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Loon Lake boy among winners in RCMP 'Name the Puppy' contest
The RCMP has announced the winners of the 2020 Name the Puppy contest. In a release, the Mounties said the winning names will be given to the first 13 puppies born at the Police Dog Services Training ...
Apr 29, 2020 The winners of the 2020 RCMP Name the Puppy contest were announced April 29, 2020. (RCMP/Submitted)
Warman man facing several charges after collision with parked vehicles
A 46-year-old Warman man is facing numerous charges following a collision with parked vehicles in the 3500 block of 33rd Street West on Tuesday. At around 8:30 p.m., police were called to the scene wh...
Apr 29, 2020
Suspicious package leaking yellow liquid turns out to be broken water sample: Saskatoon Fire
A broken water sample meant for Saskatchewan's Centre for Disease Control caused a brief scare outside a Canada Post depot in Saskatoon on Wednesday. Saskatoon Fire's hazmat unit responded to the 51st...
Apr 29, 2020 Saskatoon Fire's hazmat unit cleans up after responding to a suspicious package call on April 29, 2020. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Fire bans issued southwest of Saskatoon
With temperatures rising and fields drying up, fire bans are coming into effect west and southwest of Saskatoon. The rural municipalities of Vanscoy and Montrose issued fire bans Tuesday afternoon, pr...
Apr 29, 2020
Grass fire burning near Highway 16 north of the city
Crews are battling a grass fire north of Saskatoon near Highway 16 and Range Road 3062. The Saskatoon Fire Dept. received a 911 call at around 2:30 Tuesday afternoon about a controlled burn that had b...
Apr 28, 2020 Fire crews battle a grass fire at Range Road 3062 near Highway 16 north of Saskatoon, Apr. 28, 2020.
(Saskatoon Fire Dept./Submitted photo)
The Hollows says goodbye as Saskatoon landmark set to be demolished in fall
A well-known Saskatoon restaurant is closing its doors for good after a decision was made to demolish the building they occupy in the fall. In a Facebook post Monday, The Hollows wrote "the Golden Dra...
Apr 28, 2020 A post on Facebook by the Hollows restraunt says the iconic Golden Dragon building is set to be demolished in the late fall. (Facebook/The Hollows)
Council gives green light to draft conversion therapy bylaw
In a 9 -2 vote, Saskatoon city councillors voted Monday, April 27, to draft a bylaw to ban conversion therapy as a business in the city. City solicitor Cindy Yelland told council they would be followi...
Apr 28, 2020
Gas prices jump in Saskatoon as refineries scale down
The days of cheap fill-ups might be coming to an end in Saskatoon after gasoline prices started to jump 15 cents per litre on Tuesday. By 4 p.m., several Esso, Shell and Petro-Canada gas stations had ...
Apr 28, 2020 Gas prices jumped by 15 cents per litre at some stations in Saskatoon on April 28, 2020. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
New safety protocols, late spring cited as reasons city street sweeping to continue into July
Street sweeping in Saskatoon won't likely be completed until late July, more than a month later than it normally would be finished. The new street cleaning and sweeping plan is part of City Council's ...
Apr 28, 2020 Street sweeping will continue, likely into late July this year. Lara Fominoff/CKOM
Planned power outages coming to Saskatoon in multiple neighbourhoods
A series of power outages are coming to Saskatoon this week. With many working from home, or using their power to connect internet services, SaskPower media relations consultant Scott McGregor joined ...
Apr 28, 2020
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