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Broken rail suspected in two fiery Saskatchewan train derailments
GUERNSEY, Sask. - The Transportation Safety Board suspects a broken rail was the cause of two fiery train derailments on the same stretch of track in rural Saskatchewan. An advisory to Transport Canad...
Apr 21, 2020 Smoke billows up from a derailed Canadian Pacific Railway train near Guernsey, Sask., on Thursday, February 6, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Matt Smith
City makes changes to crosswalks, closes Cranberry Flats
The City of Saskatoon is making some changes in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. In a press release Monday, the city said it is adjusting its traffic signals so pedestrians won't have to press activati...
Apr 20, 2020
Semi hits Highway 11 overpass
At about 4:30 Monday afternoon the Saskatoon Fire Dept. was called out to Highway 11 and Circle Drive East after a semi-trailer unit struck an overpass. In a release, the fire dept. says no one was in...
Apr 20, 2020 Highway 11 overpass.
(Saskatoon Fire Dept./Submitted photo)
'I think there's reason to be optimistic': VIDO- InterVac's Dr. Scott Napper on COVID-19 treatments
Even with the best-case scenarios, a potential COVID-19 vaccine is several months, to a year or more away, says VIDO-InterVac's Dr. Scott Napper. In the meantime, scientists like those at Saskatoon's ...
Apr 20, 2020 (David Stobbe/StobbePhoto.ca)
Saskatoon branch of CMHA launches phone line dedicated to pandemic concerns
The COVID-19 pandemic has been the cause of additional stress for many people, whether it be from fear of catching the virus, having to self-isolate or financial worries because of a lost job or a lay...
Apr 20, 2020 (CMHA Saskatoon branch/Facebook)
Sinkhole causes closure of part of Cumberland Avenue
Cumberland Avenue has been closed at Aird Street because of a sinkhole. The city said the sinkhole formed after a water main leak in the area. Cumberland is shut down between Colony and Temperance Str...
Apr 20, 2020 A water main leak caused a sinkhole at Cumberland Avenue and Aird Street, April 20, 2020.
(Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Global appetite for small city quarantine cookbook
What started as a way for Martensville's Dawna Doell to keep her kids active while schools are closed and teach them some valuable cooking skills, quickly turned into something much bigger than she co...
Apr 20, 2020 (Dawna Doell/Facebook)
Postponements and cancellations of Sasktel Centre events
Social distancing guidelines have forced the postponement and cancellation of many events in Saskatoon. Scott Ford, the executive director of Sasktel Centre, joined The Brent Loucks Show to share the ...
Apr 20, 2020 SaskTel Centre could play host to the 2023 world junior hockey championship. (Tourism Saskatoon/Submitted)
Police make arrests, recover loaded shotgun after pursuit
Two people are in custody and a loaded shotgun was recovered after a police pursuit ended just after midnight Monday. Officers witnessed a pickup truck travelling at a high rate of speed eastbound on ...
Apr 20, 2020 (650 CKOM file photo)
Former Nova Scotian reacts to killing spree in Portapique
As more information about the situation in Portapique, N.S., comes out, Canadians across the country are left confused and angry about the rampage that ended with 17 dead, including an RCMP officer an...
Apr 19, 2020 (Portapique/Google maps)
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