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Missing fire alarm results in death from apartment fire
There are still two people in critical condition resulting from an early-morning house fire earlier this week. The Saskatoon Fire Department (SFD) was called Monday at 2:34 a.m., to an apartment build...
Oct 30, 2021 (Harrison Brooks/650 CKOM)
Fire at Spiritwood Sasktel building knocks out 911 access
All phone, internet and cellular services are down in the area around Spiritwood, including 911. A Sasktel building caught on fire Sunday morning, taking out the infrastructure. From Spiritwood, the o...
Aug 23, 2020 (980 CJME file photo)
SRNA makes urgent call out to retired RNs
The Saskatchewan Registered Nurses Association is now compiling a bank of eligible, qualified RNs across the province as medical support, if necessary. They may be retired, or grad nurses as well. A n...
Mar 23, 2020
Saskatoon updates website with new COVID-19 landing page
The City of Saskatoon is helping share reliable and accurate information on COVID-19 by creating a web page dedicated to coronavirus information. "Everyone can find facts on how to protect yourself an...
Mar 14, 2020
'More than just toilet paper:' Saskatoon EMO director discusses emergency supplies
Amid fears of quarantine, many have swiped up toilet paper across Canada, which includes some stores in Saskatoon. Although toilet paper is essential, Saskatoon's director of emergency management serv...
Mar 11, 2020
Paramedics on front lines of drug overdoses in Regina
First responders are all on the front lines of dealing with a rash of drug overdoses in Regina. In the first six weeks of the year, Regina police tracked 46 overdose calls believed to be linked to fen...
Feb 17, 2020
Fire crews respond to weekend spree of dumpster fires
The Saskatoon Fire Department has been busy as of late, mainly with fires in city dumpsters. Saturday night was no exception, with three small fires being lit in dumpsters, just a few blocks from one ...
Feb 16, 2020 (650 CKOM file photo)
Merlis Belsher Place equipped for emergency situations
In the event of an emergency, the staff at Merlis Belsher Place is ready. Following St. Louis Blues defenceman Jay Bouwmeester's collapse Tuesday night, light has been shed on the importance of life-s...
Feb 13, 2020 Merlis Belsher Place is home to Huskie Athletics, located near the main campus at the University of Saskatchewan. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
Internet-based 911 calling on the horizon; aim is to enhance response
TORONTO - Emergency services will soon have to ensure they can pinpoint the location of people calling 911 for help on their cellphones. The technically complex shift mandated by Canada's telecommunic...
Dec 22, 2019
Flood waters expected to rise in parts of southern New Brunswick
SAINT JOHN, N.B. - Floodwaters in southern New Brunswick continued to rise Saturday as homeowners in the Saint John area packed walls of sandbags in an effort to hold back the waves. Kevin Whalen was ...
May 05, 2018
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