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Grass fire near Clavet sends flames 40 feet high
Grass fires continue to wreak havoc across Saskatchewan. Less than 24 hours after a grass fire in Corman Park burned for more than 10 hours, a grass fire burned dangerously close to homes just west of...
May 06, 2018 Firefighters battle with a grass fire west of Clavet, Sask. on May 6, 2018. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
Controlled burn sparks large grass fire in Corman Park
Mulitple calls to 911 to report heavy smoke around 12:45 p.m. Saturday just outside of Saskatoon near Auction Mart Road led fire crews to a large grass fire. According to the Saskatoon Fire Department...
May 06, 2018 A controlled burn quickly turned unmanageable causing significant damage to a Corman Park property May 5 and 6 2018 (Saskatoon Fire Department)
Construction changes traffic flow at Boychuk and HWY 16
To accommodate work at the Boychuk Drive and Highway 16 interchange the flow of traffic is set to change again. Starting Sunday all traffic will move from the eastbound lanes to the west. Because gird...
May 06, 2018 This city rendering shows the plans for the Boychuk Drive and Highway 16 interchange which is scheduled to open in the summer of 2019. (City of Saskatoon)
Saskatoon food drive aims to collect 100,000 pounds of food
For the 13th year, the Saskatoon Food Bank and Learning Centre (SFBLC) is collecting donations as part of a city-wide food drive on Saturday. The goal is 100,000 pounds of non-perishable food. "Thousa...
May 05, 2018 Saskatoon Food Bank and Learning Centre hopes to collect 100,000 pounds of food during the city-wide food drive on May 5, 2018. (Saskatoon Food Bank and Learning Centre)
Collision leaves cyclist in critical condition
A collision between a vehicle and cyclist Friday afternoon sent a 19-year-old man to hospital in critical condition. According to police, officers were called to Arlington Avenue and Taylor Street Eas...
May 05, 2018 (Google Maps)
Impaired driving charge coming in Diefenbaker Park incident
Saskatoon police have arrested a 37-year-old man after several hits and runs in Diefenbaker Park on Friday. At 5:17 p.m. police got the first call about an erratic driver in the area of the busy park....
May 05, 2018 (SPS Air Support Unit/Twitter)
Assault in Big River leaves 1 man in hospital, 1 in custody
One man is in police custody after a serious assault in a Saskatchewan First Nation. At around 7 p.m. on Thursday, Big River RCMP and Spiritwood EMS found a man in Big River First Nation suffering ser...
May 04, 2018
No foul play suspected after body found in South Sask. River
According to Saskatoon police, there was no foul play in the death of a man whose body was found in the South Saskatchewan River. Saskatoon fire crews training near the Broadway Bridge Thursday evenin...
May 04, 2018
Mother of Mekayla Bali speaks for Missing Persons Week
As the province marks Missing Persons Week, a Saskatchewan mom says she's not giving up hope of seeing her daughter again. Paula Bali was in Saskatoon Friday to deliver a speech at Child Find Saskatch...
May 04, 2018 Paula Bali (left) and Margaret Niebergall prepare a display in honour of missing teen Mekayla Bali ahead of Child Find Saskatchewan's 2018 Prayer Breakfast in Saskatoon on May 4, 2018. (Bryn Levy/650 CKOM)
2 men charged in 2017 shooting death of Tyler Applegate
Two charges of manslaughter have been laid in the 2017 shooting death of Tyler Applegate. The charges stem from a shooting on July 22, 2017, where the 27-year-old was shot in the stomach at a home on ...
May 04, 2018 Tyler Applegate, 27, died on Aug. 10, 2017 after being shot 19 days earlier at his home on 33rd Street. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
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