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Saskatoon, Regina home prices rising in Q1 of 2024: Royal LePage
Home prices in Saskatchewan's largest cities are trending upward, with no sign of slowing down. According to Royal LePage, the median price for a single-family detached home in Saskatoon was $435,800 ...
Apr 12, 2024 According to Royal LePage data, home prices are on the upswing in both Regina and Saskatoon. (650 CKOM file photo)
Melville man charged with luring a minor for child pornography
A Melville man is facing charges after an investigation by Saskatchewan's Internet Child Exploitation Unit. According to police, an online investigation that began last month led officers to execute a...
Apr 12, 2024 An online investigation led the ICE Unit to execute a search warrant at a home in Melville on Thursday. (650 CKOM file photo)
Corman Park issues fire ban due to dry conditions
Corman Park isn't taking chances with dry conditions increasing the risk of wildfires. Saskatchewan's largest rural municipality, which borders the outskirts of Saskatoon, is enacting a total fire ban...
Apr 12, 2024 A grass fire burns north of Saskatoon on April 26, 2021. (650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatoon losing sole child allergist to Alberta
The only child allergist in Saskatchewan who was seeing children under 12 and taking referrals is leaving the province at the end of the month. Dr. Ana-Maria Bosonea returned to work just seven months...
Apr 12, 2024 Dr. Ana-Maria Bosonea, Saskatoon's only pediatric allergist, is worried about the gap in service left behind when she leaves the province. (Ana-Maria Bosonea/Submitted)
Saskatchewan residents will get a carbon tax rebate payment Monday
Just before the first payment of the new fiscal year is set to go out, the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) is confirming that people in Saskatchewan will still get the carbon tax rebate, now called the Ca...
Apr 12, 2024 The timing could be different, depending on when a person filed their tax return. (650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatoon Ward 8 Coun. Sarina Gersher not seeking re-election
Another Saskatoon city councillor has decided not to run in November's civic election. Ward 8 Coun. Sarina Gersher said it wasn't an easy decision, and there wasn't one specific reason that brought he...
Apr 12, 2024 "I feel I've been able to come to this role 100 per cent for each term and give 100 per cent of myself."
(Sarina Gersher/Submitted)
Walkway in Gabriel Dumont Park damaged by fire, cause unknown
A pedestrian walkway in Saskatoon's Gabriel Dumont Park has been closed after a fire Thursday morning. The Saskatoon Fire Department said it responded to a report of a fire in the park just after 8:30...
Apr 11, 2024 The call about the fire was received Thursday just after 8:30 a.m. (650 CKOM file photo)
Veterinary drugs stolen from trailer parked near Saskatoon airport
Saskatoon police are alerting the public after veterinary drugs were stolen from a parked trailer last week. Police said in a release Thursday that the theft happened sometime between 9 p.m. on April ...
Apr 11, 2024 Saskatoon police said the stolen drugs are not intended for human consumption. (650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatoon Blades primed for second-round rematch with Red Deer Rebels
The Saskatoon Blades appear ready for their second-round playoff rematch against the Red Deer Rebels. The Blades made history last year by overcoming a 3-0 series deficit in their second-round series ...
Apr 11, 2024 Saskatoon Blades in action against the Prince Albert Raiders in their first-round playoff series. The Blades are set to face Red Deer in Round 2 on Friday night at SaskTel Centre. (Steve Hiscock/Saskatoon Blades)
Spring puts an official end to what was a unique year for Sask. ski hills
Now that the snow has disappeared, the operators of ski and snowboard hills in Saskatchewan can reflect on a very unique year. Saskatoon's Optimist Hill was the first place with snow this year -- beca...
Apr 11, 2024 Optimist Hill in Saskatoon closed for the season March 24. (Will Mandzuk/650 CKOM)
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