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Pilot project to help Saskatoon emergency crews avoid trains
Rail crossing delays for Saskatoon emergency responders could become a thing of the past if a city pilot project is successful. City staff are preparing to install sensors at four major rail crossings...
Mar 07, 2019
Safe injection site facing little opposition: AIDS Saskatoon
No one showed up for the first in a series of open houses on a proposal for a safe injection site in Saskatoon. AIDS Saskatoon executive director Jason Mercredi was on hand Wednesday evening at what t...
Mar 07, 2019
Officer assaulted during arrest of 'intoxicated' suspect
A 40-year-old man is facing charges after assaulting a police officer Tuesday afternoon. Police responded to a downtown condominium in the 100 block of 23rd Street East after being called about a pers...
Mar 06, 2019 (650 CKOM file photo)
Water main break closes Broadway Avenue businesses
A weekend water main break on Broadway Avenue has forced at least two businesses to close for now. City crews responded to the water main break on the 700 block of Broadway late last Sunday night. To ...
Mar 06, 2019 The Broadway Theatre at 715 Broadway Ave in Saskatoon. (The Canadian Register of Historic Places)
Kinsmen Foundation forgives woman who stole from Telemiracle
A hangover and an apology appears to be enough punishment for a woman who made off with cash meant for Telemiracle. The Kinsmen Foundation issued a statement Tuesday saying the woman who stole money d...
Mar 06, 2019 (Telemiracle/Facebook)
STARS responds to Hwy. 7 collision near Saskatoon
A serious collision along Highway 7 closed the road Tuesday afternoon, forcing drivers to find alternate routes near the hamlet of Laura. Listeners reported to 650 CKOM that traffic was closed in both...
Mar 05, 2019
Saskatoon Tribal Council, province settle long legal dispute
The Saskatchewan government and the Saskatoon Tribal Council (STC) are putting nearly three years of legal disputes behind them. The government issued a media release Tuesday stating the two sides are...
Mar 05, 2019 (650 CKOM)
'Local hang out' fire guts Christopher Lake bar
A popular pit stop for those headed to lake country was destroyed in a fire. The blaze at the Christopher Lake Heritage Hotel and Bar was reported around 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, with flames and smoke clear...
Mar 05, 2019 Crews from the Lakeland fire department battle a fire at the Christopher Lake Heritage Hote and Bar on March 5th, 2019. (Lakeland Fire/Facebook)
Smile, you're on camera: more Saskatoon photo radar looms
Photo radar could be installed in more school zones and along Circle Drive in the near future after a Saskatoon city council committee endorsed a request to SGI for more speed cameras. Currently, the ...
Mar 05, 2019
Crash causes delays on highway near Delisle
A collision caused a portion of Highway 7 to be closed for several hours Tuesday morning just west of the community of Delisle. Officers from the Warman RCMP detachment were called to the scene around...
Mar 05, 2019
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