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Man facing charges after robbery in Lawson Heights
The Saskatoon Police Service were called to a robbery at a business in the Lawson Heights area Sunday morning. A man had entered a store in the 100 block of Cree Cres. just before 6 a.m. and attacked ...
Jun 28, 2020 (650 CKOM file photo)
'He's country, but he rocks:' Brett Kissel delivers in Saskatoon
Saskatoon got its first taste of live music in months. Brett Kissel performed three one-hour shows outside the SaskTel Centre Saturday night. Over a thousand people in a sea of vehicles came to see th...
Jun 28, 2020 Brett Kissel during his first show outside SaskTel Place.
(Logan Stein/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon police start the weekend with several serious calls
From late Friday to early Saturday morning Saskatoon police responded to break-ins, a stabbing and shooting. It started with a disturbance call at 11:38 p.m. on the 200 block of Avenue K South. Office...
Jun 27, 2020
Three people charged after drug bust
Three people are facing trafficking charges after Saskatoon police searched a home in Wildwood. A man and a woman were taken into custody Thursday night after police did a traffic stop in the 3300 blo...
Jun 26, 2020 (650 CKOM file photo)
Sask. conservation officer wagging his way into retirement
One of Saskatchewan's conservation officers likely got a pat on the head and maybe a belly rub when he called it a career. The Ministry of Environment says service dog Jaks has retired after spending ...
Jun 26, 2020
Chief of Saskatchewan Highway Patrol fired over questionable purchases suing the province for wrongful dismissal
The former chief of the Saskatchewan Highway Patrol is suing for damages alleging he was wrongfully dismissed. Highways Ministry Communications Executive Director Doug Wakabayashi confirmed that Robin...
Jun 26, 2020
UPDATED: Custom bikes stolen from Saskatoon girl with spina bifida
It's not only unfortunate, but also upsetting for most people when their bikes are stolen. And for one 12-year-old Saskatoon girl, it's even worse. According to a recent Saskatoon Police Service Faceb...
Jun 26, 2020 A photo provided to Saskatoon Police showing what one of the girl's bikes looked like. (Saskatoon Police)
'I gotta say, its different': students at Tommy Douglas Collegiate celebrate outdoor grad
Graduates at Tommy Douglas Collegiate were unsure if they would get a grad ceremony. With traditional ceremonies now unable to continue due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the school's grad committee moved ...
Jun 25, 2020 Graduates at Tommy Douglas Collegiate were able to get their diplomas at an outdoor ceremony on June 25, 2020. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
"Alternate potable water" still being used at Sask. Hospital nine months after boil water advisory
The Sask. Hospital North Battleford (SHNB) facility continues to have its issues. Saskatchewan's Ministry of Central Services confirmed to 650 CKOM Thursday that the facility continues to have to use ...
Jun 25, 2020 (battlefordsNOW Staff)
Rob Norris announces run for mayor - says 'fresh eyes and perspective' needed at city hall
As the sounds of Eighth Street construction equipment and traffic echoed in the background, former Saskatchewan Party MLA and cabinet minister Rob Norris formally announced his intention to run for ma...
Jun 25, 2020 Rob Norris announces he is running for mayor in the Nov. 9, 2020, civic election.
(Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
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