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Two teens arrested with the help of Canine Unit after Sunday robbery
Two teens have been charged in an incident involving a firearm and a robbery. Saskatoon police say shortly before 5 p.m. Saturday, they were called to the 100 block of Dickey Crescent. A man was appro...
Oct 11, 2020 (650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatoon hospitals monitoring 'increased COVID-19 activity'
Hospitals in Saskatoon are on high alert as COVID-19 cases increase in the province. On Thursday afternoon, the City of Saskatoon's Emergency Management Organization issued a warning across the city w...
Oct 11, 2020 (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
An unattended candle sparks Caswell Hill house fire
A fire that started with an unattended candle on Friday morning caused $250,000 in damage to a Caswell Hill home. Saskatoon firefighters responded to a 911 call at 9:04 a.m. about a fire on the 600 bl...
Oct 10, 2020 Fire crews battle a blaze in the 600 block of Avenue F North Oct. 9, 2020.
(Saskatoon Fire Department/Submitted photo)
Wearing a mask now universal in all SHA facilities
Universal masking has been put in place at all Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) facilities. In a release sent late in the afternoon Friday, the SHA says all patients, visitors and health care provi...
Oct 09, 2020
Routes2SK Inc. purchases Elk Ridge Resort pending court approval
The Elk Ridge Resort, which has been for sale since May of this year, has been sold to Routes2SK Inc. According to a media release, the company has entered an agreement to buy the resort and the deal ...
Oct 09, 2020 (Elk Ridge Resort/Facebook)
Potential COVID-19 exposures on Saskatoon Transit
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) says there is a potential exposure to COVID-19 on a Saskatoon Transit route. The SHA says a person or persons who was likely infectious rode Saskatoon Transit r...
Oct 09, 2020 The coronavirus. (Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota/Twitter)
Arrest made in Brandon Applegate murder
A 30-year-old man has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of 22-year-old Brandon Applegate. In a release Friday, police say the accused was arrested Thursday evening by members of the ...
Oct 09, 2020 Brandon Applegate (Facebook)
SHA warns of possible COVID-19 exposures at Gospel revival in Beauval
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is recommending that anyone who attended the Gospel revival in Beauval on Oct. 3 to immediately self-isolate and call local public health officials or HealthLin...
Oct 09, 2020 The coronavirus. (Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota/Twitter)
Marengo grain elevator fire contained, evacuation order and state of emergency lifted
Residents in Marengo returned home Friday afternoon after a fire ripped through a grain elevator in the village. Fire departments from Kindersley, Eatonia, Kerrobert and Oyen were dispatched the struc...
Oct 09, 2020 A grain elevator in Marengo was gutted by fire on Oct 8th, 2020. (Kindersley Social/Facebook)
Missing elderly man in Saskatoon found safe
UPDATE 1:15 p.m. In a news release, police said Alvin Peters was located safe on Friday. ------------- Saskatoon Police are asking for help in locating a missing man with dementia. Alvin Peters, 72, w...
Oct 09, 2020 Alvin Peters (Saskatoon Police Service)
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