firefighters spent over three hours in the cold putting out a house fire in the Mayfair neighbourhood Tuesday night. The call came in just before 8 p.m. When crews arrived on scene, they fou...
Jan 15, 2020 Crews battle house fire in the 1700 block of Avenue C North on Jan. 14th, 2020. (Submitted/Saskatoon Fire Department)
Rollover on Idylwyld Drive closes freeway
A single vehicle rollover closed the southbound lanes of Idylwyld Drive near the 8th street overpass on Tuesday around the noon hour. As of 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, crews have cleaned up the rollover and bo...
Jan 14, 2020 Crews clean up an accident on January 13, 2019 on Idylwyld Drive South. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
Bus cancellations for Tuesday
Due to the extreme cold, school buses are not running today in and around Saskatoon. All schools are open regular hours. Public School Cancellations: All school bus routes and charters. Catholic Schoo...
Jan 14, 2020
Outdoor workers have to find ways to battle cold temperatures
Monday's temperatures are set to reach a low of -33 C, and that's just the start. The rest of the week is expected to range from -24 C to the around -30 C. For some of us, the frigid temperatures are ...
Jan 13, 2020 (CKOM News file photo)
Saskatoon's Tanner Zipchen let go as Cineplex pre-show host
A familiar face will no longer be greeting moviegoers across Canada. Saskatoon-born Tanner Zipchen announced on social media Monday that he was let go by Cineplex as the company's national pre-show ho...
Jan 13, 2020 Tanner Zipchen (centre) is pictured with Frozen 2 stars Kristen Bell and Idina Menzel at the premier of the film. (Tanner Zipchen/Facebook)
Waste collection change for Saskatoon businesses goes to council
The next step in changes to city waste diversion for the Industrial, Commercial and Institutional sector (ICI) has been passed through to council. On Monday morning, the Standing Policy Committee on E...
Jan 13, 2020 (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
2 officers hurt after crash with semi truck north of Saskatoon
A Saskatoon police SUV was left mangled after a crash with a semi truck and trailer early Monday morning north of the city. Police said the east-bound SUV and south-bound semi collided at the intersec...
Jan 13, 2020 A Saskatoon police SUV was involved in a two vehicle crash north of Saskatoon on Highway 12 Monday morning (Jay Thomas/650 CKOM)
Paramedics warn of risks associated with cold weather
With the weather getting colder and colder, the risks of being outside without proper attire continue to get higher. According to Troy Davies, director of public affairs for Medavie Health Services We...
Jan 13, 2020 (650 CKOM file photo)
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