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RCMP investigating possible drowning in Lake Diefenbaker
A search is underway for a 35-year-old man who went missing while swimming in Lake Diefenbaker. The RCMP says in a release that at 6:40 p.m. Thursday, the Outlook detachment was called about a possibl...
Aug 21, 2020
Hilary Gough announces re-election bid in Ward 2
Hilary Gough wants four more years. The incumbent in Ward 2 officially launched her re-election bid Friday for the west side seat which she narrowly won defeating Pat Lorje by 139 votes in 2016. ...
Aug 21, 2020 (Twitter)
Water main project wraps up on 8th Street
There is one less traffic headache to deal with in Saskatoon. The city announced Friday that construction has wrapped up on the 8th Street water main replacement project, ending nearly three months of...
Aug 21, 2020 An extensive water main replacement project is taking place in the eastbound lanes of Saskatoon's 8th Street. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
SHA extends dates of potential COVID exposure in Turtleford
The Saskatchewan Health Authority is extending the dates of its advisory about a possible COVID-19 exposure in Turtleford. The SHA initially warned people who had been to the SARCAN depot on Third Ave...
Aug 21, 2020 The coronavirus. (Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota/Twitter)
Martensville rec facility to anchor massive new sub division
The population of Martensville is set to double in the next 25-years. The city along with Canwest Commercial and Land Corp and North Prairie Developments unveiled plans Wednesday for a massive new sub...
Aug 21, 2020
Students, parents react to Saskatoon high schools cancelling fall sports
On Thursday, the Saskatoon Secondary Schools Athletic Directorate (SSSAD) announced the cancellation of fall school sports, including football, soccer, volleyball and cross-country. Riece Tibbs is abo...
Aug 20, 2020 Riece Tibbs gets ready to take to the field as a minor football player.
(Jason Tibbs/Submitted)
Body of missing boater recovered from Bittern Lake
There is a sad ending in the search for a boater who went missing on Bittern Lake on Saturday. The RCMP issued a release saying the man's body was recovered Thursday morning from the lake. On Saturday...
Aug 20, 2020
Man facing multiple drug and firearms charges after search warrant executed in Nutana area
A 39-year-old man faces numerous drug- and firearms-related charges after the Saskatoon Police Service's Drug Unit executed a search warrant in the Nutana area early Thursday morning. In a release, po...
Aug 20, 2020 (650 CKOM file photo)
Power outage in Saskatoon's north end after truck hits power pole
Power was out for a few hours in the city's North Industrial area Thursday after a truck hit a power pole at Faithfull Avenue and 42nd Street East. Just before 1 p.m., the Saskatoon Fire Department re...
Aug 20, 2020 (Saskatoon Fire Department/Submitted)
U of S researchers hoping to lower crop pesticide use by as much as 95 per cent
University of Saskatchewan researchers are part of a consortium that will develop technology to help lower pesticide use across Canada, and also make crop production more efficient and affordable for ...
Aug 20, 2020 (David Stobbe / StobbePhoto.ca)
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