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Man facing arson charges in connection with 29 separate fires
A Saskatoon man is accused of setting 29 separate fires around the city. According to police, the alleged arsonist was active between Feb. 20 and March 1, with most of the fires set on the city's nort...
May 09, 2023 (650 CKOM file photo)
Province invests $6 million in northern roads to support forestry
Saskatchewan is making a big investment into preserving and maintaining northern roads. According to the Ministry of Highways, the one-time, $6-million investment will fund gravel work and brush clear...
May 09, 2023 (650 CKOM file photo)
Sask. firefighters want new safety tool for electric vehicle crashes
Saskatchewan firefighters are advocating for special tools to help respond to potentially risky situations involving electric and hybrid vehicles - which are both a growing market and a growing concer...
May 09, 2023 (650 CKOM file photo)
Nursing home residents hoping to keep music therapy program alive
Samaritan Place is alive with the sound of music. Elderly Saskatoon residents living at the nursing home get a bouquet of rainbows and sunshine every day, hearing classics like "Somewhere Over the Rai...
May 09, 2023 (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
Notifynow test alert planned for Saskatoon on Tuesday
City of Saskatoon will be conducting another test of its notifynow emergency alert system on Tuesday morning. Residents will receive the alert to their phones and tablets at 10:00 a.m. Notifynow is Sa...
May 09, 2023
Human remains found on Big Island Lake Cree Territory
For the second time in three weeks, human remains have been found in the area of the Big Island Lake Cree Territory. On April 21, the Pierceland RCMP started an investigation after remains were found ...
May 08, 2023
La Loche residents return home for first time since wildfire evacuation
People from La Loche were returning home Monday after they were forced to leave last week as a wildfire approached their town. The evacuation orders for La Loche and the Clearwater River Dene Nation w...
May 08, 2023 (La Loche Wildfire Update Group/Facebook)
Sask. company shuts down tire processing operation after contract goes to U.S. firm
In a province that touts it's "open for business," Saskatoon's Shercom Industries Inc., has now closed its tire processing facility. Shercom's contract with the Tire Stewardship of Saskatchewan (TSS) ...
May 08, 2023 Shercom Industries' tire processing facility. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Two men charged in relation to shooting in Saskatoon
Saskatoon police say they've made two arrests in connection with a shooting in the city late last month. On April 28, a woman was taken to hospital with serious injuries after a shooting in the 1500 b...
May 08, 2023 Saskatoon police are investigating after a woman was hit by a train in the area of 25th Street East and Idylwyld Drive on Aug. 31, 2023. (Libby Giesbrecht/650 CKOM file photo)
Fire crews rush to extinguish blaze at Saskatoon steel yard
Fire crews in Saskatoon rushed to BN Steel & Metals on Monday morning to battle a large fire that started in the scrapyard. Clouds of thick black smoke rose from the fire and those clouds could be...
May 08, 2023 Fire broke out at the BN Metals salvage yard on May 8, 2023. (Brent Loucks/650 CKOM)
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