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Ban on bottled water sales considered by city council
Saskatoon city councillors are considering a move that would see bottled water sales banned in some civic facilities in favour of installing more water fountains and reusable bottle refill stations. T...
Feb 11, 2019
Teen shot over weekend in Saskatoon
Saskatoon police are looking for information after a shooting Saturday. Police were called to the 1000 block of Matheson Drive just before midnight Sunday. They arrived to find a 17-year-old boy suffe...
Feb 11, 2019 (650 CKOM file photo)
Red Cross provides aid as fire forces dozens from apartments
The Red Cross is helping dozens of people forced from their homes following a weekend apartment fire. "We do assessments based on need and see how we can help folks. (We) generally do it for the first...
Feb 11, 2019 A pot left on a stove reportedly caused a Feb. 10, 2019 blaze that caused an estimated $200,000 in damage to an apartment building at 115 Avenue O South. (Jay Thomas/650 CKOM)
Optimist Hill celebrates opening day
Optimist Hill is open for business in Diefenbaker Park. The nearly $3-million winter attraction opened to crowd of people lining the hill for a chance to tube, ski or snowboard down. Rob Letts and Joe...
Feb 11, 2019 Snowboarders ride down the hill together during Optimist Hill's opening day on Feb. 10, 2019. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
Opening day for Optimist Hill
The record cold this week has kept many people indoors, but a new winter attraction in Saskatoon will help draw many out of hibernation. Optimist Hill in Diefenbaker Park welcomes its first winter war...
Feb 10, 2019 (Facebook)
Minor injuries after assault in Saskatoon
Residents on Bowman Crescent awoke to a heavy police presence outside their doors Saturday morning. Police were called just before 9 a.m. that someone had been shot in the Dundonald neighborhood. Upon...
Feb 09, 2019 (650 CKOM file photo)
Paws up: Saskatoon police dogs figuring out new boots
The Saskatoon Police Service is hoping to keep their K9 unit pups warm during the extended cold snap. But their dogs are taking some time to get used to their new kicks. A video showing police service...
Feb 08, 2019 Saskatoon Police Service Dog Diesel navigates new boots in a video posted to the police service's Facebook page. (Saskatoon Police)
City Hospital notifies patients after improper sterilization
Saskatoon's City Hospital is notifying surgery patients after it discovered some of its surgery equipment wasn't completely sterilized this week. The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) said three sur...
Feb 08, 2019 Dr. Paul Babyn, SHA physician executive for provincial programs, speaks to reporters on Feb. 8, 2019. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon-area school buses cancelled due to cold
Extreme cold warnings remained in effect Friday morning across the entire province. With Environment Canada reporting wind chills of -45 C in Saskatoon and -45 C in Prince Albert at 6 a.m., the Prairi...
Feb 08, 2019
Sask. SPCA issues call for donations amid cold snap
The Saskatchewan SPCA is asking for help getting winter supplies and pet food to help people in need care for their animals. With extreme cold gripping the province this week, SPCA community relations...
Feb 07, 2019
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