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Man left with life-threatening injuries after assault in Confederation Park: Police
A 30-year-old man is fighting for his life in hospital after an alleged assault in Saskatoon's Confederation Park neighbourhood. According to police, officers were called to a home on Chandler Place a...
Apr 16, 2024 Police said the man was left with life-threatening injuries. (650 CKOM file photo)
Union representing federal correctional officers says workplace violence on the rise
By Nigel Maxwell A man with 15 prior convictions for offenses relating to assaulting correctional officers, has had three more convictions added to his record. Donavin Diggs, 29, was sentenced Tuesday...
Apr 16, 2024 The Saskatchewan Penitentiary. (paNOW file photo)
Saskatoon student killed in high-speed crash on Taylor Street identified
New details have emerged after a high-speed crash on Taylor Street claimed the life of a teenager early on Sunday morning. Sixteen-year-old Sheryaar Amir, a Grade 10 student at Evan Hardy Collegiate, ...
Apr 16, 2024 A fundraiser has been set up for 16-year-old Sheryaar Amir, who died in a high-speed crash in Saskatoon early on Sunday morning. (Mahnoor Naeem/GoFundMe)
Shooting death in Pleasant Hill marks Saskatoon's eighth homicide of 2024: Police
A 25-year-old man is dead after a shooting in Saskatoon's Pleasant Hill neighbourhood. According to police, officers were called to the 200 block of Avenue O South just before 1 a.m. on Tuesday for a ...
Apr 16, 2024 Police say a 25-year-old man is dead after a shooting. (Brent Bosker/650 CKOM)
'This is huge for us:' Sask. RCMP commander thrilled about possible new funding
The commanding officer of the Saskatchewan RCMP says she couldn't be more thrilled to hear that Saskatchewan's Mounties could be getting more funding from the provincial government. On Monday, the gov...
Apr 16, 2024 Rhonda Blackmore says more funding will mean improvements in public safety for rural areas of the province. (Saskatchewan RCMP/Twitter)
Victim of Saskatoon's seventh homicide of 2024 identified
A 24-year-old woman has been identified as Saskatoon's seventh homicide victim of 2024. Saskatoon police said Tuesday that Melissa Duquette was found dead Monday in the basement of a house in the 3200...
Apr 16, 2024 Saskatoon police found the woman's body Monday morning after getting a call about an unsecured property. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM file photo)
Landfill construction may create 'noticeable odours,' city says
Construction at Saskatoon's landfill could create some funky smells over the next six weeks, but the project is expected to benefit the environment in a big way. The work beginning this week will expa...
Apr 16, 2024 Saskatoon’s Landfill Gas Collection & Power Generation System reduces greenhouse gas emissions by around 50,000 tonnes each year, and the project aims to bring that up to 80,000. (City of Saskatoon/Submitted)
Moe optimistic as contract talks between teachers, government resume
As both sides return to the negotiating table, Premier Scott Moe said he feels confident that a deal will be struck this time around between the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation and the Government-Tr...
Apr 16, 2024 Talks between the provincial government and Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation resume on Tuesday. (980 CJME file photo)
Moe requests infrastructure money, removal of carbon tax ahead of federal budget
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe said he was asking for two things ahead of Tuesday's rollout of the federal budget. One was the removal of the carbon tax "for everything and everyone." The other was in...
Apr 15, 2024
E-scootin' around: Saskatoon's pilot project returns this week
E-scooters started rolling through Saskatoon on Monday. This is the second year of a pilot project that is bringing back the operation of Bird and Neuron scooters. Isaac Ransom, head of corporate affa...
Apr 15, 2024 E-scooters returned to Saskatoon on Monday for the second year of a pilot project. (650 CKOM file photo)
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