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Saskatoon police warn of counterfeit $50 bills
If you use cash often, watch out for fake fifties padding your wallet. Saskatoon police sent out a warning Friday about counterfeit $50 bills. Since Dec. 28, police have received three reports of the ...
Dec 29, 2017 Saskatoon Police Service provide a photo of what the counterfeit $50 bills look like that have been circulating around Saskatoon since Dec. 28, 2017. (Saskatoon Police)
‘Exciting time:’ Mayor Clark reflects on changes in 2017
He's no longer the new kid on the block. In a year-end interview with 650 CKOM, Saskatoon Mayor Charlie Clark reflected on how 2017 tested the city's new council. "It's a good mix of old and new to tr...
Dec 29, 2017 Mayor Charlie Clark speaks with 650 CKOM at his office in Saskatoon City Hall on Dec. 19, 2017. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
People crowd Saskatoon warm-up locations in frigid temperatures
A cold end to 2017 has more people stopping at one of Saskatoon's 10 warm-up locations. Shaun Dyck, the executive director of Saskatoon Housing Initiatives Partnership, told 650 CKOM Thursday they're ...
Dec 29, 2017
Saskatoon police officer charged following internal review
A Saskatoon police officer has been charged with common assault following an internal review into conduct last year. Const. J. Gelowitz was charged in relation to an on-duty response to a stolen vehic...
Dec 28, 2017
Missing teen last seen Christmas Day in Saskatoon
The Saskatoon Police Service is asking for help to find a missing 15-year-old girl. Jade Scott was last seen Christmas Day at her home in the 200 block of Cruise Street. Police said her caregivers are...
Dec 28, 2017 Jade Scott, 15, shown in a photo provided to media on Dec. 28, 2017. (Saskatoon police)
Fair-weather fliers flock to hot spots as cold grips Canada
Frigid temperatures are getting people in Saskatchewan out of the house - and onto the beach. Shaun Weber, the regional manager for CAA Saskatchewan, says the holiday season is one of the busiest for ...
Dec 28, 2017
Cold weather snaps thrill from Sask. girls hockey team
The extreme cold gripping the entire country is even affecting one of Canada's popular winter past times - hockey. Temperatures were so cold in Ottawa Wednesday that an international youth hockey tour...
Dec 28, 2017 The Saskatoon Comet Storm before their opening game at the Bell Capital Cup in Ottawa, Ontario, on Dec. 28, 2017. (Submitted)
PotashCorp, Agrium clear final regulatory hurdle for merger
Canada's two largest fertilizer companies are about to join forces after clearing a final regulatory hurdle for a merger. PotashCorp and Agrium Inc say they have received regulatory permission from th...
Dec 28, 2017
Cold weather snap coincides with spike in stolen vehicles
Saskatoon police are trying to drive the point home as the weather remains frigid: don't leave keys unattended inside vehicles. "If you are a vehicle thief, this is your favourite time of year because...
Dec 27, 2017 (650 CKOM file photo)
Police arrest 3 men in fentanyl trafficking investigation
Saskatoon police have arrested three men following an investigation into fentanyl trafficking. Police said investigators saw what appeared to be a drug deal taking place in a parking lot on the 1500 b...
Dec 27, 2017 (650 CKOM file photo)
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