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U of S researcher sounds alarm on wild pigs
A researcher from the University of Saskatchewan is calling for action to drive back wild pigs that have spread rapidly across Canada. Ruth Aschim, a Ph.D candidate at the U of S College of Agricultur...
May 15, 2019 A mature adult wild pig in Saskatchewan. Both males and females have large tusks. (Klint Brownridge)
Foul play ruled out in death at Saskatoon Correctional Centre
An inmate on remand has died at the Saskatoon Correctional Centre. Ministry of Corrections and Policing spokesman Drew Wilby said paramedics were called to the jail around 2 a.m. Tuesday after guards ...
May 15, 2019 The Saskatoon Correctional Centre at 910 60 St E. (Google)
Saskatoon fire department responds to grass fire
Saskatoon fire crews put out a grass fire west of the city Tuesday. The fire department was called around 7:45 p.m. with reports of a grass fire close to Highway 7. Crews arrived to find two blazes bu...
May 15, 2019 The Saskatoon Fire Department responded to a grass fire west of the city near Highway 7 on May 14, 2019. (Saskatoon Fire Department)
Saskatoon sidewalk repairs a point of pride for mayor
Spring isn't just for road construction in Saskatoon. City crews also are tackling cracked and broken sidewalks too. Mayor Charlie Clark told 650 CKOM on Tuesday that the city is taking steps to make ...
May 14, 2019
Nutrien Playland is open, hoping for improved 2019
Nutrien Playland is officially open for the season and staff at the city-operated park say they are hoping for a better year after a lacklustre 2018. Year-end numbers presented Monday at a meeting of ...
May 14, 2019 Nutrien Playland is a City of Saskatoon-operated park located at 945 Spadina Crescent E. (City of Saskatoon)
Saskatoon public school board warns of cuts over $5M shortfall
The Saskatchewan NDP and teachers are sounding the alarms as Saskatoon Public Schools gets set to make big budget cuts to deal with a $5 million shortfall this year. Teachers and other school staff we...
May 13, 2019
‘Dark comedy’ about oil industry playing in Saskatoon
After making its premiere at the Calgary International Film Festival last fall, a comedy about Canada's oil industry is showing in Saskatoon. Circle of Steel, directed and written by Calgary oilfield ...
May 13, 2019 Gillian McKercher's film 'Circle of Steel' is a dark comedy that addresses common themes among workers in Canada's oil and gas industry. (Kino Sum Productions/Vimeo)
City mulls arguments on designating swales a heritage site
It could be a long, winding road before the Northeast Swale and nearby Small Swale become a heritage site. Saskatoon city council listened to speakers both for and against making the 26-kilometre sect...
May 13, 2019
Erindale store robbery lands 19-year-olds behind bars
Early Sunday morning, Saskatoon police were called to a robbery in progress at the Circle K on Kenderdine Road and Kerr Road. Around 4:45 a.m., an employee called the police and said two men wearing m...
May 13, 2019 (650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatoon Transit offers buses for John Fogerty concert
Saskatoon Transit will be available for people attending Monday night's John Fogerty concert at SaskTel Centre. Buses will pick up concert-goers at the special events stop downtown at 23rd Street and ...
May 13, 2019
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