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Premier Moe proposes new 50/50 equalization system
Premier Scott Moe wants to fundamentally change how provincial equalization payments are calculated in Canada. Speaking to reporters in Saskatoon Wednesday morning, Moe pitched a revamp of the federal...
Jun 20, 2018 Premier Scott Moe addresses reporters in Saskatoon on June 20, 2018. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
Suspect in custody after suspicious packages call on 4th Ave.
Saskatoon police have a suspect in custody after responding Wednesday to a call of suspicious packages placed downtown. Around 11 a.m., police received a report of a man seen placing a briefcase in fr...
Jun 20, 2018 Saskatoon police cordoned off an area on the 100 block of Fourth Avenue South following a report of suspicious packages dropped off near a building on June 20, 2018. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
Women caught with crystal meth after police chase
Two women are facing charges after allegedly fleeing from Saskatoon police in a stolen truck. Patrol officers reportedly spotted the stolen Ford F-150 around 3 a.m. at the intersection of Confederatio...
Jun 20, 2018
Mosquitoes, caterpillars normal amid concern for ash trees
Some of Saskatoon's more noticeable insects are behaving normally for this time of year, but the city's chief bug expert says he's worried about a pair of invaders that target ash trees. City of Saska...
Jun 20, 2018 City of Saskatoon entomologist Jeff Boone. (Bryn Levy/650 CKOM)
Warnings issued as hot weather continues in Saskatchewan
People across Saskatchewan woke up to warm weather Wednesday morning, which Environment Canada says should last through the weekend. In Saskatoon, temperatures could hit a high Wednesday of 31 C, dipp...
Jun 20, 2018
Suspect accused of trying to drown Saskatoon police dog
A suspect in a stolen vehicle chase is facing a long list of charges, including causing unnecessary suffering to a police dog. According to Saskatoon police, the pursuit started at around 11 p.m. Mond...
Jun 19, 2018 A suspect involved in a police pursuit of a stolen vehicle allegedly threatened to kill, and attempted to drown, PSD Diesel on June 18, 2018. (Saskatoon Police Service)
Province says keys missing for 6 joint-use schools in Sask.
Just as doors are about to close for the summer, six joint-use schools in Saskatchewan are getting brand new keys. Phil Pearson, the executive director of infrastructure with the Ministry of Education...
Jun 19, 2018 Saskatoon's Ernest Lindner School is among the joint-use schools having exterior doors re-keyed after a contractor reported the original keys missing on June 15, 2018. (Government of Saskatchewan)
Plans unveiled for new Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan stage
Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan unveiled plans Tuesday for a permanent venue on Saskatoon's riverbank. City council gave the theatre festival approval in principle back in May for a project to upgrade...
Jun 19, 2018 An artist's rendering of what a proposed permanent structure for the Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan theatre group would look like. (Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan/submitted)
'Work on my tan:' Outdoor workers beating Sask. week of heat
The heat is here to stay for the Saskatchewan work week. Environment Canada is predicting temperatures close to 30 C through Friday, as a high pressure system pushes clouds away and allows the sun to ...
Jun 18, 2018 Kelsea Gibb, a City of Saskatoon gardener, works in the sun on June 18, 2018. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon senior charged with trying to have sex with child
A 69-year-old man is facing charges for allegedly trying to pay a 10-year-old boy for sex. Saskatoon police said the boy was walking along Avenue P South on May 30 when the man approached him and offe...
Jun 18, 2018 (650 CKOM file photo)
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