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Fire bans being considered as dry conditions fuel grass fires
Saskatoon's fire chief is cautioning people about doing burning in their yards after a large brush fire Tuesday afternoon. The fire department got a call around 2 p.m. reporting trees on fire near Riv...
Apr 17, 2019 Fire crews deal with a blaze near Riverside Estates south of Saskatoon on April 16, 2019. (Taylor MacPherson/650 CKOM)
Str8 Up calls on governments to support anti-gang strategy
A Saskatoon-based group that has spent 17 years helping get people out of gangs is calling for governments to step up with funding for a provincewide anti-gang strategy. Str8 Up used a federal grant t...
Apr 17, 2019 Stan Tu'Inukuafe, president and co-founder of Str8 Up, an organization that works to get people out of gangs. (Bryn Levy/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon Co-op workers vote to end strike
After over five months on the picket lines, striking Saskatoon Co-op employees will be returning to work Sunday. Members of United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 1400 voted 54 per cent in fa...
Apr 17, 2019 Members of UFCW Local 1400 and supporters rally outside the Federated Co-op Limited headquarters in Saskatoon, Sask. on Dec. 20, 2018. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
Norris challenges mayor Clark at State of the City address
Saskatoon business leaders got a preview of what could be coming in the 2020 municipal election campaign on Tuesday, when Mayor Charlie Clark and potential candidate Rob Norris faced off at the annual...
Apr 16, 2019 Potential mayoral candidate Rob Norris rose to challenge Mayor Charlie Clark on development policy at the annual State of the City address on April 16, 2019. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
Brush fire rages south of Saskatoon
A large brush fire just south of Saskatoon sent plumes of smoke into the air and forced firefighters to battle the flames to protect at least one home on Tuesday. https://twitter.com/TaylorMacP/status...
Apr 16, 2019 Firefighters work to contain a brush fire near Riverside Estates outside Saskatoon on April 16, 2019. (Taylor MacPherson/650 CKOM)
Local architect, bishop react to Notre Dame blaze
The sights coming out of Paris have had a profound impact on millions of people glued to their screens, watching the Notre Dame Cathedral burn into the evening. Shock and devastation aptly described h...
Apr 15, 2019 Notre Dame cathedral seen on fire on April 15, 2019. (Elaine Leavenworth/Twitter)
Striking Saskatoon Co-op workers to vote on potential deal
After just over five months on strike, Saskatoon Co-op employees could soon be returning to work. Members of United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1400 are scheduled to vote tomorrow on a deal reac...
Apr 15, 2019 Saskatoon Co-op workers picket outside the Stonebridge gas bar location on Nov. 1, 2018. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
Former Sask. cabinet minister eyes Saskatoon mayoral run
Last week 650 CKOM's John Gormley announced Rob Norris was considering running for mayor in Saskatoon- on Monday Norris confirmed it. The former SaskParty cabinet minister said the campaign is in the ...
Apr 15, 2019
Former SaskParty cabinet minister Rob Norris (right) is considering running for Saskatoon Mayor in the 2020 election. (Rob Norris/Twitter)
Artist's preserved legacy displayed at Saskatoon Tattoo Expo
There was one booth at the Saskatoon Tattoo Expo getting a little more attention than the rest this weekend. On display at the far end of Hall E at Prarieland Park was a literal body of work in four s...
Apr 15, 2019 Patrons at the Saskatoon Tattoo Expo take a look at the preserved skin of Chris Wenzel on April 14, 2019. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM
Work starts on Senator Sid Buckwold Bridge
City crews began a major project Monday on Saskatoon's Senator Sid Buckwold Bridge. The southbound lanes on the east side of the bridge were closed Monday morning and will remain shut down for the res...
Apr 15, 2019 Todd Grabowski, manager of asset preservation for bridges, announces a rehabilitation project for the Senator Sid Buckwold Bridge on March 27, 2019. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
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