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Saskatoon coyotes infected with distemper, says public safety ministry
Two sick coyotes euthanized by Saskatoon police nearly two weeks ago suffered from canine distemper. That's according to a statement from the Saskatchewan Ministry of Corrections, Policing and Public ...
Mar 30, 2023 A coyote notice at the Sutherland Dog Park in Saskatoon. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Stony Rapids business charged with illegally alcohol sales after traffic stop
A business in Stony Rapids is facing a charge of illegal sale of beverage alcohol after a traffic stop tipped off the RCMP. According to police, officers were conducting check stops in the area on Mar...
Mar 30, 2023 (RCMP/Submitted)
Food bank head says help in budgets falls short
Over the past year, Laurie O'Connor has seen more people turning to the Saskatoon Food Bank and Learning Centre, partly due to inflation squeezing people's finances. Optimism that the budgets released...
Mar 30, 2023 Laurie O'Connor, executive director for the Saskatoon Food Bank. (File photo/650 CKOM)
P.A. woman calls for change after being denied service due to tattoo
A Prince Albert woman says she is filing a human rights complaint after she was asked to leave a local restaurant because of her facial tattoo. Sara Carriere-Burns said she recently visited the Prince...
Mar 30, 2023 (Sara Carriere-Burns/Facebook)
Local music club disappointed to lose out on summer festival
This summer, Saskatoon restaurants will get a break with a local food festival on hiatus for the year. But the move to postpone Taste of Saskatchewan in 2023 has surprised restaurant owners in the cit...
Mar 30, 2023 Capitol Music Club took part in Taste of Saskatchewan in July 2022. (Capitol Music Club/Facebook)
Opting out of Saskatoon green cart program not possible, says city utilities manager
If you've just received a shiny, new green cart in Saskatoon and you don't want to pay the new bill or opt out of the program, that's too bad. It has been approved by city council as a mandatory progr...
Mar 29, 2023 A green cart delivered to a Saskatoon home. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM file photo)
Western Canadian Baseball League catching on again in Saskatoon
While Major League Baseball is set to begin its latest season on Thursday, Saskatoon is getting in on the action in a different way. On Wednesday, the Western Canadian Baseball League (WCBL) announced...
Mar 29, 2023 From left: Senior vice-president of Saskatoon Entertainment Group Steve Hildebrand, five local Saskatoon minor baseball players, Saskatoon Baseball Club director of operations Mark Campbell and WCBL president Kevin Kvame. (Steve Seto/650 CKOM)
Three people arrested in sexual assault and unlawful confinement case
Three people -- including a 13-year-old girl -- are facing charges after a 21-year-old woman was allegedly unlawfully confined, assaulted and sexually assaulted. Police said officers were called to a ...
Mar 29, 2023 (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Lettuce costs another hurdle for hospitality industry
The hospitality industry is trying to "romaine" calm in the face of rising lettuce costs. The Salinas Valley in California produces lettuce that's consumed all over North America, but the area has bee...
Mar 29, 2023 (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
Police ask for help identifying three people after body discovered in dumpster
Police in Saskatoon have asked the public for help identifying three people of interest in a suspicious death case. Last Friday, the body of 54-year-old Aaron Gamble was found in a dumpster in an alle...
Mar 29, 2023 (Saskatoon Police Service)
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