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City eyes near 5% tax hike, blames provincial cuts
Saskatoon city council was presented with the 2018 preliminary budget Monday afternoon, with councillors staring down a 4.96 per cent property tax increase before deliberations start in November. City...
Oct 16, 2017 Saskatoon city council got its first look at the 591-page proposed budget on Oct. 16, 2017. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
Last swing of the season: Saskatoon golf courses to close
Time is running out to work on your golf swing in Saskatoon. Over the next week, three city courses - Holiday Park, Silverwood and Wildwood - will be closing for the season. But golfers should get a f...
Oct 16, 2017 Wildwood Golf Course is one of three golf courses operated by the City of Saskatoon. (City of Saskatoon)
Are you a millionaire? $1M lotto ticket sold in Saskatoon
If you're feeling lucky, it might be a good day to check your lottery ticket. Someone who bought their ticket in Saskatoon has the winning number for Saturday's $1-million Lotto 6/49 guaranteed prize....
Oct 16, 2017 (File photo/650 CKOM)
City grader involved in Riversdale crash
Saskatoon fire crews extricated two people from a vehicle Sunday morning after it was involved in a collision with a City of Saskatoon grader. According to police, the vehicle was going south in the a...
Oct 15, 2017
Sexual assault survivors and allies meet for annual luncheon
More than one hundred sexual assault survivors and supporters attended the 14th annual Luncheon en Vogue Fashion Show Friday afternoon in Saskatoon. Members of the Saskatoon Police Service walked the ...
Oct 15, 2017 The 14th annual Luncheon en Vogue Fashion Show fundraiser benefiting the Saskatoon Sexual Assault Centre held on Friday. (Celine Grimard/650 CKOM)
2 charged after man injured in early morning robbery
Saskatoon police are investigating a robbery Sunday morning that left a man with injured hands. According to police, the 28-year-old was robbed on the 200 block of Avenue L South around 5:15 a.m. and ...
Oct 15, 2017 (650 CKOM)
Air support and K9 unit track suspects in stolen van chase
A 28-year-old man and 19-year-old woman from Battleford face charges after a chase Sunday morning in Saskatoon. Police attempted to pull over a van, reported stolen in Cochin, on 20th Street near Aven...
Oct 15, 2017 (SPS Air Support Unit/Twitter)
Charges pending in Nutana chain reaction crash
Two people taken to hospital and charges are pending for a 29-year-old man from Cumberland House after a Dodge Charger slammed into parked vehicles Saturday night near the University Bridge. According...
Oct 15, 2017 (650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatoon’s Prairie Lily makes 1st trip to land since launch
For the first time since launching, Saskatoon's beloved riverboat is docking on dry land. The Prairie Lily started her slow voyage to shore Friday morning, and proved a challenge to pull from the wate...
Oct 14, 2017
New world record set by Saskatoon para-swimmer
A new world record for a Saskatoon woman at the 2017 Para-Swimming Canadian Open earlier this month. 21-year-old Shelby Newkirk captured the record for the S7 100-metre backstroke on Oct. 3, at the To...
Oct 14, 2017 Para-swimmer Shelby Newkirk broke the world record for the S7 100-metre backstroke on Oct. 3, 2017. (Shelby Newkirk/Facebook)
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