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City of Saskatoon announces new transit app
The City of Saskatoon announced an update to its transit app on Thursday. The newly branded Transit+ allows users to pre-book cab rides and ride sharing services based on bus routes. Transit director ...
Aug 29, 2019
Death of man at hotel no longer considered suspicious
Police are no longer investigating the death of 50-year-old Joseph Raymond Skillen as suspicious. Skillen was found dead on Aug. 25 in a hotel in the 600 block of Idylwyld Dr. Once the autopsy was don...
Aug 29, 2019 (650 CKOM file photo)
Harvest still lagging behind in Saskatchewan
A combination of early drought-like conditions, then wet and stormy weather in the province continues to keep harvest running behind. The latest crop report from Sask. Agriculture, shows only six per ...
Aug 29, 2019
Sask. Health minister says vaping legislation expected this fall
Saskatchewan's Health Minister says legislation will likely be tabled this fall for vaping and e-cigarettes. Jim Reiter told reporters in Saskatoon Wednesday the ministry has been consulting with stak...
Aug 29, 2019
RUH unveils new adult ER Wednesday, offers sneak peek
The new Adult Emergency Department at Royal University Hospital (RUH) was unveiled Wednesday afternoon. Although there is no set opening date for the department, the promise to cut down on capacity is...
Aug 28, 2019 Royal University Hospital gave media a sneak peek of the new adult E.R. department on August 28, 2019. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
Provincial government and NDP unveil differing surveys on the future of education
With teachers heading back to the classroom next week, the government and NDP released duelling surveys Wednesday about the state of education in Saskatchewan. NDP Leader Ryan Meili highlighted what h...
Aug 28, 2019
Safety concerns after violence at Saskatoon Correctional Centre
The Saskatoon Provincial Correctional Centre (SPCC) went into lockdown Monday after two incidents resulted in injuries to four inmates. On Thursday an 18-year-old inmate was rushed to hospital after b...
Aug 28, 2019
Annual Dog Day of Summer allows therapy and service pups a chance to take a dip
Saskatoon's annual Dog Day of Summer on Wednesday, welcomed service and therapy pups to come in and take a dip at Mayfair Outdoor Pool. Now in it's fifth year, the event closes out Mayfair's last day ...
Aug 28, 2019 Saskatoon's service and therapy dogs were able to take a dip at Mayfair pools Dog Day of Summer on August 28, 2019. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
Investigator probes cause of north end business fire in Saskatoon
A Saskatoon north end business is surveying the damage after a fire early Tuesday. Fire crews were called to Anderson Paving on Miller Avenue around midnight. Upon arrival, they found smoke pouring fr...
Aug 28, 2019
Correctional Centre in lockdown after two incidents, injuring four
The Saskatoon Provincial Correctional Centre (SPCC) is under lockdown after two incidents Monday. Four inmates were injured and treated for those injuries. In an email, the Ministry of Justice's Drew ...
Aug 27, 2019
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