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Fire truck hit by car while responding to emergency
The Saskatoon Fire Department is reminding drivers to pull to the right, stop and give emergency vehicles a clear path through intersections. The reminder comes after a fire truck and car collided whi...
Dec 19, 2019 A Saskatoon fire truck was damaged in a collision while responding to an emergency on Dec. 18, 2019. (Saskatoon Fire Department)
'Conexus Riverview Chalet' project kicks off with $1M donation to Optimist Hill
Saskatoon's Optimist Hill received some help from Conexus on Thursday morning for its next phase of fundraising. A donation of $1 million was given to kickstart a goal of "close to" $5 million for a n...
Dec 19, 2019 Conexus Credit Union donated $1 million to Optimist Hill for the new "Conexus Riverview Chalet" on December 19, 2019. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
Police investigate impairment in multi-vehicle crash
Police are investigating impairment as a factor in a multi-vehicle crash during Thursday's morning commute. Shortly after 8:00 a.m., emergency crews responded to a collision between four vehicles in f...
Dec 19, 2019 Police are investigating an impairment after a multi-vehicle crash in front of the Travelodge Thursday. (Jay Thomas/650 CKOM)
'That's potential business:' business not ready to lose out on traffic-jam exposure if rail lines move
Traffic delays caused by trains could possibly become a thing of the past in Saskatoon, but one business manager isn't ready to lose their exposure. Monday, city transportation director Jay Magus told...
Dec 17, 2019 Saskatoon's Idylwyld Drive may be a lot less congested in the future. (Google Maps)
'Overall calming effect:' Blockades on 9th Street one step closer to permanent
Saskatoon City Council took another step forward Monday into ensuring the blockades at the west end of 9th Street East become permanent. Council carried a motion by a vote of 9-2 for administration to...
Dec 16, 2019 The right turn from 9th Street to an Idylwyld Drive on-ramp will close for one year. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
Warm up in store for Saskatchewan following frigid temperatures
Environment Canada says the province is in for a warm up. After a week of cold temperatures around the province, Environment Canada meteorologist Mark Melsness said the mercury will be moving up to ab...
Dec 15, 2019
Teenage boy charged in Saskatoon's latest murder
Police have charged a 17-year-old boy in the city's 16th murder. In a news release Friday, police said major crimes investigators with the assistance of the guns and gangs unit located and arrested th...
Dec 13, 2019 Saskatoon Police investigate the 16th murder of 2019 on Avenue X North Dec.7, 2019. (Harrison Brooks/650 CKOM)
Statistics Canada, SPS look back at the first year of legalization
Statistics Canada released its one-year report on pot sales and people in Saskatchewan aren't doling out major dollars like their provincial neighbours. Nearly $908 million was spent at the more than ...
Dec 12, 2019
The Sheepdogs to headline Juno Kick-Off Concert
The Sheepdogs are coming home to kick off Juno Week in Saskatoon. On Thursday morning, the Kick-Off Concert lineup was released along with ticket availability. The Sheepdogs, who are from Saskatoon, w...
Dec 12, 2019 Saskatoon band The Sheepdogs outside the Canadian embassy in Kazakhstan during the 2017 May long weekend. (The Sheepdogs/Twitter)
Iran sanctions, street meetings involved in tale of Saskatoon's stolen $1.04M
Details on what happened to a portion of the $1.04 million defrauded from the City of Saskatoon in the summer are emerging from a judge's decision in Ontario Superior Court. The seven-page decision, r...
Dec 12, 2019
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