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Two men arrested in Avenue L garage fire
Saskatoon police arrested a 20-year-old man and a 22-year-old man after they ran from the scene of a suspicious fire. Firefighters responded to the fire on the 200 block of Avenue L South around 11:30...
May 30, 2020 (650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatoon mom hoping son's legacy can help athletes struggling with mental illness
Shari Baraniuk is remembering her son for his big smile, infectious laughter and his athletic ability. Those qualities are helping Baraniuk make sure his legacy will help other young people from suffe...
May 29, 2020 Shari Baraniuk is honouring her son by fundraising to create new supports for young athletes struggling with mental illnesses. (University of Saskatchewan Huskies Athletics)
Gov’t announces funding for correctional centres, community airports
Some of Saskatchewan’s correctional centres are to get $6.3 million worth of improvements through funding from the provincial government. On Friday, the ministries of corrections and policing an...
May 29, 2020
Police release surveillance video in connection with murder investigation
Saskatoon police are releasing a surveillance video in the hope it will help them find who's responsible for the death of a 19-year-old woman. Tanya Alcrow was killed in the early hours of April 13 af...
May 28, 2020 (Saskatoon police/Submitted photo)
Saskatoon's Open Door Society approaches goal of sewing 10,000 masks
It was an ambitious goal by Saskatoon's Open Door Society set in early April: to recruit enough talented sewers and volunteers to make 10,000 masks for vulnerable populations throughout the city. Just...
May 27, 2020 Volunteers at Saskatoon Open Door Society help get face masks ready for sterilization. Facebook Photo Courtesy: SODS
SHA declares COVID-19 outbreak after family gatherings in Saskatoon
A contact tracing investigation involving more than 60 people has led to the declaration of a community outbreak of COVID-19 in Saskatoon. Dr. Johnmark Opondo, a medical health officer with the Saskat...
May 27, 2020 The coronavirus. (Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota/Twitter)
Police arrest one woman, search for another in aggravated assault case
Saskatoon police have issued an arrest warrant for 25-year-old Mykayla Bearboy in connection to a forcible confinement and aggravated assault investigation. A 35-year-old woman was recently arrested a...
May 27, 2020 Saskatoon police issued an arrest warrant for Mykayla Bearboy on May 27, 2020. (Saskatoon Police Service)
Swale Watchers chair 'totally shocked' with council's decision to increase speeds within wetlands
A group of concerned citizens isn't happy with Saskatoon city council's decision to increase speed limits through the Northeast Swale. During Monday's council meeting, councillors voted 7-4 in favour ...
May 26, 2020 Three deer cross the road near the Northeast Swale. (Twitter/Patricia Gakis)
Hugo Alvarado, Saskatoon painter and philanthropist, dies at age 71
Hugo Alvarado, a well-known Saskatoon artist and philanthropist, has died at age 71. He succumbed to lung disease last weekend. Raquel Alvarado, his daughter, joined Gormley on 650 CKOM to celebrate h...
May 26, 2020 "Winter in the Prairies," a 2020 painting by Hugo Alvarado.
(Hugo Alvarado Studio and Gallery/Facebook)
Council approves one-metre buffer between motorists and cyclists
Saskatoon motorists will have to give cyclists some space from now on. During Monday's council meeting, city council unanimously passed an updated version of the traffic amendment bylaw, requiring mot...
May 26, 2020
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