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VIDEO: Major repairs begin to Circle Dr. overpass at 33rd St.
Repairs kicked off Tuesday on a busy stretch of road in Saskatoon. The northbound part of the Circle Drive overpass at 33rd Street will undergo major repairs for the next two-and-a-half months. That m...
Jul 03, 2018 Construction on the northbound lanes of the Circle Drive overpass at 33rd Street begun on July 3, 2018. (Daniella Ponticelli/ 650 CKOM)
Merlis Belsher Place expected to be ready for Huskies opener
The University of Saskatchewan Huskies hockey programs may not have to play another game in Rutherford Rink. Huskies Athletics has told 650 CKOM they "expect" the brand new Merlis Belsher Place to be ...
Jul 03, 2018 Construction for Merlis Belsher Place has reached the halfway mark. Media were guided along for a tour of the building to mark the occasion. (Josh Schaefer/Huskie Athletics)
Woman hurt in Saskatoon hit and run
Police are looking for a driver who hit a pedestrian Sunday evening. In a media release, police say a 56-year-old woman was hit by a car while using the crosswalk at Avenue W and 22nd Street. EMS took...
Jul 02, 2018 (650 CKOM file photo)
Happy Canada Day: Saskatoon welcomes 48 new Canadians
"To you we throw the torch, be yours to hold it high." That was historian Jim Miller borrowing a line from famous soldier poet John McCrae as he officially swore in and welcomed 48 new Canadians at th...
Jul 01, 2018 A crowd at the Western Development Museum read the Canadian oath of citizenship to officially become Canadian citizens on July 1, 2018. (Keenan Sorokan/ 650 CKOM)
Missing 13-year-old boy located safe
Thirteen-year-old Gabriel Ballantyne was located safe on Tuesday. Ballantyne was reported missing on July 1 after his family had not heard from him since June 22. Saskatoon Police thanked the public f...
Jul 01, 2018 Gabriel Ballantyne, 13, was last seen on June 22, 2018 in Saskatoon. (Saskatoon Police)
Police seek missing Saskatoon man
Saskatoon police are asking for help to locate Desmond Fischer. The 27-year-old has been missing since June 25. He is described as five feet nine inches tall, weighing 160 pounds with a slim build. Fi...
Jul 01, 2018 Desmond Fischer, 27, shown in a photo provided to media on July 12, 2018. (Saskatoon Police Service)
Owners find stranger damaging Richmond Heights home
Luckily no one was injured when property owners discovered a stranger inside their home on Eddy Place. Saskatoon police say the owners got home around 7:30 p.m. Saturday and found the woman inside dam...
Jul 01, 2018
What to know for Canada Day in Diefenbaker Park
People decked out in red and white will once again make their way to Saskatoon's Diefenbaker Park for the annual Optimist Canada Day celebration. The festivities kick off 8 a.m. Sunday with a buffet b...
Jul 01, 2018
St Paul's Hospital gets new $2.4M CT Scanner
Saskatoon's St. Paul's Hospital has a new state-of-the-art CT Scanner thanks to the support of donors and the provincial government. In a media release, the hospital foundation said half of the cost, ...
Jun 30, 2018 Dr. Parvez with a patient undergoing a CT scan at St. Paul’s Hospital. (St. Paul's Hospital Foundation)
Changes to Saskatoon Transit routes, frequency start July 1
Some big changes coming to Saskatoon bus service Canada Day Long weekend. After public consultation in the spring, Saskatoon Transit has unveiled a number of new, altered and discontinued routes takin...
Jun 30, 2018
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