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City, police ask drivers to take caution with recent snowfall
The recent snowfall is creating slippery conditions on Saskatoon's roadways. Police said they have responded to 17 collisions since 6 a.m. Monday. One crash resulted in a man being taken to hospital f...
Oct 28, 2019
Man suffers minor injuries after hit crossing street
A 51-year-old man hit by a car while crossing the street suffered minor injuries Sunday evening. Police were called around 7:50 p.m. where they say he was hit by a vehicle at 8th Street and Dufferin A...
Oct 28, 2019 (650 CKOM file photo)
Spending a night with the bats at Beaver Creek
You might not see them, but that doesn't mean they're not there. Many creatures in Saskatchewan are active exclusively during the night, and the Meewasin Valley Authority (MVA) was doing its part on S...
Oct 28, 2019 Kenton Lysak, a senior interpreter with the Meewasin Valley Authority, gives a lecture on bats during Dark Skies at the Creek on Oct. 26, 2019. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
Rosetown Co-op Agro Centre ‘a total loss’ after Saturday fire
The west central Saskatchewan community of Rosetown is grappling with a major loss this weekend. Late Saturday night, the town's Co-op Agro Centre burnt to the ground. Mike Moon, the store's general m...
Oct 27, 2019 The fire created a total loss of the building at the Agro Centre on October 26, 2019. (submitted)
C95 Radio Marathon raises $218,575 for breast cancer research
650 CKOM's sister station C95 raised $218,575 for breast cancer research at its annual radio marathon. This years campaign was set up at Centre Mall for 12 hours on Friday. Since C95 began the radio m...
Oct 26, 2019 The C95 Radio Marathon raised $218,575 for breast cancer research on Oct. 25, 2019. (C95/Facebook)
RCMP seek missing man, 54, in Saskatoon
Saskatoon RCMP is asking for assistance to locate Michael Higginbotham. In a media release, RCMP said he was reported missing on Friday after not being seen since Oct. 17. His family is concerned for ...
Oct 26, 2019 Michael Higginbotham,54, as seen in a photo provide by RCMP on Oct. 25, 2019. (Saskatoon RCMP)
Saskatoon police seek missing man
Saskatoon police are asking for help to locate a missing 50-year-old man. Dennis O'Connor has not been seen since leaving his home on the 200 block of Taylor Street East at some point on Friday. He st...
Oct 26, 2019 Dennis O'Connor, 50, as seen in a photo provided by Saskatoon police on Oct. 25, 2019. (Saskatoon Police Service)
Yorkton ending proclamations; Saskatoon reviewing processes
Yorkton city council will soon stop accepting applications for proclamations designated for special days or special weeks. Council decided to stop proclaiming special days and weeks, such as pride wee...
Oct 25, 2019
Audit coming for Sask. Hospital after recent water concerns
Yet another issue has leaked about the brand new Saskatchewan Hospital in North Battleford (SHNB). The list of problems, that already included insulation and roof issues, now includes undrinkable wate...
Oct 25, 2019 (battlefordsNOW Staff)
Saskatoon, STC sign formal reconciliation agreement
The City of Saskatoon and the Saskatoon Tribal Council (STC) ushered in a new era of reconciliation with the signing of a formal agreement Friday. Saskatoon mayor Charlie Clark and chiefs of the seven...
Oct 25, 2019 Chiefs of the seven first nations that make up the Saskatoon Tribal Council signed an agreement with the City of Saskatoon to further reconciliation on Oct. 25, 2019. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
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