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Saskatoon daycare saved from major damage
Investigators are trying to determine the cause of a fire at an elementary school daycare on Sunday. The 9-1-1 call was received from St. Frances elementary school around 2 p.m. When crews arrived, th...
Aug 12, 2019 Saskatoon fire crews dealt with a fire at St. Frances elementary school on Aug 11, 2019 (Saskatoon Fire)
Thousands gather at SaskTel Centre to celebrate Eid al-Adha
Thousands of people from Saskatoon's Muslim community gathered at SaskTel Centre to celebrate Eid al-Adha, the holiest day for Muslim worshipers. Eid al-Adha celebrates the end of Hajj, the holy pilgr...
Aug 11, 2019 Thousands gathered at SaskTel Centre to celebrate Eid al-Adha on Aug. 11, 2019. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
Funding dispute delays Shakespeare on the Sask. construction
Current members and alumni of Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan deviated from their original plan on Saturday and hosted a homecoming event to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the Saskatoon-based theat...
Aug 11, 2019 Will Brooks, the artistic producer of Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan, kicks off homecoming celebrations for the local theatre company on Aug. 10, 2019. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
Two-car crash closes section of Circle Drive
A crash involving two vehicles on Circle Drive has closed a section of Saskatoon's busiest road Sunday. Shortly after 11 a.m., police responded to an area on the northbound lanes of Circle Drive, just...
Aug 11, 2019 (Saskatoon Fire Department)
Street salon a hit in downtown Saskatoon
A small gesture from a downtown barber shop is making a big impression in Saskatoon. Empire Barber and Beauty Co., formerly Ethos Salon Spa, made the best of a slow July 30 afternoon by offering free ...
Aug 10, 2019 Ashley Wiebe (right) took her barber chair to the streets of downtown Saskatoon to offer free haircuts during a slow afternoon. (Empire Barber and Beauty Co. /Facebook)
Golf cart could be the cause of Prairieland Park fire
Saskatoon fire crews responded to reports of a fire at Prairieland Park around 1 a.m. Saturday. When they arrived firefighters saw heavy smoke billowing from a storage building, a media release said. ...
Aug 10, 2019 Saskatoon firefighters respond to a blaze at Prairieland Park on Aug 10, 2019. (Saskatoon Fire Department)
Saskatoon Sgt. returns from year-long Iraq training mission
A mission to Iraq is over for Saskatoon Police Sergeant Erin Coates. She spent one year deployed with the Combined Joint Task Force to train government and civilian security forces. "We teach everythi...
Aug 10, 2019 Saskatoon Police Sergeant Erin Coates after returning from a year-long mission in Iraq. (Saskatoon Police Service/Facebook)
Recycling a challenge as markets change
As recycling has become second nature for most people across the country, there are many challenges for the businesses that take in your bottles and boxes. A big market for those items was China, up u...
Aug 08, 2019
Saskatoon Folkfest ready to celebrate 40th anniversary
The Saskatoon Folkfest is returning for its 40th anniversary Aug. 15-17. The event is made up of 17 pavilions representing different cultures. They'll be set up in locations across the city. Each will...
Aug 08, 2019 Terresa DeMong, executive director and Jay Kalra, president, pose with Folkfest pamphlets.
More to cop's firing than cleared charges: police chief
Saskatoon police chief Troy Cooper is standing by a decision to fire a constable who was recently cleared of criminal assault charges. Jarrett Gelowitz was fired months after he was charged with three...
Aug 08, 2019 Jarrett Gelowitz arrives for Saskatoon Court of Queen's Bench on July 31, 2019. (Global News)
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