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City council to vote on limiting backyard fire pit hours
City councillors are set to vote Monday on whether to restrict the times of day people can use backyard fire pits in Saskatoon. The vote comes after the city's planning, development and community serv...
Dec 18, 2017
Joy of Vox carolers spread Christmas spirit in Saskatoon
Getting into the Christmas spirit was easy for people on Broadway Avenue Friday night thanks to Joy of Vox. The Saskatoon-based vocal ensemble caroled at businesses along the busy street and inside th...
Dec 17, 2017 Dozens of Joy of Vox singers spread holiday cheer caroling down Broadway Avenue Dec. 15, 2017 (Chris Payne/YouTube)
Saskatoon police find three missing teens
Saskatoon police were looking for three teenagers, who were believed to be together. Daniel "Danny" Marcotte, 16, went missing Dec. 12 while Jayden Morin, 15 and Danna Lafayette, 14, were missing sinc...
Dec 16, 2017 Saskatoon police looking for three missing teens. Daniel "Danny" Marcotte, 16, (left), Jayden Morin, 15, (centre) and Danna Lafayette,14. (Saskatoon Police)
Family of murdered baby rejects teen killer's apology
The family of Nikosis Jace Cantre will have to wait two more months before the teen girl who killed their baby boy is sentenced. Provincial court judge Sanjeev Anand told the family and killer he will...
Dec 15, 2017 Jeffery Longman, the grandfather of murdered baby Nikosis Jace Cantre, speaks to media on Dec. 15, 2017. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
Authorities search for escaped inmate in Saskatoon
A 27-year-old man is wanted by police after he reportedly escaped from custody after violating conditions of a temporary absence from the Saskatoon Correctional Centre. William John Keewatin was servi...
Dec 15, 2017 William John Keewatin reportedly escaped custody while being taken to the Saskatoon Correctional Centre on Dec. 14, 2017. (Ministry of Justice)
Star Wars fans flock to preview shows of The Last Jedi
Thousands of Star Wars fans across Saskatchewan joined the world Thursday evening to view the franchise's latest installment. Preview showings of Episode XIII: The Last Jedi ran ahead of the movie's o...
Dec 15, 2017 Tim Peters (right) dressed as Luke Skywalker, while his son Aaron donned a Kylo Ren costume for the first showing of Star Wars: The Last Jedi in Saskatoon on Dec. 14, 2017. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
Popular elk euthanized after injury at Forestry Farm
A popular animal at a Saskatoon zoo has been euthanized. Winston, an elk at the Saskatoon Forestry Farm Park and Zoo, was put down Tuesday. Zoo manager Tim Sinclair-Smith says Winston was showing lame...
Dec 14, 2017
20th Street stabbing leaves man in serious condition
A man is in hospital with serious injuries after a stabbing along 20th Street West over the noon hour Thursday. Saskatoon police said they responded to the incident between Avenue J and Avenue K at ar...
Dec 14, 2017
'Part of me has died': mom describes losing murdered baby
WARNING: This story contains graphic content. The family of Nikosis Jace Cantre described their pain and struggles since the infant boy's death on Thursday, as victim impact statements were read at th...
Dec 14, 2017 Six-week-old baby Nikosis Jace Cantre was murdered in Saskatoon on July 3, 2016. (Submitted)
Ruptured gas line missed by Sask First Call: contractor
A Saskatoon contractor believes an incident that endangered a worker this week could have been avoided. A trackhoe ruptured a natural gas line Tuesday while digging in the Brighton, a new neighbourhoo...
Dec 14, 2017 Emergency services seen Dec. 12, 2017 at the scene of a gas line hit at a construction site in Saskatoon. (Chris Carr/650 CKOM)
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