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Man robbed, slashed with a machete in Saskatoon
A 26-year-old man is recovering after he was stabbed and robbed Friday night. Police said in a release, the victim was jumped by two suspects while walking with a friend near 20th Street and Avenue O ...
Feb 01, 2020 (650 CKOM file photo)
Crews to be dispatched to fix Saskatoon's growing pothole problem
The recent warm weather was a blessing after the extreme cold a couple of weeks ago. But a week straight of thawing and freezing has done a number on the city's roads. "We have received some reports a...
Feb 01, 2020
Sask. Chinese-Canadians who recently travelled choosing to 'self-isolate' in case of coronavirus
Saskatchewan's Chinese-Canadian communities are taking steps beyond what's being recommended by the province's officials to ensure no potential cases of coronavirus are spread to the general populatio...
Jan 31, 2020 The coronavirus. (Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota/Twitter)
Vanscoy mine reopening brings excitement to workers and village
On Thursday, Nutrien announced that the Vanscoy potash mine will resume operations in March. The news provided lots of excitement for the members of the United Steelworkers Union who have been out of ...
Jan 31, 2020 Robin's Nest Cafe is expecting business to pick back up after shortly after the reopening of Vanscoy's potash mine in March. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
Talks that could end refinery lockout set to begin Friday
Representatives of Unifor and the Co-op Refinery Complex (CRC) are to sit down Friday morning in hopes of ending a 57-day lockout. After weeks of back and forth, barricades, court appearances, an inju...
Jan 31, 2020
Distracted driving fines to more than double on Saturday
Fines for distracted driving in Saskatchewan are more than doubling as of Saturday. The first ticket will cost an offender $580. A second goes up to $1,400, and a third to $2,100. The scaling resets a...
Jan 31, 2020
WATCH: Car catches fire on College Drive
A few scary moments for drivers during the morning commute after a car caught on fire Friday. Fire crews were dispatched after 8:00 a.m. to College Drive near the McKercher Drive overpass. The car was...
Jan 31, 2020 Fire crews extinguish a car fire on College Drive on Jan. 31st, 2020 (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
Police seek 4 suspects in Saskatoon stabbing
Saskatoon police are investigating a stabbing in Pleasant Hill on Thursday evening. Police were called after 8:30 p.m. to the 1600 block of 19th Street West, roughly a block from St. Paul's Hospital. ...
Jan 31, 2020 (650 CKOM file photo)
NDP call for action to address hospital issues
The Saskatchewan New Democratic Party is once again calling for action to address issues surrounding Saskatchewan hospitals. On Thursday, NDP Leader Ryan Meili and health critic Vicki Mowat met with m...
Jan 30, 2020 NDP leader Ryan Meili and health critic Vicki Mowat stand outside St. Paul's Hospital in Saskatoon. (Harrison Brooks/650 CKOM)
Second test for coronavirus in Sask. negative
Saskatchewan remains free of the coronavirus after a second test came back negative. Public health officials are still waiting for the results of tests on three other Saskatchewan residents. The illne...
Jan 30, 2020 The coronavirus. (Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota/Twitter)
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