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Budget day 1: Saskatoon Police get their ask; City changes tax increases
Although the new Saskatoon central library stole the show on Monday night, there was still a lot that went on in council chambers on day 1 of the multi-year budget deliberations. Saskatoon Police will...
Nov 26, 2019 Saskatoon Police Chief Troy Cooper answers Saskatoon Council questions during budget deliberations on November 25, 2019. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
Suspicious duplex fire damages kitchen on Avenue D
The Saskatoon Fire Department spent roughly 20 minutes battling a suspicious duplex fire in the Woodlawn neighbourhood. A report of a fire at 1819 Avenue D North was called in at roughly 2:33 p.m. Sat...
Nov 16, 2019
Saskatoon business hopes to recover from fire before Christmas
For 20 years, Backside Boardshop has been a part of the business community in Saskatoon. Now it's owner, Mike Napper, is dealing with the unexpected. A fire hit the business at 33rd street and 3rd Ave...
Nov 02, 2019
Fire burns on 33rd Street and 3rd Avenue
The Saskatoon Fire Department was called to a blaze in the City Park neighbourhood during the rush hour commute Thursday. Crews were called to the fire at Backside Board Shop Ltd. at 4:42 p.m Friday. ...
Oct 24, 2019 The Saskatoon Fire Department was called to Backside Board Shop to battle a blaze on Oct. 24, 2019. (Jay Thomas/650 CKOM)
Morning fire spreads from garage to power lines
Saskatoon fire crews responded to several 911 calls about a garage fire on Saturday morning on the 300 block of Whitney Avenue South. Crews found heavy smoke and flames coming out of the single car ga...
Oct 19, 2019 Saskatoon fire crews responded to a garage fire on Whitney Avenue South on Oct. 19, 2019. (Saskatoon Fire Department)
Crews respond to 2 suspicious fires in Nutana Park
Saskatoon firefighters responding to a shed fire at 41 Bell Crescent at 1:55 a.m. Saturday quickly realized they had more work ahead than expected. Just a few houses down, at 45 Bell Crescent, another...
Oct 19, 2019 Firefighters responded to two suspicious fires on Bell Crescent on Oct 19, 2019. (Saskatoon Fire Department)
Garage fire causes estimated $10k in damage
A garage fire on Spadina Crescent Saturday evening caused roughly $10,000 in damage. Saskatoon Fire Department was called to a reported house fire at 7:54 p.m., but other callers found it was a garage...
Oct 13, 2019
Emergency professionals receive medals for 25 years of service
Long-serving emergency professionals were honoured today in Saskatoon for 25 years of service. Twenty-one members of the RCMP, city police and fire department were presented a protective service medal...
Oct 08, 2019 Saskatchewan's Lieutenant Governor Russ Mirasty presents Police inspector Patrick Nogier with a Protective Service Medal at Saskatoon's police headquarters on Tuesday, October 8th, 2019. Nogier is now Prince Albert's Chief of Police. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
Fire crews rescue woman trapped in collision wreckage
Saskatoon fire crews cut the roof off an SUV to free an elderly passenger following a Saturday morning collision. Crews responded at 9:36 a.m. to the intersection of College Drive and Preston Avenue a...
Sep 28, 2019 Saskatoon firefighters responded to a crash between an SUV and truck Sept. 28, 2019. (Saskatoon Fire Department)
Saskatoon man jumps from third-floor balcony to escape fire
An early morning fire in the Meadow Green area sent one man to hospital on Saturday. Saskatoon firefighters responded to an apartment building on the 500 block of Avenue X south at 2:23 a.m. When they...
Sep 28, 2019 (650 CKOM file photo)
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