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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)
Unifor releases video on barricade north of Saskatoon
The union representing locked out Co-op Refinery workers has released a video on social media describing the motivation for it's latest labour dispute tactic - putting a fence around the Co-op cardloc...
Feb 15, 2020 Unifor members set up barricades around the entrances to the co-op cardlock, north of Saskatoon, just off highway 16 on Friday, February 14, 2020. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon firefighters have a busy Friday morning
The Saskatoon Fire Department was kept busy in the early hours of Friday morning. In addition to the fire at a tire recycling facility north of the city, Saskatoon firefighters responded to five fires...
Feb 14, 2020 (650 CKOM file photo)
Fire at tire recycling facility north of Saskatoon under control
A fire that broke out at a tire recycling facility north of Saskatoon is now under control. Saskatoon fire crews with the assistance of the Martensville department responded just before 6:30 a.m. Frid...
Feb 14, 2020 A tire fire broke out at Saskatoon's Shercom Industries early on Feb. 14, 2020. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
Educators facilitating programs to ensure students learn in and out of the classroom
Educators are going the extra mile to ensure their students become more than just graduates, but also citizens in the real world. Two educators who have been putting in the extra work are teachers Kyl...
Feb 13, 2020 Lawson Heights Elementary School on Feb. 13, 2020. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
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)
Extreme cold warnings in effect for much of Sask. including Saskatoon and Regina
Extreme cold warnings are in effect for much of north-central, and south-western Saskatchewan, including Saskatoon and Regina. Environment Canada is forecasting extreme wind chill values of -40 C to -...
Feb 12, 2020 (Jessie Anton/980 CJME)
A call for more AEDs at city businesses after woman dies at local mall
A Saskatoon woman is calling for more automated external defibrillators (AEDs) in public places after her mom collapsed in a city mall and couldn't be saved. Krista Kut says her mom, Valerie Caspick, ...
Feb 12, 2020 Krista Kut on her wedding day with her mom Valerie Caspick and her dad Darrell Caspick. (submitted)
Grant opens door for city's first electric bus project
A December Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) grant is helping the city go green in the transit system. The grant will partially fund a city pilot project, testing the technical and financial...
Feb 12, 2020
Junos co-chair tees up March music awards show
With just over a month to go until the 2020 Junos are set to hit Saskatoon, a co-chair of the Canadian music awards show is giving a preview of what fans and artists can expect. Scott Ford said itR...
Feb 11, 2020
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