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Saskatchewan drivers dealing with effects of spring snowfall
A last-second effort by Mother Nature to extend winter has people in Saskatchewan feeling the effects. Ditches across the province were littered with vehicles Wednesday after a spring snowfall. Accord...
Apr 17, 2024 (Highway Hotline/Twitter)
33rd Street apartment fire leaves Saskatoon man with devastating burns
On the evening of April 7, Heather Dyck received a shocking text from her son, Zakk Grant. The 30-year-old let his mother know that a fire had started in his basement suite on 33rd Street West. Dyck t...
Apr 17, 2024 Zakk Grant suffered second and third-degree burns to 40 per cent of his body during a fire in his basement suite apartment on April 7. (Submitted)
Victim of Saskatoon's seventh homicide of 2024 identified
A 24-year-old woman has been identified as Saskatoon's seventh homicide victim of 2024. Saskatoon police said Tuesday that Melissa Duquette was found dead Monday in the basement of a house in the 3200...
Apr 16, 2024 Saskatoon police found the woman's body Monday morning after getting a call about an unsecured property. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM file photo)
Landfill construction may create 'noticeable odours,' city says
Construction at Saskatoon's landfill could create some funky smells over the next six weeks, but the project is expected to benefit the environment in a big way. The work beginning this week will expa...
Apr 16, 2024 Saskatoon’s Landfill Gas Collection & Power Generation System reduces greenhouse gas emissions by around 50,000 tonnes each year, and the project aims to bring that up to 80,000. (City of Saskatoon/Submitted)
E-scootin' around: Saskatoon's pilot project returns this week
E-scooters started rolling through Saskatoon on Monday. This is the second year of a pilot project that is bringing back the operation of Bird and Neuron scooters. Isaac Ransom, head of corporate affa...
Apr 15, 2024 E-scooters returned to Saskatoon on Monday for the second year of a pilot project. (650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatoon to host Canadian under-18 curling championships in 2025
A major curling event is coming to the Bridge City. Saskatoon's Nutana Curling Club is set to host the Canadian under-18 curling championships in 2025. According to Curling Canada, the event will be h...
Apr 13, 2024 The Nutana Curling Club in Saskatoon will host the 2025 Under-18 Curling Championships. (Shane Clausing/650 CKOM)
Fond du Lac woman $1,254,350 richer after winning VLT jackpot in Saskatoon
Karrie Kkailther said she was shocked and confused at first, but soon she realized what had happened - she'd won more than a million dollars on a Saskatoon VLT. Kkailther, who lives in Fond du Lac, wo...
Apr 12, 2024 A Fond du Lac woman says she'll be looking at houses after a big win on a Saskatoon VLT. (Western Canada Lottery Corporation/Submitted)
Saskatoon Ward 8 Coun. Sarina Gersher not seeking re-election
Another Saskatoon city councillor has decided not to run in November's civic election. Ward 8 Coun. Sarina Gersher said it wasn't an easy decision, and there wasn't one specific reason that brought he...
Apr 12, 2024 "I feel I've been able to come to this role 100 per cent for each term and give 100 per cent of myself."
(Sarina Gersher/Submitted)
'Careful when you burn:' Fire chief shares safety tips following large grass fire
A major grass fire sparked early Tuesday afternoon southeast of Saskatoon has fire chiefs in the area reminding people to be cautious during this dry season. Mike Beamish, the chief of the fire depart...
Apr 10, 2024 A grass fire burns north of Saskatoon on April 26, 2021. Fire chiefs are reminding people to be careful when they start controlled burns. (650 CKOM file photo)
No injuries or structures damaged after large grass fire southeast of Saskatoon
Fire crews from Saskatoon and the surrounding area fought a grass fire southeast of the city that was sparked early on Tuesday afternoon. According to the Saskatoon Fire Department, the blaze was half...
Apr 09, 2024 The fire department said firefighters were still at the scene late Tuesday afternoon. (650 CKOM file photo)
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