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Bad drug alert: At least 23 more overdoses in Saskatoon in 24 hours
The Saskatoon Fire Department (SFD), already under pressure after a number of overdoses this week, is now dealing with 23 more in the last 24 hours. A Saskatchewan Ministry of Health alert on Saturday...
Mar 02, 2025 Pictured is a package of fentanyl seized by the Regina Police Service in 2023. Testing provided by Prairie Harm Reduction on Feb. 26, 2025, said the recent spike on Saskatoon overdoses involved drugs sold as fentanyl or other drugs that are light pink chunks, or dark purple chunks. (Regina Police Service/Submitted)
Saskatoon organizations keeping city's most vulnerable warm in cold weather
As the cold temperatures in Saskatchewan look to continue for the foreseeable future, many folks will be bundling up with an extra layer. But some of Saskatoon's most vulnerable won't have that luxury...
Feb 08, 2025 The Saskatoon Fire Department and five city organizations, are running a winter clothing drive until Feb. 14. Pictured is Saskatoon’s Sage Clan Patrol handing out warm clothes in 2023. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
Enjoy your New Year's Eve fireworks safely, Saskatoon Fire Department says
Revellers in Saskatoon are free to enjoy fireworks on New Year's Eve, but only low-hazard ones. Saskatoon Fire Department (SFD) said in a news release on Monday that only certain fireworks are able to...
Dec 30, 2024 Other than sparklers, people should never light a firework in their hand or hold a lit firework, says Saskatoon Fire Department. (belchonock/Depositphotos.com)
Large house fire in Saskatoon's Caswell Hill under investigation
A blaze at a three-story house in the Caswell Hill neighbourhood in Saskatoon on Friday night is under investigation. Saskatoon Fire Department (SFD) said in a news release the department received a n...
Oct 26, 2024 Saskatoon Fire Department fights a fire at 408 24th Street West on Oct. 25, 2024. (Saskatoon Fire Department/Submitted).
Saskatoon Fire respond to four fires in the Mayfair neighbourhood
It was a busy morning for the Saskatoon Fire Department (SFD). In just over an hour, SFD responded to four different fires in the Mayfair neighbourhood. At 9:21 a.m. SFD responded to a detached garage...
Oct 24, 2024 The Saskatoon Fire Department responded to four fires in just over one hour in the Mayfair neighbourhood. (650 CKOM file photo)
PHOTOS, VIDEO: Strong wind fuels brush fire near Saskatoon
Saskatoon Fire Department crews are on scene at a brush fire in a field south of the city. The department said in a news release that firefighters arrived at the site of the fire off Highway 11 and we...
Aug 20, 2024 Firefighters are fighting a brush fire off Highway 11 and west of Victor Road near Saskatoon. (Shane Clausing/650 CKOM)
Crews battle 'two alarm' fire at Prestige Flooring on Jasper Avenue
The total cost for damages is expected to be substantial after fire crews battled a blaze at Prestige Flooring and Hardwood in Saskatoon on Wednesday. Everyone got out of the building okay and no one ...
Jul 24, 2024 A two alarm fire required more than a dozen response vehicles to Jasper Avenue on Tuesday as crews battled a blaze at Prestige Flooring. (Shane Clausing/650 CKOM)
No injuries after fire at home on Idylwyld Drive
A fire at a multi-unit home on Idylwyld Drive ended with no injuries on Monday morning. According to the Saskatoon Fire Department, smoke could be seen when firefighters arrived in the 1000 block of I...
Jul 15, 2024 No injuries were reported after a house fire on Idylwyld Drive on Monday morning. (Brittany Caffet/650 CKOM)
Hazmat team responded to Saskatoon City Hospital chemical spill
The Saskatchewan Health Authority said Tuesday's Code Brown (Hazardous Materials Incident) was due to a machine used in sterilizing endoscopy equipment was found to be leaking a hospital-grade disinfe...
Jul 02, 2024 A 9-1-1 call sent Saskatoon Fire Department to the City Hospital for a chemical spill on Tuesday, July 2, 2024. (Saskatoon Fire Department/Submitted)
Doug Wegren named Saskatoon's new fire chief
Saskatoon has a new fire chief. The Saskatoon Fire Department announced that assistant chief Doug Wegren will assume the role, starting on Thursday. He replaces Morgan Hackl, who retired in March afte...
May 16, 2024 Doug Wegren is taking over the role of fire chief for Saskatoon, starting on Thursday. (City of Saskatoon/Submitted)
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