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Wild weather hits Saskatoon and surrounding area
After a day of severe weather warnings and watches across many areas of the province, the rain, wind and hail hit many of those areas Thursday afternoon and evening. The storm arrived in Saskatoon aro...
Jul 18, 2019 The roof at EFL Flooring in Sutherland was ripped off in one piece before it landed in the parking lot and crushed this pickup truck. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
2 people of interest sought in homicide on Meewasin Trail
Saskatoon Police are looking for help in identifying two people allegedly connected to the city's fifth homicide of the year. 36-year-old Daniel Morrison was found injured on May 26 on the Meewasin Tr...
Jul 18, 2019
Saskatoon taxi companies file lawsuit against the city
Saskatoon's taxi industry filed a class action lawsuit against the city to continue its resistance of ridesharing companies operating there. Filed Wednesday, the lawsuit alleges that The Transportatio...
Jul 18, 2019
Eleven teens appear in Saskatoon court after major drug raid
A Saskatoon courtroom was filled at times with over 50 friends, family and social workers as 11 teenagers were read their charges on Thursday. The charges stem from a raid on a home in the 200 block o...
Jul 18, 2019 Gurpreet Singh will make an appearance at Saskatoon Provincial court on Thursday, January 23, 2020 where he faces multiple charges relating to immigration fraud. (650 CKOM)
Stormy conditions may continue Thursday; better outlook next week
It may be a stormy Thursday in Saskatoon. Environment Canada put out their convective outlook, and there's a system coming across from Lloydminster on the Yellowhead corridor that could bring severe w...
Jul 18, 2019 Chris Carr 650/CKOM
14 people, including teens, charged with 476 drug and weapons crimes
Cocaine, ecstasy, and guns are just the beginning of what Saskatoon police say officers found in a raid on Tuesday night that netted 476 charged for 14 people, including 11 teenagers. According to pol...
Jul 17, 2019 (650 CKOM file photo)
Funnel cloud advisories issued for central Sask.
Environment Canada has issued weather advisories for some central areas of the province, suggesting conditions are favourable for the development of funnel clouds. The advisory covers areas around Hum...
Jul 17, 2019
Saskatoon tech company secures record investment
A Saskatoon tech company is about to go on a major hiring spree. Vendasta says it plans to more than double its workforce in three years after securing a $40-million investment from a group of private...
Jul 17, 2019 Vendesta CEO Brendan King announces a $40-million capital investment to help the Saskatoon company expand. (Brent Bosker/650 CKOM)
Weather dominates talk during day 1 at Ag in Motion
A soggy day 1 of Ag in Motion wrapped up with lots of talk about the weather and innovation. The show near Langham has never received rain in its five years until Tuesday, but rain at any time is welc...
Jul 17, 2019 A rainy start to day 1 at Ag in Motion near Langham, on July 17, 2019. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon clerk seriously hurt after attacked with a blade attached to a pipe
Saskatoon police are asking for help to track down a robbery suspect after a clerk was left with serious injuries Tuesday morning. A media release from police says officers were called at about 2:30 a...
Jul 16, 2019
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