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Malfunctioning transformer knocks out power, causes smoke at St. Paul's Hospital
Visible smoke running through a hallway at St. Paul's Hospital Sunday morning caused some concern for those in the facility. The smoke was reported just after 9:30 a.m. at the hospital, with fire crew...
Jun 07, 2020 St. Paul's Hospital. (Emmanuel Care)
Heavy rainfall, large wind gusts make for messy Saskatchewan weekend
It's been a wet 24 hours for Saskatchewan. Environment Canada says the Outlook area topped the province with 54.1 mm, or just over 2 inches, of rain since Saturday around noon. The Saskatoon area expe...
Jun 07, 2020 It's been a wet weekend in Saskatoon, with around 40 mm of rain Saturday into Sunday morning. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon Pride celebrations going digital for 2020
Saskatoon's pride celebrations will be taking place online this year, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As pride month continues across Canada, organizers in Saskatoon are continuing to pivot a month's wo...
Jun 07, 2020 The Saskatoon Pride Parade got off to a jumping start on June 21, 2019. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
SaskTel Centre drive-in theatre sharing experience with a new generation
At this time of year, the parking lot at SaskTel Centre is packed full of vehicles for a big musical act touring through the city. On Saturday, the parking lot was filling up for a pop-up drive-in the...
Jun 06, 2020 Vehicles file in to the SaskTel Centre temporary drive-in theatre for a matinee movie on Jun 6, 2020. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
Early morning fire destroys a Saskatoon home and garage
A fire early Saturday morning tore through a Pacific Heights home, destroying it and a detached garage. Crews responded to multiple 911 calls about a fire on the 300 block of Johnson Crescent at 1:11 ...
Jun 06, 2020 Saskatoon fire crews battled a blaze on Johnson Crescent on June 6, 2020. (Saskatoon Fire Department)
RCMP search for missing 14-year-old boy
Wakaw RCMP is asking for help to locate 14-year-old Isaiah Ermine and believe he may be in Saskatoon or Sturgeon Lake First Nation. Ermine's foster family has not heard from him since Wednesday and ar...
Jun 06, 2020 Isaiah Ermine, 14, and Natasha Ermine, 31, as seen in photos provided by RCMP on June 5, 2020. (Wakaw RCMP)
Charges laid in Meadow Green parking lot death
A 22-year-old is facing charges of causing death while driving impaired and failure to stop after a body was discovered in a parking lot Saturday morning in the Meadow Green neighbourhood. Officers re...
Jun 06, 2020 Saskatoon police investigate a death in a parking lot on Appleby Drive June 6, 2020 (submitted)
COVID-19 in Saskatchewan: The Week in Review, June 5
Patio beers and the chance to lose some pandemic pounds are right around the corner! It's month four of the COVID-19 pandemic, and it can be exhausting trying to track down all the information you nee...
Jun 05, 2020
NDP calls on province to do more for Indigenous children in care
Saskatchewan's approach to child welfare has failed Indigenous children according to the leader of the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party. Saskatchewan now has the most children in care homes since 200...
Jun 05, 2020 NDP Leader Ryan Meili. (650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatoon police Cst. placed on leave in connection with 'concerning' social media posts
The Saskatoon Police Service has placed a constable on administrative leave regarding concerning posts on their personal social media account. On Friday morning, police say they were notified about pr...
Jun 05, 2020 (650 CKOM)
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