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Three accused in Saskatoon's fifth murder of 2020 appear in court
More details have come out about Saskatoon's fifth murder of 2020. 650 CKOM has learned that 18-year-old Dartagnan Whitehead was the victim in the shooting on the 100 block of Ave. K South in the earl...
Jul 13, 2020 Saskatoon police investigate a homicide on the 100 block of Avenue K South on July 11, 2020. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
Busy Monday morning for Saskatoon police
Police say a 19-year-old man and a 16-year-old girl are facing charges after a taxi driver was robbed Monday morning. Just before 9 a.m., police received a distress signal from a taxi at Avenue W Sout...
Jul 13, 2020 (650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatoon's Olive Garden set to open Aug. 3
Another popular chain restaurant is set to open its doors for the first time. 650 CKOM confirmed that the Olive Garden on Preston Avenue North has an opening date of Aug. 3 at 11 a.m. No reservations ...
Jul 13, 2020 Saskatoon's Olive Garden is set to open on August 3, 2020. (olivegarden.com)
Jazz festival announces dates for summer of 2021
After having to cancel this year's event due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the organizers of the SaskTel Saskatchewan Jazz Festival say they have set dates for next summer. In a release, festival artistic...
Jul 13, 2020 (Tourism Saskatoon)
Provincial government, SGI fund 48 Saskatoon Police Service jobs
The Saskatoon Police Service (SPS) is to receive nearly $6 million in government funding for 48 positions during the 2020-21 fiscal year. The Ministry of Corrections and Policing is providing the serv...
Jul 13, 2020 (650 CKOM)
Man in custody after high-risk traffic stop in north end
A man is in police custody and facing a charge of evading police after a high-risk traffic stop near the Travelodge Hotel on Monday morning. At around 7 a.m., Saskatoon police were notified by Warman ...
Jul 13, 2020
Saskatoon man reported missing has been found: Police
The Saskatoon Police Service says a 25-year-old man who had been missing for nearly a week has been located.
Jul 13, 2020 (650 CKOM file photo)
'We miss each other like crazy:' newlyweds separated by border restrictions following U.S. wedding
Ashly and William Schmidt tied the knot on March 6, 2020, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the two haven't been able to be together since March 8. Ashly, who currently resides in Saskatoon, has been ...
Jul 13, 2020 William and Ashly Schmidt have only been together for a day, since the couple's wedding in March 2020. (submitted/Ashly Schmidt)
Severe thunderstorm warnings, watches issued for majority of Saskatchewan
Severe thunderstorm watches, and warnings, are in effect for the majority of the province. As of 7 p.m., Environment Canada issued severe thunderstorm warnings for the south-east and south central are...
Jul 12, 2020
3 people charged with second-degree murder after Saskatoon's 5th homicide of 2020
Saskatoon police have arrested and charged three people in connection to the city's latest homicide. Two men - aged 25 and 18 - and a 20-year-old woman have all been charged with second-degree murder....
Jul 12, 2020
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