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City launches accelerated spring cleaning for roadways
Saskatoon's late spring has city crews speeding up their annual cleaning program. The process of permanently repairing potholes and sweeping debris off streets normally takes six weeks. Roadways Manag...
Apr 19, 2018 Saskatoon's initial spring debris removal is expected to remove dirt built up from the winter driving season. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
RCMP seek wanted woman who may be in Saskatoon
Humboldt RCMP is asking for help to find 22-year-old Brittany Larocque. According to police, Larocque did not go to court as scheduled, but RCMP did not specify what she is charged with. Larocque is k...
Apr 19, 2018 Brittany Larocque, 22, may be in the Saskatoon area after failing to appear in Humboldt court. (Humboldt RCMP)
Saskatoon administration calls for lower property tax hike
City of Saskatoon administration is advising council to pass on some savings following the provincial budget. The April 10 budget saw the province reinstate the SaskEnergy portion of the previously ca...
Apr 19, 2018
Saskatoon fire crews battle blaze at hotel construction site
A hotel construction site on Lorne Avenue continued to smolder late Wednesday afternoon after going up in smoke and flames in the morning. Saskatoon fire crews were called to the Sandman Hotel across ...
Apr 18, 2018 Fire crews were called to battle a blaze Wednesday morning at a hotel construction site on Lorne Avenue. Bryn Levy/CKOM News
Police say semi splashing slush led to crash at Marquis Dr.
Winter conditions caused an all-too-common problem for drivers north of Saskatoon Tuesday. Around 2 p.m., officers went to a crash between two cars at the intersection of Highway 16 and Marquis Drive....
Apr 17, 2018 (650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatoon mayor calls for action on youth issues
While highlighting progress on many fronts, Mayor Charlie Clark took time during his annual State of the City speech to showcase some areas where Saskatoon still lags behind the rest of the country. C...
Apr 17, 2018 Saskatoon Mayor Charlie Clark delivers his State of the City address at TCU Place on April 17, 2018. (Bryn Levy/650 CKOM)
Firefighters respond to major house fire on Avenue C North
No one was hurt in a house fire that caused $450,000 worth of damage in Saskatoon Monday evening. The Saskatoon Fire Department was on the scene within three minutes of being called to house fire at 6...
Apr 17, 2018 Saskatoon firefighters respond to major house fire at 1427 Avenue C North April 16, 2018. (submitted/Saskatoon Fire Department)
New bus routes unveiled for Preston, Attridge
Saskatoon Transit is planning changes to its service in the city's northeast. Effective July 1, city buses will run every 10 minutes on Preston Avenue, and Attridge Drive up to the intersection of Nel...
Apr 16, 2018
Police find 76-year-old man
Saskatoon police have located a 76-year-old man that was missing since Sunday night. Donald Peake was last seen around 7:30 p.m. on April 15 leaving the 900 block of Heritage View in the Wildwood neig...
Apr 16, 2018
Break-in suspects caught on video using stolen debit card
RCMP are asking for help to identify two men accused of breaking into a car near Unity. Police say a call came in on Feb. 1 about a side window of a vehicle being broken outside the community west of ...
Apr 13, 2018 Two suspects shown in surveillance video using a stolen debit card in a North Battleford business on Feb. 1, 2018. (Unity RCMP)
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