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Saskatoon lower risk than Calgary and Montreal for water main break
Would the City of Saskatoon be prepared for a major water main break - like the kind that happened in Calgary on June 5, and in Montreal on August 16th. A new report to councillors Tuesday outlined ma...
Sep 03, 2024 According to the report, written by Russ Munro, director of Saskatoon Water, along with other department members, the catastrophic failures in Calgary and Montreal have raised questions about the reliability and resiliency of the city's critical water distribution infrastructure. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Schools are filled with excited students, and drivers slow to 30km
It was a mix of nerves and excitement amongst all the students at Campbell Collegiate and cole Connaught School in Regina, however for those entering grade nine - it was their first time entering the ...
Sep 03, 2024 Parents watching their children on the playground with their friends had a few thoughts about the big day. (Abby Zieverink/980 CJME)
Saskatoon man, 32, arrested in Friday's Westmount gunfire incident
Saskatoon police have now arrested a 32-year-old man concerning the gunshot on Friday morning. Police patrol arrested the Saskatoon man on September 1 and located ammunition on him. This all stemmed f...
Sep 03, 2024 Saskatoon police have now arrested a 32-year-old man concerning the gunshot on Friday morning.
Police patrol arrested the Saskatoon man on September 1 and located ammunition on him. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
Asquith school saves parents time, cash by buying bulk supplies
The back-to-school scramble was on in full force last week. Parents who put off shopping for school supplies were busy scouring nearly-empty shelves, sometimes reaching to the very back for the last f...
Sep 03, 2024 Asquith mom Ashlyn Redekop said one of the only items on her back-to-school shopping list this year was new shoes. Her local school provides the majority of school supplies for her children. (Brittany Caffet/650 CKOM)
PHOTOS: Northern lights dazzle across Saskatchewan
The northern lights were dazzling all across Saskatchewan this weekend. The lights, or aurora borealis, are caused when the Sun blasts charged particles (electrons and protons) into space, which is ca...
Sep 02, 2024 The northern lights over Saskatoon on Sept. 1, 2024. (Dr. Shaden Rislan Bani Yaseen/Submitted)
PHOTOS: Saskatoon skies filled with rare double rainbow
If you thought you were seeing double in Saskatoon on Friday, you were correct. This rare double rainbow was captured on film by Dr. Shaden Rislan Bani Yaseen. The formation of a double rainbow requir...
Sep 02, 2024 This double rainbow was spotted in Saskatoon on Aug. 30, 2024. (Dr. Shaden Rislan Bani Yaseen/Submitted)
Police investigate man's death in Prince Albert
An autopsy is scheduled for Tuesday after a 22-year-old man was found dead early Sunday morning in Prince Albert. Just before 9 a.m., police were called to the 1200 Block of 28th Street East to assist...
Sep 02, 2024 A thick line of yellow police tape surrounds an area of the Carlton Park apartments parking lot. (Nigel Maxwell/paNOW)
'Born into trauma': Using positives to overcome addiction
The first time Rodney Nataucappo got drunk or high, he was six years old. Nataucappo said he believes he was born into addictions and it runs in families, just like being a lawyer or a doctor or a pol...
Sep 02, 2024 These days, Rodney Nataucappo lives a much healthier life, spending time with family instead of using drugs and living on the streets. (Rodney Nataucappo/Submitted)
Saskatchewan sees rise in female hockey players, officials
The sounds of skates on ice, pucks hitting the glass and sticks banging on the boards are almost here. As another season of minor hockey approaches in Saskatchewan, more female hockey players than eve...
Sep 02, 2024 Saskatoon Comet Fury warming up for a game in 2023. (Will Mandzuk/650CKOM)
Saskatoon to participate in national homeless count
The City of Saskatoon will be participating in a national Point-in-Time (PiT) homeless count this fall. The count will take place from Oct. 1 to Nov. 30 in a coordinated effort to help identify what h...
Sep 02, 2024 A homeless encampment in Saskatoon's Pleasant Hill neighbourhood. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
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