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Guardrail falls off Train Bridge, damages police cruiser
Saskatoon police have ended traffic restrictions on Spadina Crescent East. Officers were sent out just after 11:15 a.m. following reports of sections of guardrail hanging off the Train Bridge near the...
Jun 27, 2018 Crews from CP Rail repair a guard rail on the Train Bridge near Spadina Crescent on June 27, 2018. (Brando Quiring/650 CKOM)
City says drivers speeding, harassing crews in work zones
The City of Saskatoon says its workers are put at risk every day as drivers continue to speed through and ignore signs for work zones. Angela Gardiner, the city's acting general manager of transportat...
Jun 26, 2018 City workers at Boychuck Drive and Malcolm Place in Saskatoon June 25, 2018. (Daniella Ponticelli/650 CKOM)
Police say taser fails to subdue man with axe
Police have charged a man with uttering threats after what they described as a domestic dispute at a home in the Confederation Park neighbourhood. Officers arrived at a house on Galt Court Monday just...
Jun 26, 2018 (650 CKOM file photo)
Council calls for more information before waste utility vote
Saskatoon's city councillors are in agreement that something needs to be done about garbage collection in the city. But they say they need more information before diving into an administration-propose...
Jun 26, 2018 The City of Saskatoon displays examples of different garbage bin sizes that could be implemented under a new utility program, with the current bin displayed on the right. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon city council passes $20K licence fee for pot shops
Saskatoon city council passed its Cannabis Licensing Bylaw Monday, including a contentious $20,000 licensing fee for marijuana retailers. The bylaw also includes a provision for a $10,000 annual renew...
Jun 25, 2018
Saskatoon Transit taps student artwork for city bus
Some Saskatoon youngsters will get see their creations featured on a city bus through the summer. Saskatoon Transit announced the winners Monday of its first-ever Student Art Contest. The contest was ...
Jun 25, 2018 Grade 7 students from Sylvia Fedoruk School and Grade 3 students from College Park School will have their drawings featured on a city bus as winners of Saskatoon Transit's Student Art Contest. (Nicole Kelly/650 CKOM)
Captain asks swimmers, boaters to respect riverboat
The captain of the biggest boat plying the waters of the South Saskatchewan River in Saskatoon is asking people to be a bit more wary of his 70-ton vessel. Captain Mike Steckhan operates the 120-passe...
Jun 25, 2018 The Prairie Lily has offered river cruises in Saskatoon since the spring of 2012. (The Prairie Lily/Facebook)
City council to vote on trash collection, cannabis bylaw
The way the City of Saskatoon handles collection and billing for garbage service could be set to change. Saskatoon city council is expected to vote Monday on a "pay-as-you-throw" garbage and organics ...
Jun 25, 2018
Uncovering the past: Synchrotron reveals 19th-century images
There could be a big change coming to the way historians and art curators uncover the past, thanks to researchers at the Canadian Light Source (CLS) in Saskatoon. Working on daguerreotypes, the earlie...
Jun 25, 2018 Researchers at the Canadian Light Source worked with students at Western University to uncover hidden photographs lost to decades of deterioration on June 25, 2018. (Submitted / Canadian Light Source)
Third Avenue United Church closes its doors after 105 years
Third Avenue United Church has held its final service and decided to close its doors amid dwindling popularity. One last service was held on Sunday, ending its 113-year run as a place a worship in Sas...
Jun 24, 2018 Third Avenue United Church. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM file photo)
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