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Fire crews cut roof off van to rescue trapped couple
A collision Saturday afternoon sent an elderly couple to hospital. Saskatoon fire crews responded to the crash around 12:40 p.m. on Kensington Boulevard just north of 22nd Street West. Firefighters fo...
Aug 17, 2019 Saskatoon fire crews respond to a crash on Kensington Boulevard on Aug. 17, 2019. (Saskatoon Fire Department)
Dozens of drivers charged during 8th Street blitz
Saskatoon police laid nearly 80 charges on Friday night during a traffic enforcement blitz on 8th Street. In a tweet, the Saskatoon Police Service Traffic Unit said most of the offences were for drive...
Aug 17, 2019
RCMP intelligence analyst offers advice after Saskatoon fraud
The City of Saskatoon announced on Thursday it had lost more than $1-million in an e-mail scam. Now, an intelligence expert is offering advice to beef up security. Jeffrey Thomson works with the RCMP ...
Aug 17, 2019
'I should not feel scared': McDonald's employee draws attention to violence
Kayla Carswell says working nights at McDonald's can be down right scary at times. The 21-year-old has worked at the 8th Street location in front of the Centre Mall for three months. She took to Faceb...
Aug 16, 2019 McDonald's employee Kayla Carswell says she's fed up with teenagers wreaking havoc at her place of work. (Brent Bosker/650 CKOM)
City of Saskatoon bilked out of more than $1 million
The City of Saskatoon is a victim of a big online fraud. The city says a fraudster electronically impersonated a construction company CFO asking for a change in banking information. The city complied,...
Aug 15, 2019
Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan gets funding, province and feds put spat to bed
After a spat between the federal and provincial governments over project funding, Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan's project is back on track. On Wednesday afternoon, a handful of local, provincial, an...
Aug 14, 2019 A joint funding announcement was made August 14, 2019 for Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan's project. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
Police arrest teen in connection with social media post
Police have charged a 14-year old male after he posted a picture of himself holding a shotgun on social media. Just after 8 p.m. Tuesday, police were called to a home on 1st St. E. where they found th...
Aug 14, 2019 (650 CKOM)
Saskatoon police take issue with social media posts
Saskatoon police are calling out social media posts reporting crimes that didn't happen. They made a Facebook post critical of people taking to social media instead of filing a police report. Staff Sg...
Aug 14, 2019 (650 CKOM file photo)
New master plan outlined for Forestry Farm Park and Zoo
Saskatoon City Council received an update from the Saskatoon Forestry Farm Park and Zoo (SFFP&Z) on Monday regarding their master plan. The new concept map outlines a large overhaul of the existin...
Aug 12, 2019 The new concept map for the master plan for the SFFP&Z features a large-scale overhaul of the facility (Saskatoon Forestry Farm Park & Zoo)
City Hall forms plan for boarded up homes in Pleasant Hill
Saskatoon city council formed a makeshift plan to begin addressing housing quality in the Pleasant Hill neighbourhood during a standing committee meeting Monday. Responding to a letter addressed to Ma...
Aug 12, 2019
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