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Wakaw RCMP locates 90-year-old man who had been reported missing
The Wakaw RCMP has found a 90-year-old man who had been reported missing Thursday. The Mounties said the man, who hadn't been seen since he was in Cudworth on Thursday, had been found safe and sound. ...
Sep 01, 2023 The Wakaw RCMP has located a 90-year-old man who had been reported missing Thursday.(650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatoon city councillor Darren Hill files lawsuit against SHA
Saskatoon Ward 1 Coun. Darren Hill has filed a lawsuit against the Saskatchewan Health Authority and five doctors who treated him after he was hospitalized more than two years ago. In the lawsuit, fil...
Sep 01, 2023 Saskatoon city councillor Darren Hill has filed a lawsuit against the Saskatchewan Health Authority. (650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatoon councillors shave off another $3.7M from $44M funding gap
Another $3.7 million has been shaved off a massive $44-million funding gap the City of Saskatoon is facing for 2024 and 2025. At the beginning of the fourth special budget meeting Thursday, Mayor Char...
Sep 01, 2023 Saskatoon Mayor Charlie Clarke and city councillors are still looking for ways to address the funding gap. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM file photo)
Three-vehicle crash in Saskatoon claims life of 89-year-old man
An 89-year-old man is dead after a three-vehicle crash in Saskatoon on Thursday. Police said the collision occurred at around 2:45 p.m., at the intersection of Second Avenue North and Queen Street. A ...
Sep 01, 2023 The Saskatoon Police Service is investigating a fatal collision that occurred on Aug. 31, 2023. (650 CKOM file photo)
Firework festival to spark neighbourly competition, community in Saskatoon
Saskatoon is set to light up the night with its annual firework festival this weekend. Shad Ali, the organizer of the 2023 Nutrien Firework Festival, said the theme of this year's festival is "what fr...
Sep 01, 2023 The Fireworks Festival in Saskatoon in 2017. This year's event is focusing on celebrating friendship and bringing neighbours together. (Brent Bosker/650 CKOM)
Labour Day marks the end of pruning ban on elm trees in Sask.
The Labour Day long weekend means residents can trim their elm trees again. The provincial pruning ban ended Thursday. The measure is intended to help curb the spread of Dutch elm disease (DED), which...
Sep 01, 2023 The provincial pruning ban on elm tress lifted Aug 31st (City of Saskatoon/Submitted)
Saskatoon police investigate stabbing outside downtown hotel
A woman stabbed in Saskatoon took refuge in a downtown hotel Thursday morning. According to police, officers attended to a hotel in the 600 block of Spadina Crescent around 9:40 a.m. after the victim ...
Sep 01, 2023
Saskatoon's new garbage utility to start in 2024
The City of Saskatoon on Thursday rolled out its new garbage utility fees. Starting in January, residents of the Bridge City will be able to choose between three different sizes of garbage bins. The s...
Aug 31, 2023 The City of Saskatoon has revealed the three sizes of garbage bins to be used in the city. (Will Mandzuk/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon city council report declares successful response to emergency snowfall
The City of Saskatoon is reflecting on last winter's major snowfall and proclaiming its emergency response to be a triumph in its first use. A report offers a summary of the first activation of the ci...
Aug 31, 2023 Vehicles parked on uncleared roads after a major Saskatoon snowfall in the Nutana neighbourhood on Jan. 11, 2023. (Libby Giesbrecht/650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatoon Blades preparing for historic 2023-24 WHL season
The Saskatoon Blades are getting closer and closer to the start of their 60th season. Even though the 2022-23 WHL season was one of the best in franchise history, the Blades are entering the '23-24 se...
Aug 31, 2023 The Saskatoon Blades are preparing for the 2023-24 WHL season. (File photo courtesy of Steve Hiscock/Saskatoon Blades)
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