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Saskatoon man targeted on walk home from mosque
Saskatoon's Abu Sheikh says a walk he takes every day turned into a terrifying experience on July 13, 2018. Sheikh told 650 CKOM he noticed a white pickup truck coming up the street as he walked from ...
Jul 23, 2018 The Sheikh family poses in front of a boarded-up window that had a brick thrown through it after Abu (centre-right) narrowly escaped an alleged attack in front of his home on July 13, 2018. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
Fire tears through Montgomery homes: smoke seen across city
Heavy black smoke billowed into the air Sunday afternoon as several homes in the Montgomery neighbourhood burned. Saskatoon police closed Crescent Boulevard between Caen Street and 11th Street as fire...
Jul 22, 2018 Firefighters working at a multi-home blaze on Crescent Blvd in the Montgomery area July 22, 2018 (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
RCMP, police work together to stop dangerous driver
Multiple calls about a dangerous and erratic driver around 7:30 p.m. Friday turned into a team effort between Saskatoon RCMP, Saskatoon police and Corman Park police. The callers reported the driver w...
Jul 22, 2018
Mom calls on province to cover son's health supplies
A Saskatoon mom is going public about her son's rare genetic disorder. Crystal Leptich's son Leo was diagnosed with epidermolysis bullosa shortly after he was born. "As soon as he came out, the first ...
Jul 20, 2018 Baby Leo Leptich was born with a rare genetic disorder that causes his skin to be especially vulnerable to cuts and blisters. (LeoTheBraveLittleLion/Facebook)
Man in hospital with stab wounds after report of fight
Saskatoon police are investigating a stabbing that happened Thursday night in the city's Eastview neighbourhood. Police were called out around 7 p.m. to the 3000 block of Arlington Avenue for a report...
Jul 20, 2018
Missing 7-year-old girl located
Saskatoon police reported Friday morning that a missing little girl was found. Jeanette Checkosis, 7, was reported missing Thursday. Police said she was later found safe. The Saskatoon Police Service ...
Jul 19, 2018
Closing time: Sutherland Bar to close after 100-plus years
One of Saskatoon's most beloved watering holes will soon be closing its doors. After more than 100 years of serving cold beer to its patrons, The Sutherland Bar on Central Avenue will toast its last d...
Jul 19, 2018 The Sutherland Bar is slated to close its doors in October after over 100 years in business. (Sutherland Bar/Facebook)
Action needed on mental health care overcrowding: NDP
The Saskatchewan NDP is calling on the provincial government to improve supports for mental health patients and reduce overcrowding in treatment facilities. Health Critic Danielle Chartier spoke to re...
Jul 19, 2018 NDP Health Critic Danielle Chartier (left) and Candace Middleton speak with reporters in Saskatoon on July 19, 2018. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
RCMP: 6-year-old girl approached by stranger in Kelvington
RCMP have released a description of a suspicious person who reportedly approached a six-year-old girl Wednesday night. Greenwater RCMP were told a strange man tried to convince the girl to get in his ...
Jul 19, 2018
RCMP recover missing 15-year-old's body from Turtle Lake
The search for a teen who went missing in the waters of Saskatchewan's Turtle Lake has ended in tragedy. The 15-year-old boy reportedly fell out of a boat Tuesday in the area of the lake near the haml...
Jul 19, 2018
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