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Break-in suspect arrested after struggle with police
A man accused of breaking into a home under construction in the Brevoort Park neighbourhood is recovering from a police dog bite after allegedly trying to flee from officers. Police were called around...
Feb 04, 2019 (650 CKOM file photo)
Police believe same suspects behind two Saturday robberies
Saskatoon police are investigating two Saturday morning robberies that occurred within 25 minutes of each other. In a media release, police say the first robbery occurred at roughly 11:34 a.m. when tw...
Feb 02, 2019 (650 CKOM file photo)
Police investigating suspicious death in Eastview
Saskatoon police have launched an investigation to try and learn more about a suspicious Saturday morning death. Medavie Health Services and police responded to a call of an injured man inside a home ...
Feb 02, 2019
Remai show features sculpture dedicated to Neil Stonechild
The latest exhibition at Saskatoon's Remai Modern art gallery explores the relationship between Indigenous peoples and the state, including an ice sculpture dedicated to Neil Stonechild. Stonechild, a...
Feb 01, 2019 Rebecca Belmore and Osvaldo Yero, Freeze, 2006/2019 (submitted)
Children's museum changes name to Nutrien Wonderhub
The Nutrien Children's Discovery Museum is getting a new name to go with its new location. The museum was founded in 2002 as a travelling exhibit for kids. It then moved into its current location at M...
Jan 31, 2019 An installation by artist Toshiko Horiuchi MacAdam will feature at the Nutrien Wonderhub when it opens in 2019. (kidapproved.ca)
$6M donation kicks off hospice fundraising campaign
A big donation has helped kick off a campaign to build a hospice in Saskatoon. The St. Paul's Hospital Foundation launched its Close to Home fundraising drive Wednesday. The campaign got a major push ...
Jan 31, 2019 Health Authority plans to announce Tuesday a plan to address overcrowding at St. Paul's Hospital in Saskatoon (650 CKOM)
Fire at Leisureland trailer park chars mobile home
The Saskatoon Fire Department had to deal with more than just flames while fighting a fire at Leisureland trailer park. Crews fought off the stifling cold, a lack of available water and tight spaces a...
Jan 29, 2019 Saskatoon fire crews put out the remaining blaze at a fire in Leisureland trailer park on Jan. 29, 2019. (Saskatoon Fire Department)
Man, 37, charged in Saskatoon's 1st homicide of 2019
A 37-year-old man is facing a charge of second-degree murder following an incident in Saskatoon's River Heights neighbourhood. Police say it is Saskatoon's first homicide of 2019. Officers were called...
Jan 29, 2019
Council approves tribal council preschool in Montgomery Place
A Saskatoon Tribal Council (STC) preschool has got city council's approval to operate in the Montgomery neighbourhood. Councillors voted unanimously Monday to approve the STC's application to convert ...
Jan 29, 2019 The Saskatoon Tribal Council is proposing to turn this home on 11th Street into a First Nations preschool. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
Water leak causes flood at Children's Hospital
Construction on the Jim Pattison Children's Hospital suffered a setback this month. Parts of the facility flooded on Jan. 25 after a water line in one of the main floor bathrooms sprung a leak. Water ...
Jan 29, 2019 A surgical suite seen under construction at the Jim Pattison Children's Hospital in October 2017 (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
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