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Saskatoon man charged after RCMP investigates assault allegation against officer
A 50-year-old Saskatoon man has been charged with public mischief after an investigation determined he made a false statement accusing an RCMP officer of assault. According to the Mounties, the Saskat...
Dec 29, 2021
Saskatoon dog owner grateful beloved pet found after days in bitter cold
It isn't your ordinary lost-and-found dog story. Tito the Belgian Malinois spent nearly four days in the bitter cold in Saskatoon over Christmas before he was found alive, with the help of dozens of c...
Dec 29, 2021 Rina Wozniak on Highway 41 with Tito after he was found on Monday. (Rina Wozniak/Submitted)
Saskatoon fire crews battle blaze, frigid conditions
It was a frosty morning in Saskatoon, and the fire department can attest to that. Crews were called to the scene of a blaze on the 200 block of Avenue L South, just before 3 a.m. The bungalow was show...
Dec 29, 2021 A home on the 200 block of Avenue L South caught fire on Dec. 29, 2021. (Saskatoon Fire Department)
Saskatoon Transit sees bus shortage due to the cold
Multiple transit routes are being affected by the frigid conditions in Saskatoon on Wednesday. Mechanical failures are reducing service for transit. Eleven routes have been cancelled for Wednesday: 2/...
Dec 29, 2021
Traffic slowly moving through Craven derailment site after nine-hour cleanup
After a long, cold night for emergency workers, traffic is now moving through the site of a train derailment near Craven. The first vehicles were moved through just before 7 a.m. If you're travelling ...
Dec 29, 2021
NDP leader says premier needs to get a handle on rising Omicron numbers
NDP Leader Ryan Meili is concerned Premier Scott Moe is downplaying another COVID-19 wave. The province released the latest case numbers, hospitalizations and deaths Tuesday after a four-day Christmas...
Dec 28, 2021 Saskatchewan NDP Leader Ryan Meili. (650 CKOM file photo)
Latest COVID update Dec. 28: Number of Omicron cases rises to 824
Saskatchewan has recorded 676 cases of the Omicron COVID-19 variant over the past five days. In its first daily update since Thursday, the Ministry of Health said 824 cases of the new variant have bee...
Dec 28, 2021
YEAR IN REVIEW: COVID vaccinations a turning point for officers in 2021, Cooper says
Ask Saskatoon Police Chief Troy Cooper what he's most proud of in 2021 and he'll say the dedication and tenacity of his officers. Dealing with a second year of COVID-19, fighting burnout and going int...
Dec 28, 2021 Saskatoon Police Chief Troy Cooper. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Deep freeze expected to last until 2022
The brutally cold conditions are expected to last until next year. That’s according to Environment Canada meteorologist Justin Shaer, who says people throughout the province will have to wait a ...
Dec 28, 2021
YEAR IN REVIEW: Clark says 2021 was a 'year like no other'
It was another difficult pandemic year, according to Saskatoon Mayor Charlie Clark. It started off with the cleanup of a massive snowstorm that pummelled the city in late 2020, friction with the provi...
Dec 28, 2021 Saskatoon Mayor Charlie Clark. (650 CKOM file photo)
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