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A murder, a violent beating, and a shooting
It was a weekend full of crime in Saskatoon that had police officers extremely busy. On Saturday alone, a 31-year-old man was killed at a home on Howell Avenue. Mohamad Al-Zawahreh, Darrell Keith Dust...
Sep 23, 2019 (650 CKOM file photo)
Sask. to make change to minimum wage on Oct. 1
Saskatchewan's minimum wage is set to increase on Oct. 1. It's to go up by 26 cents per hour to $11.32 per hour. The change - the 11th in the province since 2007 - was announced in June. "Our governme...
Sep 23, 2019
Highway 7 twinning project reaches finish line
Years of road construction west of Saskatoon is wrapping up as crews complete the final touches on Highway 7 twinning. The final 12-kilometre stretch of roadway near Vanscoy was officially opened to t...
Sep 23, 2019 Mike Given (left), Delisle and District Fire Department chief and Murray McCracken (right), the chief of the R.M. of Vanscoy Police Department, pose next to the newly constructed stretch of road along Highway 7 on Sept. 23, 2019. (Brent Bosker/650 CKOM)
Four men charged in city's 13th murder appear in court
The four men charged with manslaughter in Saskatoon's 13th murder of the year made their first court appearance on Monday. Mohamad Al-Zawahreh, Darrell Keith Dustyhorn, Destin Mosquito, and Devin Wesa...
Sep 23, 2019 Family identified 31-year-old Kevin Nataucappo as the victim of Saskatoon's 13th murder of 2019. (Kevin Nataucappo/Facebook)
Charges laid in weekend attack near St. Paul's Hospital
Two people are facing charges following a weekend attack that has left a man in critical condition. According to a Saskatoon media release, a 20-year-old man and a 17-year-old boy each facing a charge...
Sep 23, 2019 Saskatoon police respond to an injured person near St. Paul's Hospital on Sept. 22, 2019. (Submitted)
Residents escape fire at Saskatoon apartment
A woman and her son awoke to smoke and alarm bells ringing in their west-side apartment Monday morning. Saskatoon fire crews responded to a 911 call around 3 a.m. at the Avenue V building, located beh...
Sep 23, 2019 Saskatoon fire crews were called to an apartment fire on Avenue V North Monday morning (Submitted)
Saskatoon Hilltops buck Colts to remain undefeated
The Saskatoon Hilltops wasted no time separating itself from the Calgary Colts en route to a dominating 53-6 victory at SMF Field Sunday. Taking to the field for the first time since a last-minute win...
Sep 23, 2019 The Saskatoon Hilltops remained undefeated on the season with a 53-6 win over the Calgary Colts on Sept. 22, 2019. (Saskatoon Hilltops/Twitter)
Hundreds fill Prairieland Park for final farewell to Kelly Bowers
Kelly Bowers was remembered for his everlasting battery, his endless passion and his witty humour during a memorial service at Prairieland Park Saturday. Bowers, a sports icon in Saskatoon for his inv...
Sep 22, 2019 A public memorial service was held for Kelly Bowers at Prairieland Park on Sept. 21, 2019 (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM.
Police investigating injured person near St. Paul's Hospital
Saskatoon police are investigating an area near St. Paul's Hospital after police responded to an injured male Satuday. A police media release said officers, and members of Medavie Health Services, arr...
Sep 22, 2019 Saskatoon police respond to an injured person near St. Paul's Hospital on Sept. 22, 2019. (Submitted)
Man facing charges after attempted knife attack
Saskatoon police used a Taser to arrest a man after he attempted to attack officers with a knife Saturday. A police media release said officers responded to a 9-1-1 hang up call to a home in the 2200 ...
Sep 22, 2019 (650 CKOM file photo)
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