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Minor injuries after assault in Saskatoon
Residents on Bowman Crescent awoke to a heavy police presence outside their doors Saturday morning. Police were called just before 9 a.m. that someone had been shot in the Dundonald neighborhood. Upon...
Feb 09, 2019 (650 CKOM file photo)
Paws up: Saskatoon police dogs figuring out new boots
The Saskatoon Police Service is hoping to keep their K9 unit pups warm during the extended cold snap. But their dogs are taking some time to get used to their new kicks. A video showing police service...
Feb 08, 2019 Saskatoon Police Service Dog Diesel navigates new boots in a video posted to the police service's Facebook page. (Saskatoon Police)
City Hospital notifies patients after improper sterilization
Saskatoon's City Hospital is notifying surgery patients after it discovered some of its surgery equipment wasn't completely sterilized this week. The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) said three sur...
Feb 08, 2019 Dr. Paul Babyn, SHA physician executive for provincial programs, speaks to reporters on Feb. 8, 2019. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon-area school buses cancelled due to cold
Extreme cold warnings remained in effect Friday morning across the entire province. With Environment Canada reporting wind chills of -45 C in Saskatoon and -45 C in Prince Albert at 6 a.m., the Prairi...
Feb 08, 2019
Sask. SPCA issues call for donations amid cold snap
The Saskatchewan SPCA is asking for help getting winter supplies and pet food to help people in need care for their animals. With extreme cold gripping the province this week, SPCA community relations...
Feb 07, 2019
Cold weather challenges Saskatoon shelters
With temperatures dipping to potentially deadly lows, agencies that help Saskatoon's homeless are working to make sure no one is left in the cold. Director of residential services Marc Cheriyan said t...
Feb 06, 2019
Uber drives into Saskatoon as 1st Sask. ride-share service
Uber has officially launched in Saskatoon, making it the first ride-sharing service to start operating in Saskatchewan. The multinational company's smartphone app went live for the Saskatoon area arou...
Feb 05, 2019 Saskatoon's first Uber car rolled in front of city hall on Feb. 5, 2018. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
Extreme cold warning blankets north, central Sask.
It was a brief break from the extreme cold but it didn't last long. Environment Canada has issued extreme cold warnings for many parts of northern and central Saskatchewan including Saskatoon, Prince ...
Feb 05, 2019
17 crashes in 7 hours: Saskatoon police urge caution on roads
Saskatoon police are using a spate of crashes today to remind drivers to slow down and be cautions. In an emailed news release from 1:50 p.m. Monday, the police service reports that its members have f...
Feb 04, 2019 (650 CKOM file photo)
Pets believed dead in Corman Park house fire
Two cats and a dog are believed to have died in an early morning house fire in the Rural Municipality of Corman Park. Saskatoon firefighters were called out shortly after 5:15 a.m. to a home at 5371 S...
Feb 04, 2019 Saskatoon firefighters responded to a blaze in the R.M. of Corman Park on Feb. 4, 2019. (Saskatoon Fire Department)
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