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'All about people': Saskatoon police chief retires
After more than four decades as a police officer Clive Weighill has figured out what it's all about, "It's a people business." Saskatoon's chief of police hung up his hat on Friday, as he embarks on h...
Sep 02, 2017 Clive Weighill addresses media as Saskatoon's police chief on June 19, 2017. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
Pedestrian seriously injured in Saskatoon crash
A collision between a vehicle and pedestrian Friday night sent a 23-year-old man to the hospital with life threatening injuries. Police were called to Clarence Avenue and 8th Street around 8:40 p.m. T...
Sep 02, 2017
Saskatoon sky lights up with two fireworks shows
The long weekend in Saskatoon kicks off with a bang. The Potash Cop fireworks festival begins on Friday at River Landing. The show is expected to begin around 9:30 p.m. On Saturday, a second show is p...
Sep 01, 2017
Sask. wildfires stable, but evacuees stay put: province
Despite some improvement in the fight against wildfires in Northern Saskatchewan, evacuees will spend the long weekend away from home. The provincial government provided an update Friday morning as th...
Sep 01, 2017 Beds from the Canadian Red Cross cover three soccer pitches at Henk Ruys Soccer Centre in Saskatoon, where hundreds of wildfire evacuees from Pelican Narrows are staying. (Celine Grimard/ 650 CKOM)
15-year-old boy victim of shooting in Exhibition: police
A 15-year-old boy is out of hospital after a shooting in Saskatoon's Exhibition neighbourhood Thursday. Just after 3 p.m., officers found the boy suffering from they believed to be gunshot wound on St...
Sep 01, 2017 Police officers could be seen investigating an alley in the Exhibition neighbourhood after a shooting on Aug. 31, 2017. (Bryn Levy/650 CKOM)
School zone speed limits take effect Sept. 1
While students aren't due back in classes until Tuesday, the City of Saskatoon is warning drivers school zones will be active starting Friday morning. The 30 km/h zones in front of schools will run fr...
Aug 31, 2017
Police investigate possible shooting in Exhibition area
There was a heavy police presence in Saskatoon's Exhibition neighbourhood Thursday afternoon as officers investigated a possible shooting in the area. Police said in a release they responded to a repo...
Aug 31, 2017 Saskatoon police officers with the gang unit geared up with a battering ram after a shooting on St. Charles Avenue on Aug. 31, 2017. (Chris Carr/650 CKOM)
Dogs take over Mayfair pool for summer swim
The dog days of summer are coming to an end with quite a few splashes. The annual "Dog Day of Summer" swim at the Mayfair pool in Saskatoon took place on Thursday, allowing canines to have a splash be...
Aug 31, 2017 Dogs of all shapes and sizes enjoyed Mayfair pool for a special swim on Aug. 31, 2017. (Celine Grimard/650 CKOM)
Man threatens police with stick, gets hit with taser
Saskatoon police used a taser on a man early Thursday morning after finding him sleeping in bushes off a roadway on the western edge of the city. According to a release, the police airplane spo...
Aug 31, 2017
No charges over premier's dinner protest in Saskatoon
No one will face criminal charges in relation to a large protest outside a Saskatchewan Party fundraiser in April. Hundreds of people blocked entrances to Prairieland Park ahead of the premier's dinne...
Aug 31, 2017 Protesters against the 2017 provincial budget blocked entrances at Saskatoon's Prairieland Park ahead of a a Saskatchewan Party fundraiser on April 27, 2017. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
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