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Tossed needles and garbage leads to confrontation between neighbours
A Saskatoon man says what started as a request to remove trash from a neighbouring house led to him being assaulted and insulted with racial slurs. Fayaz Kadir, an electrical engineer, was laid off a ...
Aug 11, 2020 Fayaz Kadir pictured outside his home on Avenue M. (Logan Stein/650 CKOM)
Province reveals plan for students, staff with COVID-19 symptoms at school
When Saskatchewan schools open this fall, they'll have isolation areas for students and staff members who display COVID-19 symptoms while in the building. As part of the Safe Schools Plan, the provinc...
Aug 10, 2020
Saskatoon transportation committee votes unanimously to recommend hike in cab fares
Taxi fares could be going up in Saskatoon after the city's standing policy committee on transportation unanimously agreed to recommend the increase at its meeting Monday afternoon. Mark Wilson, licens...
Aug 10, 2020
Man facing charges in early-morning disturbance in Waskesiu over the weekend
The RCMP says it has laid charges against a 30-year-old man following a disturbance that led to overflow campers in Waskesiu having to be evacuated early Sunday morning. He has been charged with utter...
Aug 10, 2020 Waskesiu at Prince Albert National Park.
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Low risk of West Nile virus in Saskatoon this summer
With everything 2020 has thrown at us, we can at least rule out a high risk of West Nile virus in Saskatoon. Jeff Boone, the City of Saskatoon's entomologist, says crews have been finding the Culex ta...
Aug 10, 2020
Saskatoon man with terminal cancer giving magic mushrooms a shot
A Saskatoon man has been given a special exemption to take psilocybin mushrooms to help him deal with the psychological impact of his terminal cancer. Thomas Hartle is a 52-year-old father of two. He'...
Aug 10, 2020 Thomas Hartle in his hospital bed. (Thomas Hartle/Facebook)
Firearm pointed at police officer during break-and-enter call
A 20-year-old man is facing several charges after police responded to a break and enter in progress during which a gun was pointed at an officer early Saturday morning in the Mayfair area. In a releas...
Aug 10, 2020
Man missing since mid-July found safe
A 25-year-old Saskatoon man who had last been seen July 16 has been located and found to be safe, according to a release from police. On July 22, police issued a release saying the man had been report...
Aug 10, 2020 (650 CKOM)
German Cultural Centre closing in Saskatoon after more than 60 years
After more than six decades in the city, the Saskatoon German Cultural Centre will be closing its doors. It announced on Facebook that it will be permanently closing on August 30. The German Canadian ...
Aug 09, 2020 Courtesy of German Cultural Centre Facebook
Prince Albert National Park overflow campground evacuated early Sunday morning
Overflow campers were told to pack up and leave Prince Albert National Park early Sunday morning after a strange incident. RCMP say they received multiple calls just before 3 a.m. about someone either...
Aug 09, 2020
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