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Saskatoon, Regina hold vigils for Christchurch victims
Community leaders, politicians and neighbours gathered at the Islamic Association of Saskatchewan (IAS) in Saskatoon and in front of Regina's City Hall for vigils to honour the victims of last week's ...
Mar 22, 2019 The Islamic Association of Saskatchewan opened its doors to host a vigil for the victims of the Christchurch mosque shootings on March 21, 2019. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
Car collides with Clarence Avenue coffee shop
About 20 people inside the Tim Horton's on Clarence Avenue in Stonebridge had to dodge a car as it crashed through the wall Thursday afternoon. Officer responded to the restaurant around 2 p.m. Medavi...
Mar 21, 2019 A car slammed into the Tim Hortons on Clarence Avenue South on March 21, 2019. (Submitted)
Saskatoon students plan to offer free fentanyl testing kits
A group of future pharmacists wants to reduce the number of fentanyl-related overdoses in Saskatoon. University of Saskatchewan College of Pharmacy student Shayan Shirazi is a co-founder of Minimizing...
Mar 21, 2019
Saskatoon woman celebrates 100th birthday
Rachel Wood celebrated a big milestone in Saskatoon. She turned 100 years old on Thursday. Wood said at her birthday celebration that she feels the same way she did in her younger years. "I feel no di...
Mar 21, 2019 Rachel Wood celebrates her 100th birthday with family and friends on March 21, 2019. (Davis Remenda/650 CKOM)
Machete attacks in Mayfair send two to hospital
Saskatoon police are investigating two separate injuries in the Mayfair neighbourhood that allegedly were caused by a machete on Wednesday. Police were called to a home in the 1800 block of Avenue D N...
Mar 21, 2019
Pleasant Hill crime wave not 'new normal': Police inspector
The man in charge of public safety in Saskatoon's core says there's no need to panic over the recent spike in violent crime. Saskatoon Police Inspector Cameron McBride is the commander for Central Div...
Mar 21, 2019 Saskatoon police vehicles seen parked outside a home on Avenue Q South on March 13, 2019. (Jay Thomas/650 CKOM)
Health authority gets $1.5M for Saskatoon mental health unit
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) will be doing consultations as it works out how to use new provincial money for the temporary mental health assessment unit at Royal University Hospital (RUH). ...
Mar 21, 2019
Police arrest man and woman found in stolen vehicle
Saskatoon police say they found a gun and drugs after pulling over a stolen vehicle. Officers spotted an SUV early Thursday morning that was reported stolen from the town of Punnichy, according to a p...
Mar 21, 2019 (650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatoon MRI clinic to be a hub for research and education
Photo: Saskatoon's first private MRI clinic in Market Mall is slated to open in September. (Brent Bosker/650 CKOM) When Saskatoon's first privately owned and operated MRI and CT facility opens this fa...
Mar 21, 2019 A Siemens Healthineers 3T MRI machine. (Siemens Healthineers)
Massage therapist guilty of rape charged with 14th assault
A former Saskatoon massage therapist is facing a 14th sexual assault charge. Saskatoon police say they've added another charge against Mark Donlevy after a woman came to them in December. Police belie...
Mar 20, 2019 Mark Donlevy was charged with multiple counts of sexual assault stemming from allegations by former clients of his massage therapy business. (Mark Donlevy/Facebook)
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