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Police arrest teen in connection with social media post
Police have charged a 14-year old male after he posted a picture of himself holding a shotgun on social media. Just after 8 p.m. Tuesday, police were called to a home on 1st St. E. where they found th...
Aug 14, 2019 (650 CKOM)
Saskatoon police take issue with social media posts
Saskatoon police are calling out social media posts reporting crimes that didn't happen. They made a Facebook post critical of people taking to social media instead of filing a police report. Staff Sg...
Aug 14, 2019 (650 CKOM file photo)
New master plan outlined for Forestry Farm Park and Zoo
Saskatoon City Council received an update from the Saskatoon Forestry Farm Park and Zoo (SFFP&Z) on Monday regarding their master plan. The new concept map outlines a large overhaul of the existin...
Aug 12, 2019 The new concept map for the master plan for the SFFP&Z features a large-scale overhaul of the facility (Saskatoon Forestry Farm Park & Zoo)
City Hall forms plan for boarded up homes in Pleasant Hill
Saskatoon city council formed a makeshift plan to begin addressing housing quality in the Pleasant Hill neighbourhood during a standing committee meeting Monday. Responding to a letter addressed to Ma...
Aug 12, 2019
Saskatoon daycare saved from major damage
Investigators are trying to determine the cause of a fire at an elementary school daycare on Sunday. The 9-1-1 call was received from St. Frances elementary school around 2 p.m. When crews arrived, th...
Aug 12, 2019 Saskatoon fire crews dealt with a fire at St. Frances elementary school on Aug 11, 2019 (Saskatoon Fire)
Thousands gather at SaskTel Centre to celebrate Eid al-Adha
Thousands of people from Saskatoon's Muslim community gathered at SaskTel Centre to celebrate Eid al-Adha, the holiest day for Muslim worshipers. Eid al-Adha celebrates the end of Hajj, the holy pilgr...
Aug 11, 2019 Thousands gathered at SaskTel Centre to celebrate Eid al-Adha on Aug. 11, 2019. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
Funding dispute delays Shakespeare on the Sask. construction
Current members and alumni of Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan deviated from their original plan on Saturday and hosted a homecoming event to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the Saskatoon-based theat...
Aug 11, 2019 Will Brooks, the artistic producer of Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan, kicks off homecoming celebrations for the local theatre company on Aug. 10, 2019. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
Two-car crash closes section of Circle Drive
A crash involving two vehicles on Circle Drive has closed a section of Saskatoon's busiest road Sunday. Shortly after 11 a.m., police responded to an area on the northbound lanes of Circle Drive, just...
Aug 11, 2019 (Saskatoon Fire Department)
Street salon a hit in downtown Saskatoon
A small gesture from a downtown barber shop is making a big impression in Saskatoon. Empire Barber and Beauty Co., formerly Ethos Salon Spa, made the best of a slow July 30 afternoon by offering free ...
Aug 10, 2019 Ashley Wiebe (right) took her barber chair to the streets of downtown Saskatoon to offer free haircuts during a slow afternoon. (Empire Barber and Beauty Co. /Facebook)
Golf cart could be the cause of Prairieland Park fire
Saskatoon fire crews responded to reports of a fire at Prairieland Park around 1 a.m. Saturday. When they arrived firefighters saw heavy smoke billowing from a storage building, a media release said. ...
Aug 10, 2019 Saskatoon firefighters respond to a blaze at Prairieland Park on Aug 10, 2019. (Saskatoon Fire Department)
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