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RCMP: Person missing near Green Lake presumed drowned
The Green Lake RCMP fears a canoeist has drowned after he did not return from a fishing trip on Saturday. Two friends were camping in the area of Green Lake last week when a man from Calgary left the ...
Jun 13, 2019
Saskatoon police keeping close eye on human trafficking
Human trafficking isn't just a global problem, it's a fight that's happening locally in Saskatoon. Staff Sgt. Grant Obst of the Saskatoon Police said the cases they see in the city are often victims i...
Jun 13, 2019 (650 CKOM)
Lock it or lose it, Saskatoon police remind homeowners
Saskatoon police are reminding homeowners to lock their belongings in hopes of reducing easy opportunities for thieves. From May 3 to June 3 police responded to 88 break-ins to sheds and garages acros...
Jun 13, 2019 (650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatoon firefighters called to house fire in Meadowgreen
Damage is pegged at $50,000 after fire ripped through a home in Meadowgreen Thursday morning. Firefighters were sent to a home in the 100 block of Avenue X South around 7 a.m. after a city worker noti...
Jun 13, 2019 Saskatoon fire crews responded to a house fire in the 100 block of Avenue X South on June 13, 2019 (Saskatoon Fire)
Unicyclist taking unique trip across Canada
A Toronto man is travelling through Saskatchewan on his way across Canada on a unicycle. Dave Cox said he's taking the coast-to-coast trip in such a unique method just for fun. He told Saskatchewan Af...
Jun 12, 2019 Dave Cox rides near Kincaid. (Photo courtesy of unicycledave.com)
Saskatoon taxpayers can now look further into the future
It has been done in Calgary and now Saskatoon city council will try rolling out a multi-year budget. Administration said on Wednesday that the goal is to give taxpayers, and the city, a better sense o...
Jun 12, 2019 Kerry Tarasoff, chief financial officer with the City of Saskatoon, on June 12, 2019. (Chris Carr/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon man celebrates $1.14M VLT jackpot
Saskatoon has a new millionaire thanks to the province-wide Vault Breaker jackpot. Kevin Olsen was playing a VLT at Coachman Beverage Room in Market Mall last Sunday when he hit the jackpot of $1,149,...
Jun 12, 2019 Kevin Olsen won $1.14M on a VLT at Coachman Beverage Room on June 9, 2019 (Western Canada Lottery Corporation)
Saskatoon rain: Every little drop helps
Saskatoon got a good dose of a rain on Wednesday, but a lot more is needed to replenish rain barrels and gardens as the city deals with the driest spring on record. "It's just a skiff and we know it t...
Jun 12, 2019
Bike lane removal begins on 4th Avenue
The bike lanes on Fourth Avenue are coming out. City crews on Wednesday began tearing out the white posts and patching holes on the road. The city said the removal will take place over three phases ov...
Jun 12, 2019
Canadian pop star picks fight with actor on Twitter
On Sunday, Canadian pop star Justin Bieber decided to pick a fight with actor Tom Cruise. Bieber's tweet has more than 43,000 retweets just days later, but nothing has been said from Cruise's camp to ...
Jun 12, 2019 Justin Bieber is looking to get into it in more ways than one with Tom Cruise. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
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