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Evergreen stabbing leaves man with life-threatening injuries
A 25-year-old woman is charged with aggravated assault after a stabbing in Saskatoon's Evergreen neighbourhood. Saskatoon police said in a release Thursday afternoon they responded to a report of a st...
Jun 08, 2017
City ends downtown right turn restrictions near bike lanes
The city is making changes for the final season the protected bike lanes pilot project. Turning right on a red light onto 4th Avenue and 23rd Street is no longer restricted, a move made after criticis...
Jun 08, 2017 A street corner in downtown Saskatoon seen on June 9, 2017. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon woman charged with 1st degree murder
An 18-year-old woman from Saskatoon is facing a first-degree murder charge stemming from a body found outside city limits last fall. Warman RCMP said in a news release Thursday the woman is charged in...
Jun 08, 2017
Police use new anti-overdose spray for 1st time, save life
Saskatoon police have saved a life thanks to a new anti-overdose kit at their disposal. According to a news release, officers were called to a home on 6th Street East near Lansdowne Avenue Wednesday e...
Jun 08, 2017 A take-home naloxone kit. (650 CKOM)
Missing 29-year-old man may be in vulnerable state: police
Saskatoon police are asking for help to find a missing 29-year-old man. Ryan Giesbrecht was last seen around 8 p.m. Monday leaving his residence in the 100 block of McCormack Road. Police and family a...
Jun 07, 2017 Ryan Giesbrecht, 29, pictured with the white 2017 GMC pickup truck he’s believed to be driving (Saskatoon Police)
‘Way too fast:’ Construction zone speeding tickets rack up
Drivers are still getting caught speeding through construction zones around two major road work projects near Saskatoon. People travelling along Highway 5 at McOrmond Road and Highway 16 at Boychuck D...
Jun 07, 2017 Construction zone at Highway 16 and Boychuk Drive in Saskatoon (Chris Vandenbreekel)
Kim Coates tells U of S grads to 'follow your bliss'
It's full circle for Saskatoon's Kim Coates. On Tuesday, the Hollywood actor received an Honorary Doctor of Letters degree from the University of Saskatchewan at spring convocation - where he was cert...
Jun 07, 2017 Saskatoon actor Kim Coates delivers a speech to University of Saskatchewan students after accepting his honorary degree at TCU Place on June 6, 2017. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
Slain baby's family upset as killer's sentencing delayed
The grandfather of a six-week-old baby murdered in Saskatoon last summer says the wait for justice is starting to wear thin. Nikosis Jace Cantre was killed on July 3, 2016 by a 16-year-old girl who wa...
Jun 07, 2017 Six-week-old baby Nikosis Jace Cantre was murdered in Saskatoon on July 3, 2016. (Submitted)
Volunteers gather to clean up Pride crosswalk
A group of volunteers got together to restore a symbol of Pride. A rainbow-coloured crosswalk installed at 23rd Street and 4th Avenue was defaced earlier this week, prompting a call for help cleaning ...
Jun 07, 2017 Volunteers scrub a Pride-themed crosswalk in downtown Saskatoon on June 6, 2017.
Short hailstorm leaves trail of damaged vehicles
Friday's brief hailstorm has led to a spike in insurance claims over damaged vehicles. The hail came in at around 3 p.m. Friday and only lasted for about 10 minutes. Lisa Mario, manager of Perfection ...
Jun 06, 2017 Hailstones litter the Canadian Tire parking lot at Preston Crossing in Saskatoon on June 2, 2017.
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