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Meet the therapy dog bringing comfort at Saskatoon vaccine clinics
In a bustling corner of the Saskatchewan Health Authority's immunization clinic at the Gordie Howe Event Centre, a gentle presence is working wonders for those facing the stress of vaccinations. Since...
Nov 05, 2024 With his bandana and name tag on, it's clear that this dog means business. Luckily for visitors to the SHA vaccine clinic at the Gordie Howe Events Centre, 10-year-old Dibs is in the business of making people feel safe and comfortable. (Brittany Caffet/650 CKOM)
'Pig butchering' cryptocurrency scam prompts police warning
Saskatoon Police Service (SPS) is warning people about a romance/investment cryptocurrency scam that they say is having "increasingly devastating effects" on its victims. The economic crime unit and c...
Nov 04, 2024 (evphoto48.yandex.ru/Depositphotos.com)
Man charged in vehicle theft near Prince Albert
During the morning of November 2 at approximately 2:30 a.m., Prince Albert RCMP were already making patrols in the area around Redwing on the lookout for a vehicle that had been reported stolen. Upon ...
Nov 04, 2024 During the morning of November 2 at approximately 2:30 a.m., Prince Albert RCMP were already making patrols in the area around Redwing on the lookout for a vehicle that had been reported stolen. (650 CKOM)
Bear Spray Incident in Dundonald on Sunday Afternoon
Another bear spray attack in Bridge City happened on Sunday afternoon. Saskatoon Police Service were called to the 200 Block of Nesbitt Crescent around 4 p.m. In a news release officers found a male a...
Nov 04, 2024 In a news release officers found a male and female who had the effects of bear spray. "Two suspect vehicles followed the victims to Nesbitt Crescent before exiting the vehicles and discharging bear spray." Police searched the area believing the suspects were headed northbound, but did not locate them. (Tracey Tufnail/650 CKOM)
Nearly 12,000 ballots have been cast in Saskatoon's municipal election
Many Saskatoon voters have already casted their ballots in the city's municipal election. According to the City of Saskatoon, 11,889 people have visited the advance polling stations as of 12:36 p.m. o...
Nov 04, 2024 Saskatoon is heading to the polls on Nov. 13 to choose its next local government representatives. (Elections Saskatchewan/Submitted)
Saskatoon high school students make massive donation to food bank
Students at a pair of Saskatoon high schools collected 32,673 pounds of food for the Saskatoon Food Bank & Learning Centre during a Halloween food drive. The Halloweening for Hunger event - which ...
Nov 04, 2024 Students at two Saskatoon high schools made a massive donation to the city's food bank after a Halloween food drive. (650 CKOM file photo)
Police vehicle damaged by gunshot in Pelican Narrows: RCMP
An unoccupied RCMP vehicle in the northern community of Pelican Narrows was damaged by a gunshot, the federal police service says. According to the RCMP, a window in the vehicle was broken by a single...
Nov 04, 2024 Police said the damage was discovered on Sunday evening. (650 CKOM file photo)
Five-figure fines for companies after Sask. worker seriously injured
Two companies are facing hefty fines after a worker suffered a serious injury near Major, Sask. According to the Ministry of Labour Relations and Workplace Safety, the charges stem from an incident on...
Nov 04, 2024 The charges stemmed from an incident when a worker near Major was struck and seriously hurt by an ejection clamp. (650 CKOM file photo)
Mild fall weather expected to continue in Saskatchewan: Meteorologist
Saskatchewan has been treated to a mild fall so far, and that trend is expected to continue. Even with the potential for snowfall between Tuesday and Wednesday, temperatures are expected to quickly ro...
Nov 04, 2024 Meteorologists say there's plenty of warm weather still ahead in Saskatchewan this fall. (Shaden Rislan Bani Yaseen/Submitted)
Are Saskatchewan's new bear spray laws working?
Disappointed, angered and disgusted is how Saskatoon's Royal Stevens felt after being a victim of a bear spray attack in mid-October. On Oct. 16, Stevens and his father were coming home from a road tr...
Nov 04, 2024 Bear spray confiscated by Saskatoon Police. (Saskatoon Police Service/Submitted)
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