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Police arrest 18-year-old man in 2 bear spray incidents on Saturday
Police arrested an 18-year-old Saskatoon man after two separate bear spray incidents on Saturday. Around 5:50 p.m. in the 200 block of 1st Avenue South, police were called about numerous people allege...
Sep 16, 2024 Around 5:50 p.m. in the 200 block of 1st Avenue South, Saskatoon police were called about numerous people allegedly attacked by bear spray. (Tracey Tufnail/650 CKOM)
SUV collision in the RM of Tramping Lake leaves 1 dead, 3 injured
Shortly after 2:00 a.m. Monday morning, Unity and Wilkie RCMP responded to a single-motor vehicle collision according to a release. RCMP said the crash occurred "on Highway #374 in the RM of Tramping ...
Sep 16, 2024 RCMP said the fatal crash occurred "on Highway #374 in the RM of Tramping Lake, approximately 10 kilometers south of Highway #14." (Céline Grimard/650CKOM)
Mustard Seed confident in ability to run temporary Saskatoon shelter
For the first time since they were named as the provider by the City of Saskatoon to run a proposed downtown temporary homeless shelter, representatives from The Mustard Seed were made available at ci...
Sep 16, 2024 A homeless encampment in Saskatoon's Pleasant Hill neighbourhood. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
'Can't be complacent': Sask. housing providers find solutions
Saskatchewan needs 60,000-80,000 new housing units by 2030 to keep up with the growth the province is seeing. That's according to a report put forward by the Saskatchewan Housing Continuum Network wit...
Sep 16, 2024 CEO of the Saskatchewan Realtors Association Chris Guérette says housing challenges are being felt at different levels, whether it be rising home prices and record inventory lows. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
RCMP releases names of three people found dead in Lloydminster home
The RCMP has released the names of the three people found dead in a home in Lloydminster last week. According to police, officers were called to a home in the Saskatchewan-Alberta border city for a we...
Sep 16, 2024 According to police, officers were called to a home in the Saskatchewan-Alberta border city for a welfare check on Wednesday evening. (City of Lloydminster Website)
Two arrested after man allegedly attacked by teens in Pleasant Hill
A 54-year-old man was taken to a hospital with serious injuries on Friday after he was allegedly attacked by a group of teens in Saskatoon's Pleasant Hill neighbourhood. According to police, officers ...
Sep 16, 2024 Police say the 54-year-old victim was taken to hospital with serious injuries after the alleged attack. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
Province touts progress on growth plan targets ahead of election
The Government of Saskatchewan says it has already exceeded a number of the goals it set out in its 2019 growth plan. The goals already met include exports, population growth, potash sales and more. T...
Sep 16, 2024 The Sask. Party government is touting its progress on goals set in 2019 as Saskatchewan gears up for a provincial election this fall. (Brittany Caffet/650 CKOM)
Highway 1 remains partially closed after semi fire: RCMP
A section of Highway 1 remained partially blocked on Monday morning after a semi caught fire on Sunday evening. The fire initially closed both westbound lanes of the highway roughly eight kilometres w...
Sep 16, 2024 Police say the semi fire happened Sunday evening, and cleanup is expected to take place on Monday morning. (650 CKOM file photo)
Meet the Saskatoon duo diverting tonnes of waste from the landfill
On an unusually hot September day, Launne and Dillon Kolla loaded boxes nearly overflowing with books into the back of their truck. The pickup, affectionately called Millie by the couple and their thr...
Sep 16, 2024 From used toys to eye glasses to household hazardous waste, Dillon and Launne Kolla have found an avenue to recycle or donate nearly every item their customers are ready to remove from their homes. (Brittany Caffet/650 CKOM)
Garden Talk: Do purple apples really grow in Saskatchewan?
Jill and Rick Van Duyvendyk answer all your gardening questions in Garden Talk on 650 CKOM and 980 CJME every Sunday morning from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Here are a selection of questions and answers from t...
Sep 15, 2024 Not everything you see online really exists. Like this "purple apple that originated in Saskatchewan" from a Facebook post. (Marian Spencer/Facebook)
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