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Councillors say changes to airport taxi fee flew under radar
Taxis are on the minds of city councillors again, but this time it isn't about ride-sharing. Ward 1's Darren Hill and Ward 4's Troy Davies are expressing concern over a new flat rate taxi fare and an ...
Feb 13, 2019
Northwoods Inn owner gets probation for sex assault
Northwoods Inn owner John Pontes won't serve any jail time for groping one of his tenants, but he will have to register as a sex offender. The operator of the motel on Idylwyld Drive North was sentenc...
Feb 12, 2019 The Northwoods Inn and Suites on Idylwyld Drive North on Nov. 28, 2017. (Celine Grimard/650 CKOM)
Man charged after armed standoff in Saskatoon apartment
A 27-year-old man is in custody following a standoff at a downtown Saskatoon apartment building. Police were called to the 2nd Avenue Lofts building at 120 23rd St. East around midnight Tuesday follow...
Feb 12, 2019 Saskatoon police had Second Avenue blocked off between between 23rd Street and 24th Street on the morning of Feb. 12, 2019. (Jay Thomas/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon school buses cancelled due to cold
Saskatoon public and Catholic school buses were cancelled Tuesday morning. With wind chill below -45 C in the Saskatoon area, both boards cancelled bus service for the day. The Prairie Spirit School D...
Feb 12, 2019
City of Saskatoon working to claim $4.2M in unpaid taxes
The City of Saskatoon's finance department is getting ready to bear down on over 600 property owners who are still owing a collective $4.2 million in taxes from 2017 and beyond. A finance committee re...
Feb 11, 2019
Ban on bottled water sales considered by city council
Saskatoon city councillors are considering a move that would see bottled water sales banned in some civic facilities in favour of installing more water fountains and reusable bottle refill stations. T...
Feb 11, 2019
Teen shot over weekend in Saskatoon
Saskatoon police are looking for information after a shooting Saturday. Police were called to the 1000 block of Matheson Drive just before midnight Sunday. They arrived to find a 17-year-old boy suffe...
Feb 11, 2019 (650 CKOM file photo)
Red Cross provides aid as fire forces dozens from apartments
The Red Cross is helping dozens of people forced from their homes following a weekend apartment fire. "We do assessments based on need and see how we can help folks. (We) generally do it for the first...
Feb 11, 2019 A pot left on a stove reportedly caused a Feb. 10, 2019 blaze that caused an estimated $200,000 in damage to an apartment building at 115 Avenue O South. (Jay Thomas/650 CKOM)
Optimist Hill celebrates opening day
Optimist Hill is open for business in Diefenbaker Park. The nearly $3-million winter attraction opened to crowd of people lining the hill for a chance to tube, ski or snowboard down. Rob Letts and Joe...
Feb 11, 2019 Snowboarders ride down the hill together during Optimist Hill's opening day on Feb. 10, 2019. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
Opening day for Optimist Hill
The record cold this week has kept many people indoors, but a new winter attraction in Saskatoon will help draw many out of hibernation. Optimist Hill in Diefenbaker Park welcomes its first winter war...
Feb 10, 2019 (Facebook)
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