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Operation Safe Driver Week led to 235 tickets, 12 suspensions
A total of 235 tickets were issued in the province during Operation Safe Driver Week by the Saskatchewan Highway Patrol (SHP). The tickets were issued for "speeding, unregistered vehicles, seatbelts, ...
Jul 29, 2024 The tickets were issued for "speeding, unregistered vehicles, seatbelts, failing to stop at a stop sign, suspension from driving, overweight commercial vehicles and cargo securement violations," according to Saskatchewan Government. (Government of Saskatchewan/Twitter)
Wildlife sightings in Saskatoon increase as heat rises
Wildlife may become a more common sight in Saskatoon as heatwaves force animals to look for shelter in urban areas. Moose sightings have not been uncommon in Saskatchewan's biggest city, along with fo...
Jul 29, 2024 Deer, moose, foxes and coyotes may be seen in urban areas more when there is a heatwave. (Government of Saskatchewan/Submitted)
Saskatoon summer staple outgrows downtown location
You know it's summer when the sun is shining and food trucks line the street in Saskatoon. And what better to accompany all that delicious food but a beer. In 2024, Foodtruck Wars is back at a new loc...
Jul 27, 2024 Saskatoon's 2024 Foodtruck Wars is at 2701 Porter St., next door to Lions Arena, where the Beer Wars Festival is being held (Will Mandzuk/650CKOM)
Saskatoon one of Canada's worst cities for severe crime, statistics show
Saskatoon holds the distinction of being one of the worst cities in the country for severe crime, according to the crime severity index from Statistics Canada. For the third year in a row, severe crim...
Jul 27, 2024 Saskatoon police chief Cam McBride speaks in Saskatoon on July 26, 2024, about the city's ranking in StatsCan's crime severity index. (Shane Clausing/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon police plane helps stop high-speed chase
Saskatoon's air support unit helped police arrest three people after a high-speed chase in the city on Friday. Saskatoon Police Service (SPS) said in a news release that on July 26 around 3:50 a.m. of...
Jul 26, 2024 Saskatoon's air support unit helped police arrest three people after a high-speed chase in the city on Friday. (Supplied/Saskatoon Police Service)
Rain, cooler weather prompts Saskatchewan to lift some fire bans
Saskatchewan's provincial fire ban was lifted in some areas on Friday after cooler temperatures and rainfall helped lower the fire risk in the province. The fire ban was first implemented on July 11 a...
Jul 26, 2024 The fire ban was put into effect on July 11. (Government of Saskatchewan/Submitted)
Rapid response likely saved lives during Jasper wildfires, expert says
Many people remain displaced as wildfires rage in Jasper National Park, burning structures and homes in the idyllic Alberta community. Dr. Douglas Clark, acting executive director at the School of Env...
Jul 26, 2024 Police block the road on Highway 16 westbound to Jasper outside of Hinton, Alberta, on Thursday July 25, 2024. Wildfires encroaching on the townsite of Jasper forced an evacuation of the National Park. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Amber Bracken)
PHOTOS: Sinkhole swallows truck in Saskatoon's City Park
A sinkhole that formed after an apparent water main break in Saskatoon appeared to mostly swallow a truck on Thursday. The sinkhole, which formed at the intersection of Fourth Avenue North and Queen S...
Jul 26, 2024 The sinkhole in City Park appeared to swallow a truck on Thursday evening. (Murray Wood/650 CKOM)
Two Saskatoon-area men facing child pornography charges
Officers with Saskatchewan's Internet Child Exploitation Unit (ICE) have charged two individuals for allegedly possessing child pornography. On Tuesday, 25-year-old Albert Wipf, a resident of the haml...
Jul 26, 2024 Police say both men have already made their first court appearances. (650 CKOM file photo)
Streets will be a little quieter with the arrival of electric buses
The City of Saskatoon has announced its newest addition to the public transit system. Two new NOVA LFSe+ battery-electric buses will be hitting city roads by the end of the month. In December 2021, th...
Jul 25, 2024 The City of Saskatoon has added two new electric Nova LFSe+ buses to its public transit fleet. (Payton Zillich/650CKOM)
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