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Victim identified in Saskatoon homicide case
The victim of a homicide in Saskatoon has been identified. According to police, officers got a report of a man injured in the backyard of a home on Mackie Crescent in the early morning hours of Oct. 7...
Oct 18, 2023 The victim in a Saskatoon homicide case has been identified by police. (650 CKOM file photo)
Broadband committee calls on government to adopt provincial strategy
A committee pushing for more equitable access to broadband in Saskatchewan is calling on the government to adopt a province-wide strategy. The Saskatchewan Broadband Action Committee was formed in 202...
Oct 18, 2023 A committee focused on broadband parity is making a number of recommendations to the province. (650 CKOM file photo)
Three 12-year-olds reported missing found safe: RCMP
The Saskatchewan RCMP has located three 12-year-olds who were reported missing. The Mounties said the trio had been found safe. All three had last been seen Tuesday at the intersection of the Trans-Ca...
Oct 18, 2023 SIRT is investigation after an officer involved shooting left a man dead on the Red Earth Cree Nation. (File photo)
City warns of foul smell during landfill construction
The city of Saskatoon is giving residents a heads up about an unpleasant aroma coming from the landfill. New wells and piping are being installed at the landfill to allow for the collection of more me...
Oct 18, 2023 The city says residents may notice an unpleasant smell during construction on the landfill's gas collection and power facility. (City of Saskatoon)
Fog advisories lifted for western Saskatchewan
Environment Canada has lifted the advisory it issued after dense fog blanketed the western half of the province Wednesday morning. The weather agency had warned that visibility may be significantly an...
Oct 18, 2023 A view of the Saskatoon riverbank during fog. (Brent Bosker/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon homeless encampments span from Evergreen to Pleasant Hill
Amid mud and leaves at a community garden near the railroad tracks in Pleasant Hill, a Saskatoon Fire Department inspector crouches at the opening of a small blue tent. "Fire department. How's it goin...
Oct 18, 2023 Saskatoon Fire Chief Morgan Hackl stands in a Pleasant Hill community garden as a fire inspector delivers notices to tent occupants on Oct. 3, 2023. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Kinsmen Foundation makes major donation for breast cancer screening bus
More women in Saskatchewan will have access to breast cancer screening thanks to a million-dollar donation from the Kinsmen Foundation. The major gift, which was raised during the Kinsmen's annual Tel...
Oct 17, 2023 Nora Yeates, CEO of the Cancer Foundation of Saskatchewan (left) and Raelynn Nicholson, chair of the Kinsmen Foundation, show the million-dollar donation for a new breast screening bus in rural Saskatchewan. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
Education minister, NDP leader concerned over potential teacher strike
As tensions continue to rise between the government and the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation, there are growing concerns over the potential for a teachers' strike. In a news release, the union said t...
Oct 17, 2023
Saskatoon Airport reopens main runway after two seasons of construction
After two summers of construction, Saskatoon's airport is celebrating the reopening of its main runway. Runways are supposed to be resurfaced every 25 years, and over the last two summers Saskatoon ga...
Oct 17, 2023 Staff at Saskatoon's airport are celebrating the grand reopening of the airport's main runway. (Shane Clausing/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon business leader Karl Miller remembered after fatal crash
The local business community is mourning a loss after an influential developer and his family were killed in a crash with a semi on Highway 41 near Aberdeen on Sunday night. The victims of the crash w...
Oct 17, 2023 Karl Miller, president of Meridian Developments, was killed -- along with his wife and two children -- in a collision with a semi on Highway 41 Sunday night. (Jason Aebig/Twitter)
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