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Saskatoon Fringe Festival underway
Thursday is the first day of the PotashCorp Fringe Theatre & Street Festival. This year, the street performance and theatre festival will feature 34 shows spread across seven venues. Robert Wyma, ...
Aug 03, 2017 The Saskatoon Fringe Festival sees thousands of people flock to Broadway Avenue every summer. (Tourism Saskatoon)
Saskatoon police locate man with early onset dementia
Saskatoon Police have found 80-year-old Andrew "Elmer" Chandler. He was reunited with his family Wednesday night after being missing since the afternoon. According to police, he was found safe and sou...
Aug 02, 2017 Andrew "Elmer" Chandler, 80, found hours after being reported missing in Saskatoon Aug. 2, 2017 (Saskatoon Police)
Lead pipe replacement on schedule in Saskatoon
Lead water pipes from as far back as 1910 are being pulled out of the ground as the City of Saskatoon continues with its pipe replacement project. In a news conference, Wednesday afternoon the city sa...
Aug 02, 2017 Lead water pipes, some put in the ground as early as 1910, are being replaced with new PVC piping in older Saskatoon neighbourhoods. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
Police find 2 lbs of meth in Warman raid
An investigation into methamphetamine trafficking in Saskatoon by the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit (CFSEU) has led to the arrest of a 42-year-old Warman area man. On Tuesday, Saskatoon pol...
Aug 02, 2017 A search warrant executed at a Warman home Aug. 1, 2017 turned up drugs, cash and weapons including about two pounds of methamphetamine. (Saskatoon Police Service)
Sask. gaming studio inks $6.3M deal to access Chinese market
A Saskatoon-based mobile app developer is partnering with a Chinese gaming giant in an effort to expand their market. Noodlecake Studios has sold a 70 per cent share of their company to ZPlay Informat...
Aug 02, 2017 Super Stickman Golf is one of the games now available in China, after Saskatoon-based Noodlecake Studios signed a $6.3 million deal with ZPlay. (Noodlecake Studios/YouTube)
Red light camera tickets on the rise in Saskatoon
More red light camera tickets are expected to be handed out in Saskatoon this year according to city police. "Motorists are trying to beat that red light by doing 60 km/h in a 50 zone," said Cst. Roy ...
Aug 02, 2017 A red light camera at the intersection of 8th Street and Preston Avenue in Saskatoon. (Daniella Ponticelli/650 CKOM)
Wheelchair basketball club starts GoFundMe in wake of theft
A Saskatoon kids' sports team is scrambling to raise funds after a disappointing theft. The NRG Wheelchair Basketball Club, which includes kids between 6 and 16, had a trailer containing all its equip...
Aug 02, 2017 Saskatoon's NRG wheelchair basketball team had a trailer containing 34 specialized wheelchairs stolen over the weekend of July 28-30, 2017. (NRG Wheelchair Basketball Team/GoFundMe)
Meewasin CEO supports change in approach to river swimming
The head of the authority that oversees Saskatoon's riverfront is backing a call for change in how the city regulates use of the river. Doug Porteous, interim CEO of the Meewasin Valley Authority (MVA...
Aug 02, 2017 The South Saskatchewan River flows past downtown Saskatoon. (Tourism Saskatoon)
3 Warman-area kids found safe
Three Warman-area youths reported missing this week have all been found, according to police. RCMP announced Tavion Delorme and Houston Omeasoo were located safely Wednesday. Police reported Friday th...
Aug 01, 2017 Breanne Moose (right), Tavion Delorme (centre) and Houston Omeasoo (left) were last seen late July 31, 2017 leaving a residence between Warman and Martensville. (Warman RCMP)
Residential parking app on hold in Saskatoon due to bylaws
A new parking app allowing homeowners to rent out their driveway as a parking spot won't launch in Saskatoon just yet. "Offstreet" launched in Regina in June, with several users taking advantage by se...
Aug 01, 2017 Already launched in Regina, residential parking app "Offstreet" is facing bylaw problems in Saskatoon. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
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