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Police seek suspect in early morning chase
Saskatoon police are asking for help to locate a man who ran from a stolen Jeep early Saturday morning. Officers responded to a call about a vehicle alarm going off at 1:13 a.m. on the 500 block of Av...
Oct 12, 2019 (650 CKOM file photo)
Corn mazes and pumpkin patches offer family fun on Thanksgiving weekend
Thanksgiving weekend is a time when many families get together for big meals and a chance just to spend some time which each other. For families with small children, it can be a challenge to keep the ...
Oct 12, 2019
Friendship Inn set to host 50th annual Thanksgiving feast
Volunteers at the Friendship Inn have been hard at work all week preparing the community centre's annual Thanksgiving dinner. More than 1,300 people are expected for the community centre's largest eve...
Oct 12, 2019 (Brent Bosker/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon police face challenges dealing with an increase in crime
Despite having some of the highest crime rates in the country, Saskatoon has among the lowest number of front line police officers. Saskatoon has just 173 police per 100,000 people. The only major Can...
Oct 11, 2019 Saskatoon Chief of Police, Troy Cooper, spoke at a media event at the Indian and Metis Freindship Centre in Saskatoon on Friday Oct. 11, 2019. (Harrison Brooks/ 650 CKOM)
Abandoned Briarwood home cleared for demolition by judge, city urged to hold off
A house rotting away in Saskatoon's Briarwood neighbourhood is cleared to be torn down by city crews. Court of Queen's Bench Justice R.W. Elson ruled Friday afternoon there was no legal basis for him ...
Oct 11, 2019 (Justin Blackwell/650 CKOM)
Decided voters take advantage of advance polls
Advance polls for the 43rd Canadian federal election opened Friday. Open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. until Monday, local polling stations can be found on voter information cards that were mailed out last we...
Oct 11, 2019 A pair of voters walk into St. Mary's School to cast their ballots in 2019. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon announces plan to deal with crystal meth problem
The city of Saskatoon is starting a coordinated action plan to deal with the fast rising crystal meth and opioid crisis the city is facing. The partnership includes the City of Saskatoon, Saskatoon po...
Oct 11, 2019 Saskatoon Mayor, Charlie Clark, speaks about the city's plan to address the crystal meth crisis during a press conference at the Indian and Metis Friendship Centre on Friday Oct. 11, 2019. (Harrison Brooks/650 CKOM)
Sunny skies in Saskatoon for Thanksgiving weekend
Among other things, people in Saskatoon will be giving thanks this Thanksgiving weekend for the sunshine. There's no rain or snow in the forecast. However, temperatures will be colder than average. Te...
Oct 11, 2019
Golf season coming to an end soon at city courses
If you need to get your golf fix in at one of the City of Saskatoon courses, you'll want to get on that soon. The city said the executive nine at Holiday Park will close on Oct.15. The regular course ...
Oct 11, 2019 Holiday Park Golf Course.
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Police charge man after knife incident in taxi
Saskatoon police have charged a 25-year-old man with assault with a weapon, after he allegedly hurt a taxi driver with a knife. A news release from the police service said the incident happened just a...
Oct 11, 2019 (650 CKOM file photo)
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