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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
"It's always a concern for us:" Saskatoon emergency services hopeful with new train speed restrictions
Speed restrictions on trains carrying dangerous goods will be affecting Saskatoon drivers. The new restrictions came into effect Friday following the second train derailment in nearly as many months b...
Feb 11, 2020 New speed restrictions have been issued federally for trains carrying dangerous goods following a second derailment in nearly two months near Guernsey. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
Council to hear proposed changes on Saskatoon dog parks
The number of dogs you can bring into the city's dog parks could change, along with how many chances they get before they're banned. The amendments to the city's bylaws were passed through by the city...
Feb 11, 2020 Changes may be coming to Saskatoon's dog parks.(Twitter/City of Saskatoon)
Police provide skinny on man caught out of Rosewood home in nothing but underwear
A bizarre situation in Saskatoon's Rosewood neighbourhood early Tuesday morning led to a man in his underwear being caught out in the cold. Saskatoon police say they received two calls from the 300 bl...
Feb 11, 2020 The window of a Rosewood home that was broken into on Feb. 11, 2020. (submitted)
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