Murray Wood: The public has a right to know details when someone is killed by police
Imagine living in a country where police shoot and kill someone, then don't tell the public who it was. Well, that's wha...
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Cyclist hit by vehicle on Lorne Avenue, restrictions in place
A 67-year-old woman is in the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after being hit from behind by a vehicle, while cycling on Lorne Avenue. Saskatoon police responded to the incident at 1:45 p....
Sep 13, 2020 (650 CKOM file photo)
Small explosion, fire at Jim Pattison Children's Hospital after smoking patient incident
A man at the Jim Pattison Children's Hospital suffered severe burns after attempting to smoke while receiving oxygen. The Saskatoon Fire Department responded to an emergency room fire inside the hospi...
Sep 13, 2020 (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatoon Fire Department battles garage fire
The Saskatoon Fire Department responded to a blaze in the Dundonald neighbourhood Saturday afternoon. Crews were dispatched out around 4:28 p.m., reporting a shed and garage on fire in the 300 block o...
Sep 13, 2020 (650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatoon apartment fire deemed purposefully set
The Saskatoon Fire Department has determined that a multi-unit apartment building fire on Friday was set on purpose. The blaze happened at an apartment building in the Pleasant Hill neighbourhood. Thr...
Sep 13, 2020 Saskatoon Fire Department shows off some of the tools they use for fighting fires. (Logan Stein/650 CKOM)
'Advocate for justice' enters mayor race
Mark Zielke is hoping his attention to those "who fall through the cracks" will make him the next mayor, but questions about his past court involvements quickly derailed the launch of his campaign Fri...
Sep 13, 2020
Saskatchewan Rush deal Connor Robinson, acquire two draft picks in trade
The Saskatchewan Rush have acquired a 2020 second-round draft pick and a 2021 first-round draft pick from the Colorado Mammoth in exchange for forward Connor Robinson. The trade, announced today by Ru...
Sep 12, 2020 The Saskatchewan Rush won a 16-15 overtime thriller in Halifax on Feb. 16, 2020. (Saskatchewan Rush/Twitter)
Kids suffer minor injuries after running into traffic
Two kids suffered some minor scrapes after they ran out into traffic without looking in the Massey Place neighbourhood in Saskatoon. Saskatoon Police received a call of a small child being hit by a ve...
Sep 12, 2020 (650 CKOM file photo)
Truckers gather around Sask. for Special Olympics athletes
The 14th annual truck convoy for Special Olympics Saskatchewan took place in Regina and Saskatoon on Saturday. This year's convoy was different compared to years prior. Last year, trucks met in Saskat...
Sep 12, 2020 A semi-truck displays a convoy banner ahead of the 14th Annual Truck Convoy for Special Olympics Saskatchewan. (Logan Stein/650 CKOM)
U of S researchers tackle airborne COVID-19 virus
A group of researchers at the University of Saskatchewan are working to find ways to stop the spread of airborne COVID-19 virus. U of S engineering researcher, Carey Simonson and his team are working ...
Sep 12, 2020 The coronavirus. (Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota/Twitter)
Several people rescued from Pleasant Hill apartment fire
Saskatoon firefighters, police and Medavie paramedics worked together at the scene of an apartment building fire Friday night. Around 9 p.m. firefighters received multiple 911 calls reporting a fire a...
Sep 12, 2020 Emergency crews responded to an apartment building fire on Sept. 11, 2020 (Fire Chief Morgan Hackl/Twitter)
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