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Overnight truck part theft leaves company with $70K bill
An overnight heist involving expensive truck parts nearly shut down a Saskatoon business for two weeks in early July. Canadian Freightways had diesel particulate filters (DPFs) taken from seven of the...
Aug 04, 2017 Diesel particulate filters are used to remove diesel particulate matter or soot from the exhaust gas of a diesel engine and some cores are made from metal fibers, which contain precious metals. (Submitted)
Rush sign veteran free agent Shattler
The Saskatchewan Rush are hoping a former NLL MVP can bolster their offense in 2018. Veteran forward/transition man Jeff Shattler joins the team as a free agent after eleven seasons with the rival Cal...
Aug 03, 2017 Forward/Transition player Jeff Shattler joins the Saskatchewan Rush after 11 seasons in Calgary.(Candice Ward/Calgary Roughnecks)
Police investigate gunshot through Avenue F apartment window
Saskatoon police are investigating after a gunshot rang out early Thursday morning in a residential neighbourhood. A release Thursday afternoon said police received reports of a gunshot on Avenue F So...
Aug 03, 2017 (650 CKOM file photo)
Activities planned across Sask. for August long weekend
If you're staying in Saskatoon this August long weekend - you're in luck. The 2017 PotashCorp Fringe Theatre and Street Festival runs Aug. 3-12 in the Broadway area of Saskatoon. The festival includes...
Aug 03, 2017 The Saskatoon Fringe Festival sees thousands of people flock to Broadway Avenue every summer. (Tourism Saskatoon)
New thefts on the rise target semi-trucks in Saskatoon
A new theft trend involving semi-trucks has popped up in Saskatoon. In the first half of July, Saskatoon police have received 11 reports of diesel particulate filter (DPF) catalysts being stolen off t...
Aug 03, 2017 Diesel particulate filters are used to remove diesel particulate matter or soot from the exhaust gas of a diesel engine and some cores are made from metal fibers, which contain precious metals. (Submitted)
Saskatoon Fringe Festival underway
Thursday is the first day of the PotashCorp Fringe Theatre & Street Festival. This year, the street performance and theatre festival will feature 34 shows spread across seven venues. Robert Wyma, ...
Aug 03, 2017 The Saskatoon Fringe Festival sees thousands of people flock to Broadway Avenue every summer. (Tourism Saskatoon)
Saskatoon police locate man with early onset dementia
Saskatoon Police have found 80-year-old Andrew "Elmer" Chandler. He was reunited with his family Wednesday night after being missing since the afternoon. According to police, he was found safe and sou...
Aug 02, 2017 Andrew "Elmer" Chandler, 80, found hours after being reported missing in Saskatoon Aug. 2, 2017 (Saskatoon Police)
Lead pipe replacement on schedule in Saskatoon
Lead water pipes from as far back as 1910 are being pulled out of the ground as the City of Saskatoon continues with its pipe replacement project. In a news conference, Wednesday afternoon the city sa...
Aug 02, 2017 Lead water pipes, some put in the ground as early as 1910, are being replaced with new PVC piping in older Saskatoon neighbourhoods. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
Police find 2 lbs of meth in Warman raid
An investigation into methamphetamine trafficking in Saskatoon by the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit (CFSEU) has led to the arrest of a 42-year-old Warman area man. On Tuesday, Saskatoon pol...
Aug 02, 2017 A search warrant executed at a Warman home Aug. 1, 2017 turned up drugs, cash and weapons including about two pounds of methamphetamine. (Saskatoon Police Service)
Sask. gaming studio inks $6.3M deal to access Chinese market
A Saskatoon-based mobile app developer is partnering with a Chinese gaming giant in an effort to expand their market. Noodlecake Studios has sold a 70 per cent share of their company to ZPlay Informat...
Aug 02, 2017 Super Stickman Golf is one of the games now available in China, after Saskatoon-based Noodlecake Studios signed a $6.3 million deal with ZPlay. (Noodlecake Studios/YouTube)
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