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Get ready to have a blast: Nutrien Fireworks Festival returns to Saskatoon riverbank
A popular tradition in Saskatoon to kick off the Labour Day weekend is resuming with a bang this year. The Nutrien Fireworks Festival returns to the banks of the South Saskatchewan River on Friday and...
Sep 03, 2021 The Prairie Lily sails on the South Saskatchewan River during Saskatoon's annual fireworks festival. (Tourism Saskatoon)
Dates set for inquest into Samwel Uko's death
Dates have been set for the public inquest into the death of Samwel Uko, who died by suicide in Regina in May of 2020. The inquest is to be held Sept. 20-24 at the Ramada Plaza in Regina. Uko, 20, die...
Sep 03, 2021
Police break up drug lab in Saskatoon's Willowgrove area
Charges are pending against three people after a drug lab was found in Saskatoon's Willowgrove neighbourhood on Wednesday. Police located what they believe was a clandestine fentanyl lab while executi...
Sep 03, 2021 Police discovered a drug lab after searching a home in the 1000 block of Patrick Crescent on September 1st, 2021 (Google)
Impaired driving reminder now in Saskatoon, new awareness campaign launched
The Van de Vorst family is no stranger to the danger posed by impaired driving. In 2016, one night changed the lives of Lou and Linda Van de Vorst forever. Their son, his wife and their two children w...
Sep 02, 2021 The crashed car awareness campaign has made its way to Saskatoon, with the vehicle set up at Warman Road and Wanuskewin Road for the next two weeks. Pictured on Sept. 2, 2021. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
Timeline on COVID shots for those under 12 pushed back: Blondeau
Originally, September was supposed to be the month when kids under the age of 12 were to be able to get vaccinated against COVID-19. That timeline has shifted, according to the University of Saskatche...
Sep 02, 2021 (Saskatchewan Health Authority/Submitted)
Police arrest suspect in July murder in Saskatoon
Police believe they have caught a suspect in a Saskatoon murder. According to a release Thursday, an arrest has been made in connection to the July murder in the 1800 block of Avenue B North. The disc...
Sep 02, 2021 (650 CKOM file photo)
COVID testing centres struggling to meet demand, more difficulties expected
Unvaccinated people looking to provide a negative COVID-19 test two days before going to future Saskatchewan Roughriders games or to concerts are facing a tall task. The CFL's Roughriders announced ea...
Sep 02, 2021 Vehicles lining the block outside the Saskatoon drive-thru testing centre have once again become a common sight. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon police seeking suspect after woman shot
A 46-year-old woman suffered minor injuries after she was shot Wednesday night on Idylwyld Drive North. According to the Saskatoon Police Service, officers responded just before 11 p.m., to a business...
Sep 02, 2021 (650 CKOM file photo)
Latest COVID update Sept. 2 -- Seven-day average reaches mid-April levels
The seven-day average of new COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan has reached its highest mark since mid-April. The provincial government said Thursday the average currently stands at 279, the highest it ha...
Sep 02, 2021 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Saskatoon police plane locates toddler in the bush near Rosthern
Saskatoon's eye in the sky is being credited for a happy ending in the search for a missing toddler north of the city. On Monday night, the Saskatoon Air Support Unit was called by the RCMP to assist ...
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