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Speed limit to drop on part of Munroe Avenue on Sunday as city opens new bikeway
The City of Saskatoon is expanding its cycling infrastructure with a new "neighbourhood bikeway" along Munroe Avenue between College Drive and 14th Street. The route connects to the bikeway along 14th...
Aug 29, 2025 A cyclist rides on a bike path on Victoria Avenue. (650 CKOM file photo)
Alert issued after Saskatoon firefighters respond to string of overdose calls in August
The Saskatchewan Health Authority has issued an alert in Saskatoon after firefighters responded to a string of drug overdose calls this month. According to the health authority, firefighters in the Br...
Aug 29, 2025 In some of the overdose cases, hospitalization and multiple doses of naloxone have been required to revive the patient. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Nutrien Fireworks Festival will light up Saskatoon sky this weekend
The Nutrien Fireworks Festival returns to Saskatoon this weekend, with two shows on Friday and Saturday. Shad Ali, one of the festival's organizers, joined Mark Loshack on the 650 CKOM Morning Show to...
Aug 29, 2025 Along with the two fireworks displays, the festival offers plenty to see and do, including food trucks, live music and activities at the Family Fun Zones. (Shane Clausing/650 CKOM)
PHOTOS: Saskatoon firefighters fish empty SUV out of South Saskatchewan River
Firefighters in Saskatoon retrieved an empty vehicle from the South Saskatchewan River on Thursday morning. According to the fire department, a call came in reporting a vehicle in the river near the B...
Aug 28, 2025 The fire department said its water rescue team confirmed there was nobody inside the SUV. (Saskatoon Fire Department/Submitted)
Saskatoon declares Friday 'Green & White Day' ahead of 60th Labour Day Classic
The Roughriders may play in Regina, but the Bridge City is showing its Rider pride as well. Ahead of the 60th Labour Day Classic - which will see the Riders square off against their arch rivals, the W...
Aug 28, 2025 Saskatchewan Roughriders fans eat watermelon ahead of a CFL game in Regina, Saskatchewan. (Saskatchewan Roughriders/Submitted)
As mosquito counts rise in Saskatoon, entomologist offers tips to keep them in check
Mosquito counts are up in Saskatoon, but an entomologist says they're still a lot lower than last summer. The week ending on Friday saw the city collect an average of 24.97 biting mosquitos in its tra...
Aug 27, 2025 Georgiana Antochi-Crihan, an entomologist for the City of Saskatoon, said the warm temperatures and widespread rainfall in August likely contributed to the recent spike in mosquito populations. (Wizzard / Depositphotos.com)
Mother, doctors, group home staff recall events leading up to teen's death at inquest
The mother of Brandon Schafer-Kovacs said her 14-year-old son's cries for help fell on deaf ears before he died while in the care of Eagle's Nest Youth Ranch, a Saskatoon group home. Schafer-Kovacs wa...
Aug 27, 2025 An inquest into the November, 2022 death of 14-year-old Brandon Schafer-Kovacs began in Saskatoon this week. (Mourning Glory Funeral Services/Submitted)
Street weapons and EV charging costs on Saskatoon City Council's agenda
A couple of big issues will be covered during Saskatoon City Council's meeting on Wednesday. One of those is whether or not the city will opt into the Safe Public Spaces Act, a piece of provincial leg...
Aug 26, 2025 Kayla DeMong, executive director of Prairie Harm Reduction, said she fears that opting into the Safe Public Spaces Act will impact, "the people who are living without homes and facing so many layers of discrimination already.” (650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatoon police briefs: business allegedly robbed, bear spray, gun found in bag
Two people were arrested after allegedly robbing a business and attacking a security guard on Sunday evening. According to police, officers were called to the business on Confederation Drive at around...
Aug 25, 2025 Police say two people are facing robbery charges after allegedly stealing merchandise from a business on Confederation Drive. (BrianAJackson/Depositphotos.com)
Docked Prairie Lily bids melancholy farewell to Saskatoon
It's going to be hard to imagine the South Saskatchewan River in Saskatoon without The Prairie Lily sailing down it. After 14 summers of operation in the city, the red and white riverboat is closing d...
Aug 24, 2025 The Prairie Lily sitting at its dock in Saskatoon on Aug. 23, 2025. (Will Mandzuk/650CKOM)
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