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Police investigating after two men unlawfully confined, one beaten with a hammer
Saskatoon police are investigating after two men were assaulted and unlawfully confined earlier this week. Police say between 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. Tuesday, two men, ages 38 and 45, were unlawfully confin...
May 08, 2020
Saskatoon woman shares memories as the 75th anniversary of VE Day is marked
Friday marks the 75th anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) Day. Shirley Vick says she will never forget the sound of the soldiers marching in Saskatoon at the beginning of the Second World War. It wa...
May 08, 2020 (Shirley Vick/Submitted photo)
Grass fire scorches small area near Highway 7 and CN Railway tracks
A small grass fire reported around 7:30 Thursday evening could be seen from the CN Rail overpass on Highway 7 on Saskatoon's west side. Saskatoon Fire Battalion Chief Rob Hogan says a couple of 911 ca...
May 07, 2020 A grass fire broke out on Saskatoon's west side near Highway 7 and the CN Rail Tracks. (David Kirton/650 CKOM)
Huskies' Taran Kozun named Canada West male athlete of the year
Taran Kozun knows a thing or two about hard work. The University of Saskatchewan Huskies men's hockey goaltender was named the Canada West male athlete of the year on Thursday after leading the confer...
May 07, 2020 University of Saskatchewan men's hockey team goaltender Taran Kozun set new Canada West regular season shutout streak by going 267 minutes and 32 seconds without allowing a goal. (Huskies Athletics)
CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie admits 2020 season likely to be wiped out
OTTAWA - CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie says the most likely scenario for the league is a cancelled 2020 season during the COVID-19 pandemic. Ambrosie made the admission for the first time while test...
May 07, 2020 (CFL)
Recovered COVID-19 patients in Saskatoon, Regina can now donate plasma for Canada-wide trial
Anyone in Saskatoon or Regina who has recovered from COVID-19 and meets certain criteria, could be part of a new, nation-wide trial . The trial, which got underway just last week in more than 50 hospi...
May 07, 2020 The Canadian Blood Services clinic on Eighth Street in Saskatoon. (Harrison Brooks/650 CKOM)
Cancer screening to return during SHA phase one resumption of services
The Saskatchewan Cancer Agency was pleased to see the Saskatchewan Health Authority unveil its plans to resume medical services across the province on Tuesday. As part of the phase one in the four-pha...
May 07, 2020 The Saskatoon Cancer Centre at Royal University Hospital. (Saskatchewan Cancer Agency/saskcancer.ca)
Tips for staying safe during Emergency Preparedness Week
The City of Saskatoon has some advice to keep residents ready for any scenario to mark Emergency Preparedness Week in Canada. Pamela Goulden-McLeod, the city's director of emergency planning, joined T...
May 07, 2020 (Responsible Distribution Canada/Twitter)
NDP's call for phase two of Re-Open plan to be paused, supported by stylists
Saskatchewan's Re-Open plan began phase one on Monday for most of the province but as cases of COVID-19 continue to grow in the north the opposition NDP wants phase two to be put on the back burner. "...
May 07, 2020 (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
City announces revised 2020 Capital Construction Program
Upwards of 4,600 metres of water main installation is included in a revised 2020 Capital Construction Program, endorsed by Saskatoon city council. In a virtual press conference Thursday, general manag...
May 07, 2020 Chris Carr/650 CKOM
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