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Good Friday procession makes way through downtown Saskatoon
A crowd of around 300 people lined downtown Saskatoon to celebrate Good Friday, the holiday commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus Christ ahead of his resurrection on Easter, with prayer and singing t...
Apr 19, 2019 The Way of the Cross Prayer Walk travels down Spadina Crescent on April 19, 2019. (650 CKOM file photo)
One person dead following collision in Avalon
Saskatoon police have confirmed one man has died following a crash involving a minivan and a scooter on Friday. Police were called to the scene of the crash at the intersection of Cascade Street and A...
Apr 19, 2019 Saskatoon police investigate a collision at Cascade Street and Albert Avenue on April 19, 2019. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
Suspicious death leads to murder charge in Stanley Mission
Stanley Mission RCMP have laid a second-degree murder charge in connection to a suspicious death in the northern community on Monday. The RCMP received a complaint of an injured man at a home in Stanl...
Apr 19, 2019
Saskatoon, Kelowna airports partner to increase air traffic
The Saskatoon Airport Authority and Kelowna International Aiport are hoping some federal funding will get more people flying outside Canadian borders. On Thursday, Navdeep Bains, the minister responsi...
Apr 19, 2019 (Skyxe Saskatoon Airport/Facebook)
Bus Rapid Transit plan divides Broadway businesses
Broadway business owners continue to be split on whether a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) route should travel down their busy street. Saskatoon city staff released several reports Wednesday, detailing five o...
Apr 18, 2019 Broadway BID Director DeAnn Mercier stands outside of her office on Broadway Avenue on April 18, 2019. (Brent Bosker/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon police use naloxone to revive drug user
Saskatoon police used naloxone to revive a woman who had been suffering from a drug overdose. Police were responding to a reported overdose in the 1700 block of Alexandra Avenue when officers discover...
Apr 18, 2019 A kit containing two doses of naloxone and supplies for performing CPR. (650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatoon's pelicans are back
Many have been waiting, watching and wondering when it'll happen. The first pelicans of the season were officially spotted on Wednesday. Official touch down in what's called the "splash zone," an area...
Apr 18, 2019
Expert praises 'innovative' Saskatoon Co-op labour deal
Saskatoon Co-op stores, gas bars and liquor stores will soon be operating with full staff after a strike that saw workers off the job since November. Members of United Food and Commercial Workers Loca...
Apr 18, 2019 The Saskatoon Co-op grocery store at 1624 33rd St. W. photographed in January 2016. (Simon Garrett/Google)
Saskatoon's Prairie Lily ship targeted by vandals
The co-owner of a ship that's offered river tours in Saskatoon since 2012 says she's disappointed after the boat was vandalized this week. Joan Steckhan said she got a call around 2:30 a.m. Tuesday fr...
Apr 18, 2019 The owners of the Prairie Lily found the boat damaged by vandals early on the morning of April 16, 2019. (The Prairie Lily/Facebook)
BRT on 1st Ave., no bike lane on 4th Ave. in new city report
Saskatoon city council is going to have a lot of options to consider when they debate a future bus rapid transit (BRT) and downtown bike lanes plan on April 29. On Wednesday, city staff released their...
Apr 17, 2019
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