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Saskatoon house fire causes $100K in damage
Damage is estimated at $100,000 after a house fire in the Riversdale neighbourhood Sunday evening. The Saskatoon Fire Department was called to the 300 block of Avenue J South at 6:23 p.m. The house wa...
Mar 08, 2021 Fire fighters battle a blaze in the 300 block of Avenue J South on March 7th, 2021 (Saskatoon Fire)
Premier Moe says Saskatchewan trending toward looser COVID-19 rules
As Saskatchewan's COVID-19 infections continue trending downward, the relaxing of pandemic health measures could soon follow. Premier Scott Moe hinted at the possibility of easing restrictions last we...
Mar 08, 2021 Premier Scott Moe addresses reporters in Saskatoon on June 20, 2018. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
Weyburn family seeks to change conversation on overdose after father's death
Damon Grant would have been celebrating his 49th birthday Sunday. Instead, his family now sits with only memories of the Weyburn man. The former nurse's aide injured his back in 2000 on the job, leadi...
Mar 07, 2021 Damon Grant would have been celebrating his 49th birthday Sunday, but his family lost him to an overdose in January. (submitted/Janelle Kincaid)
Latest COVID update March 7: Two new deaths, active cases dip, new vaccine shipment expected
For the first time in the pandemic, someone under the age of 19 has died with the virus. The death occurred in an individual from the northwest region who was under the age of 19, according to ...
Mar 07, 2021 (Saskatchewan Health Authority/Submitted)
One dead following Highway 3 collision, restrictions in place
Prince Albert RCMP said in a news release Sunday that the driver of a small car has died in a crash on Highway 3. Police said they are responding to what is believed to be a head-on collision between ...
Mar 07, 2021 (File photo/650 CKOM)
Two non-lethal stabbings reported in Saskatoon Saturday
One Saskatoon man has been arrested after allegedly attacking two people with a knife. At about 7:45 p.m. Saturday, officers were called to a home on the 100 block of Carlton Dr., southeast of the Uni...
Mar 07, 2021 (650 CKOM file photo)
Stabbing victim dies in city's third murder of the year
Saskatoon police are investigating the city's third murder of the year. A 31-year-old man is facing charges of second degree murder after an alleged stabbing Friday. Officers were called to the 1400 b...
Mar 07, 2021 (650 CKOM file photo)
Man suffers life-threatening injuries in Pleasant Hill stabbing
Saskatoon police are investigating a stabbing Friday that left a man with life-threatening injuries. Officers responded to the 1400 block of 20th Street around 5:30 p.m. and found the hurt man. Traffi...
Mar 06, 2021 (650 CKOM file photo)
U of S president optimistic in-person learning will resume in the fall
The University of Saskatchewan is preparing for more face-to-face instruction in the fall. In a statement posted on the university's website, president Peter Stoicheff said he's "confident" there will...
Mar 05, 2021
Milden woman charged with manslaughter
A 42-year-old woman from Milden has been charged with manslaughter in connection with the death of a 61-year-old man in the village Wednesday. The RCMP was called after Randy Garrett of Milden was fou...
Mar 05, 2021
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