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Don Atchison prefers more buses over BRT system
Former mayor Don Atchison wants the city to pause expensive projects, and bus rapid transit (BRT) is at the centre of his attention. Speaking to reporters outside city hall on Friday, Atchison express...
Oct 02, 2020 Mayor candidate Don Atchison speaks to reporters outside city hall on Oct. 2, 2020. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
Positive COVID-19 case at Walter Murray Collegiate
Saskatoon Public Schools (SPS) has confirmed there has been a positive case of COVID-19 at Walter Murray Collegiate. SPS says this was communicated to the school community Thursday afternoon. SPS says...
Oct 02, 2020 (Walter Murray Collegiate/Facebook)
Two dead after three-vehicle crash near Osler
A 79-year-old man and a 56-year-old man were killed after a three-vehicle crash on Highway 11 near Osler Thursday afternoon. In a release, RCMP say at around 3:42 p.m. they received a report of a driv...
Oct 02, 2020 (Nancy Chandaray/Facebook)
UPDATE: Fire chief says salvage yard fire started as a control burn
Fire crews continued Friday morning watching over a fire at a salvage yard north of Saskatoon along Highway 12. Departments from Saskatoon and Martensville were called just after 2:00 p.m. on Thursday...
Oct 02, 2020
Saskatoon dog park reopens after search for cougar comes up empty
The Sutherland Dog Park reopened to the public Friday after conservation officers found no sign of a cougar. Police evacuated the park the night before after someone reported seeing the animal before ...
Oct 02, 2020 (Submitted/City of Saskatoon)
Saskatoon mayoral candidates get messy for C95 'Pie in the Face' fundraiser
A fundraiser for C95's Radio Marathon for Breast Cancer Research had five mayoral candidates with pie on their faces Thursday afternoon. The candidates, Charlie Clark, Don Atchison, Cary Tarasoff, Mar...
Oct 01, 2020 (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
NDP commits $150 million to education, addressing over-staffing and mental health supports
The Saskatchewan NDP has launched its first education promise of the 2020 campaign season. In front of Lawson Heights School in the Saskatoon Northwest riding, NDP candidate Gillian Strange took aim a...
Oct 01, 2020 NDP candidate Gillian Strange and leader Ryan Meili speak at a press conference near Lawson Heights School on Oct. 1, 2020. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
Emergency crews respond to serious crash near Osler
Highway 11 has reopened after a serious crash blocked traffic in the northbound lane south of Osler Thursday afternoon. Pictures sent to the 650 CKOM Facebook page show at least two vehicles involved,...
Oct 01, 2020 (Nancy Chandaray/Facebook)
'We have to keep them alive:' Safe consumption site opens without provincial funding
There was no celebration, there was no grand opening, but there was plenty of relief as the doors of Saskatchewan's first safe consumption site opened Thursday. "It's our first day. We didn't want to ...
Oct 01, 2020 Jason Mercredi at Saskatoon's Prairie Harm Reduction. (650 CKOM file photo)
Charlie Clark looks to limit property tax increases with new four-point plan
Charlie Clark is looking at a four-point plan to drive down property tax increases, if he is to retain his seat as mayor in Saskatoon's upcoming election. Taking a different approach than candidates R...
Oct 01, 2020
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