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Man's suspicious death ruled a murder in Saskatoon
Following an autopsy performed on Tuesday the death of a 68-year-old man has been ruled a homicide. Saskatoon police discovered the body of Richard Fernuk while conducting a wellness check around 1:20...
Aug 06, 2019
Saskatoon Ex week has arrived: Here's what you need to know
Six days of rides, games, entertainment and food begins today as the Saskatoon exibition comes to town. The annual summer fair begins at 10 a.m. with the parade through downtown. The parade will make ...
Aug 06, 2019 The Saskatoon Exhibition runs for five days every August at Prairieland Park. (Nick Biblow/Tourism Saskatoon)
Championships pause construction at Gordie Howe Sports Complex
A recent halt to construction at the new Gordie Howe Sports Complex is no cause for concern, according to the group's fundraising chairperson. A section of construction next to the new track and field...
Aug 06, 2019 Construction at Gordie Howe Sports Complex is scheduled to resume later in the month after crews made way for three national championships. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
Man arrested after exposing himself in parking garage
A man wielding multiple syringes while exposing himself in a parking garage was arrested Sunday. Police were called to a downtown parking garage in the 100 block of 1st Avenue South around 2:40 p.m. t...
Aug 05, 2019
Motorcycle crash sends one man to Saskatoon hospital
One man is recovering in hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after the motorcycle he was driving was struck by a car Sunday. A news release from Saskatoon police said the motorcyclist was trav...
Aug 05, 2019 (650 CKOM file photo)
Police investigating suspicious death at apartment complex
Saskatoon Police are considering a death at an apartment complex suspicious. Officers went to check on the welfare of a resident on the 2200 block of St. Charles Ave. at 1:20 p.m. Saturday, and found ...
Aug 04, 2019 (650 CKOM file photo)
Police use Taser to arrest man in confinement incident
Police used a Taser to arrest a man that ran on foot after unlawfully confining several people in a home Saturday. The 34-year-old man entered the home on Minto Place around 5:50 p.m. with a knife and...
Aug 04, 2019 (650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatoon Farmers' Market finalizing search for relocation
The Saskatoon Farmers' Market Co-operative Ltd. is ready to move. After 12 years at a former electrical garage in River Landing owned by the City of Saskatoon, the co-operative is set to finalize its ...
Aug 04, 2019
Beating the heat at softball championship triple header
Saskatoon is hosting a softball frenzy this weekend as three national championship tournaments happen in one place at the same time for the first time in Softball Canada's history. Organizer Brian Kos...
Aug 03, 2019 Saskatoon is hosting three national softball championships between July 27 and Aug. 4. It's the first time one city has hosted that many events simultaneously in the country's history. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon police locate missing mother and son
Saskatoon police have located a missing 41-year-old woman and her 5-year-old son. In an update police said they were found safe and sound.
Aug 03, 2019 (650 CKOM file photo)
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