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Four-vehicle collision results in serious injuries
A four-vehicle crash in Saskatoon on Tuesday morning sent a 32-year-old man to hospital with life-threatening injuries. Two other people were also injured in the collision at 19th Street West and Aven...
Jul 30, 2019
FCAA warns consumers of door to door driveway scams
The Financial and Consumer Affairs Authority (FCAA) is warning Saskatchewan residents about driveway repair scams. FCAA said some contractors may be unlicensed, or may use leftover materials that crea...
Jul 30, 2019
Natural gas leak shuts down major intersection in Saskatoon
A main access into downtown Saskatoon was shutdown for a gas leak Monday evening. Around 8:30 p.m. fire crews returning from a call detected the smell of natural gas coming from the intersection of 22...
Jul 30, 2019 Idylwyld and 22nd Street was shutdown for several hours Monday evening as crews dealt with a natural gas leak (Jay Thomas/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon hospitals safe according to health authority
Early Sunday, a man was spotted outside Royal University Hospital with a knife. Security held the man until police arrived. It happened a week to the day after a nurse was robbed outside St. Paul's Ho...
Jul 29, 2019
Food Truck Wars wraps up with minimal waste
Food Truck Wars welcomed thousands of people through its temporary stay in Riversdale this weekend. One thing not welcome was the waste. For the second year in a row, the festival strove to be a zero ...
Jul 28, 2019 A customer is handed an order at Food Truck Wars on July 28, 2019. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
Passive housing gives proof to new climate action plan
Many people in Saskatoon raised concerns when a new municipal climate action master plan was introduced on Thursday. Of the many action items listed in the multiple phases of the 30-year plan, residen...
Jul 28, 2019 Radiance Cohousing opened in November 2018, and features the latest in energy-efficient technology. (Radiance Cohousing/Facebook)
Man caught with weapons outside Royal University Hospital
A man is in custody after getting caught with weapons outside Saskatoon's Royal University Hospital early Sunday morning. Police say hospital security noticed the man outside the staff break area with...
Jul 28, 2019
Man seriously hurt after stabbing in the King George area
A man is in custody and two females are wanted in connection to a stabbing that happened on Sunday morning in Saskatoon's King George neighbourhood. Police were called to the 700 block of Avenue J Sou...
Jul 28, 2019 (650 CKOM file photo)
Damaged extension cord sparks garage fire in Nutana
The Saskatoon Fire Department says a damaged extension cord is to blame for a garage fire Saturday afternoon. The blaze was sparked around 1 p.m. in the 300 block of Main Street. According to the fire...
Jul 27, 2019 The Saskatoon Fire Department responded to the scene of a garage fire sparked by a damaged extension cord on July 27, 2019. (Saskatoon Fire Department)
New version of soccer off to a walking start in Saskatchewan
Soccer players in Saskatchewan are getting a kick out of a new twist on the planet's most popular sport. Walking soccer has become one of the fastest growing sports, and people taking part in Soccer D...
Jul 27, 2019 Walking soccer was one of the marquee events for Soccer Days in Saskatchewan on July 27, 2019. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
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