Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
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Sask. paramedic says safety a big concern for EMS on Hwy 5
A Saskatoon paramedic is echoing concerns many are expressing this week over a lack of safety on a stretch of Highway 5 between Saskatoon and Humboldt. The conversation was reignited after a 28-year-o...
Nov 02, 2017 A car and a gravel truck collided on Highway 5 east of Saskatoon on Nov. 1, 2017. (Neil Fisher/Global Saskatoon)
Building remains evacuated due to carbon monoxide leak
An apartment building where a woman was found dead Wednesday is still under an evacuation order after the discovery of high levels of carbon monoxide. According to the Saskatoon Fire Department, the m...
Nov 02, 2017 The apartment building at 342 Avenue R South was evacuated after a body was found in a room with high carbon monoxide levels on Nov. 1, 2017. (Daniella Ponticelli/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon inmate dies in hospital after alleged assault
An inmate attacked last week at the Saskatoon Correctional Centre has died from his injuries. The man was taken out of Saskatoon Correctional in medical distress around 11:30 a.m. on Oct. 23. The unna...
Nov 02, 2017
'No room for error' on stretch of Highway 5: Humboldt mayor
Another fatal crash on Highway 5 between Saskatoon and Humboldt has some raising concerns over safety on that stretch of road. A four-door sedan appeared to have been cut in half Wednesday afte...
Nov 02, 2017 A trail of debris litters the side of Highway 5 near Highway 316 after a fatal collision on Nov. 1, 2017. (Bryn Levy/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon tire shop 'insanely busy' after snowfall: owner
Saskatoon's recent snowfall has sent people in steady droves to local tire shops for some last-minute winter preparations. Brent Hoiness is the manager at Market Tire on 8th Street. He told 650 CKOM a...
Nov 01, 2017 Market Tire in Saskatoon focused almost exclusively on winter tire swaps after the city's first significant snowfall on Nov. 1, 2017. (Chris Carr/650 CKOM)
Woman found dead in building with high carbon monoxide level
An apartment building in Saskatoon was evacuated Wednesday morning after a woman was found dead in a room with high levels of carbon monoxide. Saskatoon emergency crews responded to a 911 call on Aven...
Nov 01, 2017 (650 CKOM file photo)
2 more accused of kidnapping, killing Saskatoon man in 2016
Two more people are facing serious charges in connection with the alleged murder of Patrick Dong more than one year ago. Dong, 37, was found dead on a gravel road southwest of Saskatoon on Oct. 23, 20...
Nov 01, 2017 Warman RCMP at the site where a man was found dead outside city limits, southwest of Saskatoon, on Oct. 23, 2016. (Ryan Brandt/650 CKOM)
Man finds police waiting as he tries to return stolen car
A 24-year-old man is facing robbery and drug charges after he allegedly took advantage of someone offering rides for cash online. Police said the man responded to a social media advertisement from a 2...
Nov 01, 2017
Drivers faced with slick city streets in Saskatoon
Drivers had a slippery start to November in Saskatoon. After the city's first large snowfall of the season overnight, vehicles struggled to make it up an incline on Taylor Street East between Kingsmer...
Nov 01, 2017 People help push a truck up an incline on Taylor Street between Kingsmere Boulevard and Acadia Drive in Saskatoon Nov. 1, 2017. (Chris Carr/650 CKOM)
A ghostly affair: Sask. couple says 'I do' on Halloween
A Saskatchewan couple tied the knot on Halloween in a yard filled with terror, skeletons and the undead. Bride Jessica Schuette said it made perfect sense to get married on Oct. 31, a date suggested b...
Oct 31, 2017 Jessica Schuette and Matt Vanin tie the knot in the Halloween-themed backyard of marriage commissioner Ari Avivi in Saskatoon on Oct. 31, 2017. (Celine Grimard/650 CKOM)
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