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Man lands in hospital after crash in Saskatoon
Traffic restrictions were lifted shortly before 4 a.m. Monday after a serious crash at Boychuk Drive and McMaster Crescent on Sunday. Police say around 6:30 p.m., a car collided with a pickup truck an...
Jun 22, 2020 (650 CKOM file photo)
Firefighters respond to suspicious Riversdale blaze
Saskatoon firefighters responded to several 911 calls Sunday morning reporting various things on fire in the Riversdale area including a fence, discarded items and a structure. Crews found a mattress,...
Jun 21, 2020 Saskatoon firefighters responded to a suspicious fire on Avenue I South on June 21, 2020. (Saskatoon Fire Department)
University of Saskatchewan hopes to become Canada's first state of the art road safety research hub
If all goes as planned, by September the University of Saskatchewan could have the Country's first state-of-the-art road safety research hub. It will be located in the Health Sciences Building and wil...
Jun 21, 2020 Gerontologist and Assistant Professor, Dr. Alexander Crizzle.
(University of Saskatchewan)
Huge support for final 'Clang and Bang' in Saskatoon
The Saturday Night Clang and Bang, as many residents in the Greystone Heights community have called it, has brought people together through the unprecedented times of COVID-19. With hundreds of people...
Jun 21, 2020 Attendees gather on Quance Ave to show support for front line workers in the last Clang and Bang on June 20, 2020. (Logan Stein/650 CKOM)
'There is a great need for it:' Man makes YouTube videos for kids without father figures
"When I was 14 my dad chose to not have kids anymore, I didn't realize that was an option," said Rob Kenney, creator of the 'Dad, how do I?' YouTube channel. Kenney's channel isn't your typical YouTub...
Jun 21, 2020 A snapshot from one of Rob Kenney's videos explaining nuts, bolts, and wrenches.
Street Stall Saturdays reviving farmers' market at River Landing
The people, the vendors and the fresh produce are back at Market Square at River landing. Called Street Stall Saturdays, the group running the market along Sonnenschein Way on the south side of the fa...
Jun 20, 2020 Street Stall Saturdays held its first market of the season on June 20, 2020. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
Man's body found in Saskatoon, police ask for tips
Saskatoon police are asking for information after a man's body was found Saturday morning. Officers responded to an area between buildings on the 300 block of 21st Street East at 8:34 a.m. In a news r...
Jun 20, 2020
Saskatoon police taser, arrest 44-year-old man
Saskatoon police responding to a disturbance call on the 1700 block of 11th Street West on Friday night discovered the suspect had an outstanding warrant. Officers arrived at approximately 11:44 p.m. ...
Jun 20, 2020 (650 CKOM)
Man arrested in Broadway Ave. bear mace incident
Saskatoon police charged a 21-year-old man after two other men were sprayed with bear mace Friday night on Broadway Avenue. Police responded to the 700 block, near 11th Street around 10:30 p.m. Office...
Jun 20, 2020 (650 CKOM file photo)
Paramedics support pride with new rainbow patches
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced a lot to change, including pride festivities typically scheduled in June. In Saskatoon, the pride parade was cancelled with other events moving online. To show their s...
Jun 20, 2020 Medavie paramedics show support for Pride Month by wearing special patches during June. (Medavie Health Services West/Twitter)
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