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RCMP investigate Vanscoy car fire
A 1993 Buick LeSabre is more ash than car after a fire early Sunday morning in the Vanscoy area. Saskatoon fire crews responded from Valley Road to reports of a vehicle fire at 1:53 a.m. When they arr...
Jul 16, 2017 Saskatoon firefighters made quick work of a car fire on Hodgson Road on July 16, 2017 (Saskatoon Fire Department)
FIBA 3x3 tournament gets underway in downtown Saskatoon
A busy part of downtown Saskatoon looks more like a gym than a street this weekend as the FIBA 3x3 world tour makes a stop in the bridge city. Bleachers from SaskTel Centre were trucked in for the Sas...
Jul 15, 2017 The FIBA 3x3 Saskatoon Masters set up at 4th Avenue and 21st Street for the weekend tournament. (JT Marshall/ 650 CKOM)
Minor injuries in watercraft collision on S Sask. River
A mid-water collision sent two men to hospital with minor injuries Friday night. According to police, the men were riding on watercrafts around 8 p.m. when they collided on the South Saskatchewan Rive...
Jul 15, 2017
Taste of Sask. sets new Wednesday attendance record
The Taste of Saskatchewan Festival is celebrating after setting a new record for Wednesday attendance this week. Show manager and SaskTel Centre CEO Scott Ford said over 22,000 people came out to Kiwa...
Jul 13, 2017 (File Photo/650 CKOM)
Group plans to bring pro soccer to Saskatchewan
A professional soccer team in Saskatchewan may soon be a reality if the visions of Joe Belan, Grant McGlaughlin and Lee Genier come to fruition. The group has the rights to a Saskatchewan franchise in...
Jul 12, 2017 Former Saskatchewan Rush President Lee Genier (left) is teaming up with Joe Belan (middle) and Grant McGlaughlin (right) to bring a pro soccer team to Saskatchewan.
Nominees announced for 2017 CCMAs in Saskatoon
The nominees have been rolling out Wednesday morning for the 2017 Canadian Country Music Association Awards show. It will take place Sunday, Sep. 10 at SaskTel Centre. The awards were last held in Sas...
Jul 12, 2017 The 2017 Canadian Country Music Awards will take place Sept. 10 in Saskatoon. (CCMA.org)
Location, plans revealed for Saskatoon World Trade Center
An internationally-branded office tower coming to Saskatoon now has a location and a concept plan. The Saskatoon World Trade Center (WTC), originally announced in March, will be built at the corner of...
Jul 12, 2017 The nine-storey, $50 million Saskatoon World Trade Center will start construction in fall 2017. (Canwest)
Sask. taxi group calls for 'Flex Fleet' to address high demand
A group representing Saskatoon's cab industry is putting forward a proposal aimed squarely at cutting out ride-sharing services like Uber. The Saskatchewan Taxi Cab Association (STCA) wants city counc...
Jul 12, 2017
SGI sees hail, water damage claims begin following storm
Claims are beginning to roll in at SGI following Monday night's storm in Saskatoon. By late Tuesday afternoon, the company reported getting about 68 property claims with 50 of those for hail damage an...
Jul 12, 2017 People are spotted swimming along Dufferin Avenue in Saskatoon after heavy rain pounded the city July 10, 2017. (Gregory Power/Twitter)
'Happy day:' Sask. couple in their 80's find love and marry
A Saskatoon couple is proving it's never too late to fall in love. Jim Davidson and Mina Gronzell were both in their 80s when they met at the Preston Park retirement home by Market Mall. "I met Mina a...
Jul 12, 2017 Mina Gronzell and Jim Davidson, both in their 80s, met at a Saskatoon retirement home and were married on June 24, 2017. (Preston Park 2 Retirement Residence)
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