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Two flags raised at City Hall for start to Pride Week
Two new flags are now flying at Saskatoon's City Hall. The annual flag-raising for Pride Week embodied the focus of storytelling, and the theme of "Pride in all of us, sharing our stories, celebrating...
Jun 17, 2019 The two pride flags, with a medicine wheel in the middle, as well as the Trans flag, were raised this year. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
Dinosaur exhibit takes over Prairieland Park
Prairieland Park in Saskatoon was over run with dinosaurs this weekend. Called Jurassic Quest, the travelling exhibit of over 100 animatronic (motor animated) dinosaurs combined two separate road show...
Jun 16, 2019 Jurassic Quest, an interactive dinosaur exhibit thrills youngsters at Prairieland Park on June 16, 2019. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
Impaired driving charges laid after crash on Broadway Bridge
One woman is facing impaired driving charges following a collision that temporarily closed the Broadway Bridge Sunday afternoon. Saskatoon police reopened the southbound lanes on the Broadway Bridge a...
Jun 16, 2019 (650 CKOM file photo)
Sunday morning shooting sends one man to hospital
A shooting early Sunday in Saskatoon's Fairhaven neighbourhood has sent one man to hospital. Police are investigating the shooting that happened on the 300 block of Pendygrasse Road. A 24-year-old mal...
Jun 16, 2019 (650 CKOM file photo)
Motorcycle Ride for Dad celebrates 10 years in Saskatoon
The 10th annual Telus Ride for Dad took off from the Western Development Museum in Saskatoon on Saturday. The motorcade is part of a national network of fundraisers for prostate cancer research and aw...
Jun 15, 2019 People gather at the 2019 Telus Ride for Dad motorcade at the Western Development Museum on June 15, 2019. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon mayor updates condition following car crash
Saskatoon's mayor took to Instagram Friday night to update people on his condition after he was involved in a car crash last week. Charlie Clark thanked everyone who sent him messages of support as he...
Jun 15, 2019 Saskatoon Mayor Charlie Clark. (650 CKOM file photo)
Fire destroys 2 vehicles causes damage to north end business
A fire late Friday night caused extensive damage to two vehicles parked outside Hardwoods Specialty Products L.P. in the North Industrial area. Crews responded to 854-47th Street East at 11:15 p.m. an...
Jun 15, 2019 Saskatoon firefighters battled a vehicle fire in the North Industrial area on June 14, 2019. (Saskatoon Fire Department)
Saskatoon police search for man wanted in crash and more
The Saskatoon Police Service (SPS) is renewing its calls to find a man who ran from the site of a two-vehicle crash on Thursday evening. In a media release, police identified the suspect as Jeffrey Tk...
Jun 15, 2019 Jeffrey Tkatchuck, 33, is wanted in connection to several charges and fleeing the scene of a collision. (Saskatoon Police Service)
Saskatoon Field House closing for the summer
The Saskatoon Field House is closing down for the summer for repairs. The city said it'll be shutting the doors on Monday and won't reopen them until mid-September, when upgrades are completed for the...
Jun 14, 2019 City of Saskatoon photo
SHA declares syphilis, HIV outbreak in Battlefords area
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) has declared outbreaks of syphilis and HIV in the Battlefords and Lloydminster areas. The declaration comes after confirmed cases of both HIV and syphilis have ...
Jun 14, 2019
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