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Year-round 30 km/h speeds in effect in Saskatoon school and playground zones
As kids head back to the classroom on Thursday, Saskatoon drivers will have to get used to slowing down again. The speed limit of 30 kilometres per hour resumes in school zones and will be in effect y...
Sep 01, 2022 Saskatoon school zone. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
'They needed help': P.A. business owner lends his car to complete strangers
By Derek Craddock A Prince Albert business owner said it was the right thing to do when a couple heading to Saskatoon needed a vehicle. Ron Miller, who owns the Taco Time on Second Avenue West, was in...
Aug 31, 2022 The Taco Time on the corner of Second Avenue and 17th Street West. (Derek Craddock/paNOW)
Police respond to armed standoff on Avenue W
Saskatoon police are at the scene of an armed standoff, and asked the public to avoid the area. According to police, officers responded to the 200 block of Avenue W South Wednesday afternoon. Police s...
Aug 31, 2022
After abuse allegations, NDP wants funding for schools tied to human rights guarantee
The Saskatchewan NDP wants to see funding for Legacy Christian Academy tied to a guarantee in the wake of public allegations of abuse at the school and Mile Two Church. Carla Beck, leader of the NDP, ...
Aug 31, 2022 Sask. NDP leader Carla Beck and education critic Matt Love in Saskatoon on Aug. 31, 2022. (Libby Giesbrecht/650 CKOM)
Traffic restrictions start Thursday for downtown fireworks festival
The Nutrien Fireworks Festival is to take over Saskatoon's downtown this weekend, and a number of detours, lane restrictions and road closures are to be in place to accommodate the festivities. The fe...
Aug 31, 2022 (City of Saskatoon/Twitter)
'A last resort:' RM facing backlash after passing bylaw allowing killing of roaming dogs
A Saskatchewan RM's bylaw allowing residents to kill or sell a dog that is trespassing on their property is raising concerns among animal protection advocates. The bylaw, provided to 650 CKOM by the R...
Aug 31, 2022 Brian MacKay with Hanna's Haven. (Hanna's Haven/Facebook)
Police ask for video, info as officers investigate Exhibition bear spray incident
Police in Saskatoon have asked for help from the public as officers try to track down the perpetrators behind a bear spray attack in the grandstand at the Saskatoon Ex. The exhibition was marred by th...
Aug 31, 2022
Blades trade Gronick, 2nd-round pick to Giants for Lies
The Saskatoon Blades have made a big move, trading Regina-born forward Kyren Gronick and a second-round draft pick in 2025 to the Vancouver Giants for 18-year-old forward Justin Lies. The WHL team ann...
Aug 31, 2022 Justin Lies will be joining the Blades, in exchange for forward Kyren Gronick and a draft pick. (Saskatoon Blades/Submitted)
Two dead after rollover near Carrot River: RCMP
Two people are dead after a single-vehicle rollover near Carrot River on Tuesday. According to the RCMP, a vehicle carrying six people rolled on Highway 123 north of Carrot River shortly after noon on...
Aug 31, 2022
Saskatoon Food Bank aiming to raise $100,000 in milk money next month
The Saskatoon Food Bank and Learning Centre wants to be able to provide a litre of fresh milk to every child who comes through its doors. With that aim in mind, the organization is launching its annua...
Aug 31, 2022
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