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Boy rescued from South Saskatchewan River by Saskatoon runner
Two boys on the shoreline of the South Saskatchewan River in Saskatoon were fortunate Brad Pilon was nearby when one of them slipped into the water. Pilon was running on the Meewasin Trail with his wi...
Apr 12, 2021 Two boys on the shoreline of the South Saskatchewan River in Saskatoon were fortunate Brad Pilon was nearby when one of them slipped into the water. Pilon went into the water to retrieve the child, swimming them both back to safety. The video was recorded by Pilon's wife, Ashley and released by Medavie Health Services West.
Costs of home building products 'going to take some time' to drop: SRHBA CEO
It's costing more -- about $30,000 more on average -- to build a house these days. Chris Guerette, the CEO of the Saskatoon & Region Home Builders' Association (SRHBA), said the Canadian Home Buil...
Apr 12, 2021 Worker hauling lumber on April 25, 2017. (File Photo/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon entrepreneurs launch 'pedal pub,' first of its kind in city
There's a new way to travel around Saskatoon's downtown on your next summer night out. Pedal pubs are here in the city. The pubs seat 15 and bookings are now open for the launch, which is scheduled fo...
Apr 12, 2021 A group of Saskatonians are bringing pedal pubs to the Bridge City. (pedalpub.com)
Saskatoon mother, addictions advocate says acceptance of harm reduction still years away
Marie Agioritis is no stranger to the overdose crisis. A mother herself, and a board member and Saskatchewan Leader for the Moms Stop The Harm network, Agioritis has become well-versed in the topic of...
Apr 12, 2021 Saskatoon's Marie Agioritis lost her son, Kelly to overdose when he was 19 years old. (sayknow.org)
Latest COVID update April 11: Record high vaccines given, cases continue to rise
It was another mixed bag of highs and lows for Saskatchewan released in the latest COVID update. The Ministry of Health reported Sunday that, for the third straight day in a row, a record numbe...
Apr 11, 2021
Roof fire evacuates College Park apartment building
Residents of an apartment complex in the College Park neighbourhood were evacuated Saturday morning due to a fire on the roof and deck of the top floor. The Saskatoon Fire Department was called to the...
Apr 10, 2021 Firefighters battle a blaze in the 3800 block of Chaben Place. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
Surplus doses used to vaccinate Saskatoon police against COVID-19
Seventeen frontline police officers are partially vaccinated against COVID-19 with just 298 more to go, according to a tweet from Saskatoon Police Chief Troy Cooper. https://twitter.com/Cooper_Chief/s...
Apr 09, 2021
SHA says several children being treated in hospital for COVID-19
One month ago, Saskatchewan reported its first COVID-19-related death of someone younger than the age of 20 since the pandemic began. While there wasn't any information on how old the youth was, accor...
Apr 09, 2021 (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatoon man charged with sexual assault of child
A 56-year-old man has been charged with the sexual assault of a child in Saskatoon. Police said Friday that Ricky Davis was arrested Wednesday following an investigation by the Saskatoon Police Servic...
Apr 09, 2021
A tale of two cities: Regina and Saskatoon deal with overdose crisis
Regina and Saskatoon have many comparable characteristics, but also many that set them apart. In an interview in early March, Regina Police Chief Evan Bray said the two cities' outlooks on crime diffe...
Apr 09, 2021 (Saskatoon Police Service/Facebook)
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