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Nutrien Playland welcomes back train following flood
The Canpotex train at Nutrien Playland returned to the tracks on Monday. The train track was damaged during a park flood earlier this year. The damage required the train to temporarily close while par...
Jul 19, 2021 Nutrien Playland is a City of Saskatoon-operated park located at 945 Spadina Crescent E. (City of Saskatoon)
Rain, cool weather helps with wildfires, fire ban lifted
The heat warnings are over and so is the fire ban for provincial parks and Crown land in Saskatchewan. As of Monday at 11 a.m., the province rescinded the provincial fire ban. Steve Roberts, vice-pres...
Jul 19, 2021
16 year old Saskatoon girl charged in impaired driving incident
A backyard accident led to impaired driving charges for one Saskatoon girl on Sunday. Just before 12 p.m., Saskatoon Police received a complaint regarding an SUV driving into a backyard fence on the 4...
Jul 18, 2021 An impaired driving incident ended on Caldwell Crescent in Saskatoon on July 18th, 2021. (Submitted)
'Only the start:' Treaty Land Sharing Network looks to build bridges between farmers, Indigenous community
Half a decade ago, Bladworth-area producer Mary Smillie sat at a small gathering. It was following the death of Battlefords-area's Colten Boushie - and the acquittal of Gerald Stanley - and it focused...
Jul 18, 2021 The Treaty Land Sharing Network allows settler producers the ability to invite Indigenous land users on their properties, to hunt, gather and for Indigenous ceremony. (treatylandsharingnetwork.ca)
Crash closes Highway 7 near Delisle
Highway 7 near Delisle is closed due to a serious crash. Just before 5:15 p.m. Friday, the Warman RCMP issued an advisory saying the highway was closed to traffic two kilometres southwest of Delisle. ...
Jul 16, 2021 (650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatoon boy thrilled with gift from city construction crew
Two-year-old Nevin McIntyre Jr. loves to watch the big trucks go up and down the road in front of his house as the City of Saskatoon does construction work. His mom, Jamie Billette, says little Nevin'...
Jul 16, 2021 (Jamie Billette/TikTok)
Latest COVID update July 16: 20 new cases, 2 deaths announced
Twenty new cases of COVID-19 and two new deaths were announced in Saskatchewan on Friday. The new deaths are the first reported in the province since one was announced Sunday. To date, 575 Saskatchewa...
Jul 16, 2021
UPDATE: Saskatoon police investigating murder in Mayfair area
The Saskatoon Police Service is investigating the city's fifth murder of 2021. Around 5:30 p.m. Thursday, officers were dispatched to a home in the 1800 block of Avenue B North. Inside, they found a 4...
Jul 16, 2021 (650 CKOM file photo)
Berry dry weather making for scarce Saskatoon season
Another extended heat wave across Saskatchewan is just the latest weather whammy Linda Fincaryk is set to deal with this year. The owner of Grandora Berries has had frost, wind, disease and scorching ...
Jul 15, 2021 Linda Fincaryk is dealing with the latest weather set back after frost, wind and disease harmed her Saskatoon berry orchards in various ways this season. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
Sask. wildfires rising, less than 10% contained
An update on the current wildfire situation in Saskatchewan reveals only 12 of 128 active wildfires are considered contained. The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) released their wildfire updat...
Jul 15, 2021 Wildfire near the community of Dillon in July of 2021. (Joe Chanalquay/Facebook)
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