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Man arrested in Saskatoon group home break-in
Saskatoon Police have arrested an 18-year-old man in an early morning break-in at a group home in the Hampton Village area. At 2:12 a.m. Saturday officers arrived at the home in the 100 block of McCal...
Jul 29, 2017 (650 CKOM)
MVA stresses 'river wise' behaviour ahead of hot weekend
The Meewasin Valley Authority (MVA) is reminding everyone to be "river wise" heading into a hot and sunny weekend in Saskatoon. In a news release Friday, the organization said high temperatures and lo...
Jul 28, 2017
Roofers among workers sweating out Sask. heat wave
Those sitting in air-conditioned offices Friday during a 28 C day might want to give thought to outdoor workers. Roofing is one of the hottest jobs - at least, temperature-wise - in the summer months....
Jul 28, 2017 Eli Temple with Wilderness Roofing, lays down shingles on a Saskatoon home in 28 C heat on July 28, 2017. (JT Marshall/650 CKOM)
OnStar helps Saskatoon police track stolen vehicle, suspect
A suspect who stole a vehicle from Prince Albert was being tracked the whole time - likely without knowing it. Saskatoon police said officers received a report of a stolen vehicle through OnStar, the ...
Jul 28, 2017 OnStar provides built-in security for vehicles, including alerts and assistance if an auto is stolen. (Wikipedia)
Former Sask. premier Grant Devine appointed to U of S board
The provincial government has named Grant Devine to the University of Saskatchewan's board of governors. Devine served as Progressive Conservative premier of Saskatchewan between 1982 and 1991. Before...
Jul 28, 2017 Former Saskatchewan premier Grand Devine is one of three new government appointees to the University of Saskatchewan's board of governors. (Grant Devine/Facebook)
SLGA store closed for good at Market Mall
Market Mall's public liquor store has closed for good, after serving Saskatoon's east end for nearly 25 years. The Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority (SLGA) store shuttered its doors on July 16,...
Jul 27, 2017 The SLGA liquor store at Saskatoon's Market Mall closed its doors for good on July 16, 2017. (Celine Grimard/650 CKOM)
Indigenous women 'powerless' to stop sterilizations: review
The Saskatoon Health Region (SHR) is apologizing to Indigenous women as an external review reveals doctors, nurses and social workers coerced several mothers into getting their tubes tied after giving...
Jul 27, 2017 (left to right) Director of Maternal Health Services LeAnn Smith, VP of Integrated Health Services Jackie Mann and Director of First Nations and Metis Health Services Gabe Lafond responded to a report on coerced tubal ligation on July 27, 2017. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
Heavy damage following early morning house fire
The Saskatoon Fire Department was called out to a blaze early Thursday morning. Crews arrived at 1317 2nd Avenue North shortly after midnight, according to a media release. They found flames and heavy...
Jul 27, 2017 Saskatoon firefighters dealing with a blaze at a home on 2nd Avenue North on July 27, 2017. (Saskatoon Fire Department)
Heat warnings issued across north, south Sask.
Environment Canada was warning most of Saskatchewan about warm weather Thursday. As of just after 4 a.m., heat warnings were in effect for large portions of both the northern and southern parts of the...
Jul 27, 2017
Saskatoon police pull wanted man from river
Saskatoon police say they had to fight with a man found in the South Saskatchewan River early Thursday morning. Police and firefighters arrived near the University Bridge around 3 a.m., following a re...
Jul 27, 2017 (650 CKOM)
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