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Blades partner with Canadian Mental Health Association for Wednesday game
The Saskatoon Blades have partnered with the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) to spread awareness during the Wednesday night game against the Brandon Wheat Kings. It's part of the ongoing Tal...
Feb 12, 2020
Agriculture producers say rail blockades could become costly
Canadian National Railway Co. (CN) has said it may have to close some of its rail lines if blockades taking place at them continue much longer. Protestors have set up blockades in British Columbia and...
Feb 12, 2020 (Canadian National Railway Company/Facebook)
Radon presents serious risk for Saskatchewan citizens
One in three homes in Saskatchewan has dangerous levels of radon, according to a Lung Association of Saskatchewan study. That number is even higher in Regina, where about 50 per cent of homes are affe...
Feb 12, 2020 Diagram of how radon can enter a home. (Family Action Network)
Police seek man in pedestrian tunnel assault
Saskatoon police need help to locate a suspect in a Monday morning assault in the city's north-west end. An 18-year-old woman reported being grabbed from behind around 8:45 a.m. while walking in the p...
Feb 12, 2020
A call for more AEDs at city businesses after woman dies at local mall
A Saskatoon woman is calling for more automated external defibrillators (AEDs) in public places after her mom collapsed in a city mall and couldn't be saved. Krista Kut says her mom, Valerie Caspick, ...
Feb 12, 2020 Krista Kut on her wedding day with her mom Valerie Caspick and her dad Darrell Caspick. (submitted)
Grant opens door for city's first electric bus project
A December Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) grant is helping the city go green in the transit system. The grant will partially fund a city pilot project, testing the technical and financial...
Feb 12, 2020
1.2M litres of oil spilled in Saskatchewan train derailment
GUERNSEY, Sask. - The Saskatchewan government says about 1.2 million litres of oil spilled during a fiery train derailment in a rural area last week. The amount of oil recovered is still being determi...
Feb 11, 2020
"It's always a concern for us:" Saskatoon emergency services hopeful with new train speed restrictions
Speed restrictions on trains carrying dangerous goods will be affecting Saskatoon drivers. The new restrictions came into effect Friday following the second train derailment in nearly as many months b...
Feb 11, 2020 New speed restrictions have been issued federally for trains carrying dangerous goods following a second derailment in nearly two months near Guernsey. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
Council to hear proposed changes on Saskatoon dog parks
The number of dogs you can bring into the city's dog parks could change, along with how many chances they get before they're banned. The amendments to the city's bylaws were passed through by the city...
Feb 11, 2020 Changes may be coming to Saskatoon's dog parks.(Twitter/City of Saskatoon)
Lung association launches initiative to raise awareness about radon poisoning
It started as just a cough, then it wouldn't go away. That's what led to Kerri Tucker going to the doctor thinking she had pneumonia. In reality, it was much worse. Despite not being a smoker, Tucker ...
Feb 11, 2020 Kerri Tucker was named a Lung Association Radon Ambassador by President and CEO Erin Kuan at the #MyRadonStory launch event on Tuesday, February 11, 2020. (Harrison Brooks/650 CKOM)
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