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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
Saskatoon man charged with impaired driving after motorcycle crash
A 47-year-old Saskatoon man is facing charges of impaired driving and exceeding .08 following a single-vehicle motorcycle collision. At around 6:20 Monday evening, police responded to a report of a co...
Apr 28, 2020
Two Saskatoon men facing more than 45 drugs and weapons charges
Two Saskatoon men, ages 30 and 50, are facing more than 45 charges following a report of suspicious activity in the 2100 block of St. Andrews Avenue. At approximately 7:40 p.m. Monday, police received...
Apr 28, 2020
Saskatoon fire dept. issues safety reminder after Arbor Creek fire damages home
At around 4:20 a.m. on Tuesday, the Saskatoon Fire Department received a 911 call reporting visible smoke and the smell of fire in the Arbor Creek neighbourhood. The caller patrolled the area while on...
Apr 28, 2020 Saskatoon fire crews were called to a home in Arbor Creek for an early morning fire on April 28, 2020.
(Saskatoon Fire Dept./Submitted photo)
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