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Teen charged after Saskatoon police track down 48 stolen tires
A 17-year-old boy is facing charges for allegedly using fraudulent identification and credit cards to buy tires from car dealerships. Saskatoon police said a search of a storage locker and U-Haul foun...
Apr 24, 2024 Some of the tires recovered by police after a search of a U-Haul and storage locker. (Saskatoon Police Service/Submitted)
Saskatoon to build organics facility, change College and Wiggins intersection
Saskatoon city council is taking the next step to building its own organics processing facility. On Wednesday, council voted 6-5 in favour of going ahead with a motion to build a 40,000-tonne capacity...
Apr 24, 2024 The city plans to build the facility just south of the current landfill. (650 CKOM file photo)
Canada's Governor General visits Wanuskewin Heritage Park
Gov. Gen. Mary Simon made her way to Wanuskewin Heritage Park on Wednesday to take in its rich history. Her visit followed Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's visit to the park on Tuesday, when he highlig...
Apr 24, 2024 Gov. Gen. Mary Simon tours Wanuskewin Heritage Park. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
Boeing invests $17 million into SIIT's aerospace training program
Boeing announced a partnership with the Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies on Wednesday that will inject $17 million into the aerospace training program in Saskatoon. SIIT president and CEO...
Apr 24, 2024 Boeing interim managing director Pierre Ruel (left) and SIIT president and CEO Riel Bellegarde (right) hold up a quilt to commemorate the company's $17-million investment. (Will Mandzuk/650 CKOM)
United Way campaign raises more than $3M in Saskatoon and area
United Way Saskatoon and Area is celebrating another successful fundraising effort. The organization announced it raised $3.3 million in its annual community fundraising campaign. The money is earmark...
Apr 24, 2024 Darla Deguire, the chair of the United Way Saskatoon and Area board of directors, announces the annual fundraising campaign generated $3.3 million. (Submitted)
Second major pavilion drops out of Saskatoon's 2024 Folkfest
Another major pavilion will be absent from this summer's Folkfest in Saskatoon. After the announcement earlier this week that the Ukrainian Karpaty Pavilion won't be at the summer festival due to risi...
Apr 24, 2024 The Scottish Pavilion will be absent from the 2024 Folkfest due to rising costs, declining attendance, and struggles to secure enough volunteers. (Scottish Pavilion, Saskatoon Folkfest/Facebook)
'It feels wonderful:' Saskatoon golfers thrilled with opening of city courses
It was like Christmas morning for golfers living in Saskatoon on Wednesday. At 10 a.m., city-owned golf courses officially opened for the 2024 season. It couldn't have come at a better time, as the su...
Apr 24, 2024 Ron Klassen and his friends were among the first golfers to tee off at the Holiday Park course in Saskatoon. City courses opened for the 2024 season on Wednesday morning. (Shane Clausing/650 CKOM)
Impaired driving resulted in 312 suspensions and 142 charges in March: SGI
Hundreds of drivers in Saskatchewan are paying the price for getting behind the wheel while impaired. According to SGI, the month of March saw police across Saskatchewan issue 312 licence suspensions ...
Apr 24, 2024 Mounties say all drivers pulled over in Saskatchewan will be subject to mandatory alcohol screening, following a similar month-long initiative by police in Regina.(Saskatchewan RCMP/YouTube)
Saskatchewan's Big Game Draw opens May 1
It's almost hunting season. Saskatchewan's Big Game Draw opens May 1, and applications will be accepted until the end of that month. Environment Minister Christine Tell said the draw is always an exci...
Apr 24, 2024 Elk, moose, mule deer and pronhorns are all included in the Big Game Draw. (Government of Saskatchewan/Submitted)
Walking bridge in Gabriel Dumont Park to undergo repairs after fire
Repairs on a pedestrian bridge in Gabriel Dumont Park are set to begin next week. The bridge was damaged by a fire earlier this month. "On April 11, the Saskatoon Fire Department responded to a report...
Apr 24, 2024 Repairs on the fire-damaged walking bridge are expected to begin on Tuesday. (Taylor MacPherson/650 CKOM)
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