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August long weekend: Here's what's open and closed
The August long weekend means changes to city services and some facilities on Monday. City Hall will be closed. Pay Parking Stations will not require payment. Drivers are still required to abide by po...
Aug 02, 2019
Road repairs at 22nd and Idylwyld to last most of day
The city of Saskatoon is warning drivers to avoid 22nd Street and Idylwyld Wednesday. Traffic at the major intersection is heavily restricted this morning while crews finish patching the road after Sa...
Jul 31, 2019 Road repairs underway at 22nd Street and Idylwyld after Monday's natural gas line leak (Brent Bosker/650 CKOM)
Natural gas leak shuts down major intersection in Saskatoon
A main access into downtown Saskatoon was shutdown for a gas leak Monday evening. Around 8:30 p.m. fire crews returning from a call detected the smell of natural gas coming from the intersection of 22...
Jul 30, 2019 Idylwyld and 22nd Street was shutdown for several hours Monday evening as crews dealt with a natural gas leak (Jay Thomas/650 CKOM)
Warmer temperatures for Saskatchewan after windy weekend
Blustery weather over the weekend blew us right into the start of the work week. The tail end of the system brought wind warnings to much of Saskatchewan on Sunday. Kindersley and North Battleford rep...
Jul 29, 2019 Wind gusts picked up on Saturday, July 27, 2019 in Saskatoon. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
Food Truck Wars wraps up with minimal waste
Food Truck Wars welcomed thousands of people through its temporary stay in Riversdale this weekend. One thing not welcome was the waste. For the second year in a row, the festival strove to be a zero ...
Jul 28, 2019 A customer is handed an order at Food Truck Wars on July 28, 2019. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
Passive housing gives proof to new climate action plan
Many people in Saskatoon raised concerns when a new municipal climate action master plan was introduced on Thursday. Of the many action items listed in the multiple phases of the 30-year plan, residen...
Jul 28, 2019 Radiance Cohousing opened in November 2018, and features the latest in energy-efficient technology. (Radiance Cohousing/Facebook)
New version of soccer off to a walking start in Saskatchewan
Soccer players in Saskatchewan are getting a kick out of a new twist on the planet's most popular sport. Walking soccer has become one of the fastest growing sports, and people taking part in Soccer D...
Jul 27, 2019 Walking soccer was one of the marquee events for Soccer Days in Saskatchewan on July 27, 2019. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
2 women arrested in park stabbing in Saskatoon
A 29-year-old man is recovering from injuries following a park stabbing Friday evening. In a media release, police said they were called to Leif Erickson Park around 9:30 p.m. They located the victim ...
Jul 27, 2019 (650 CKOM file photo)
Midtown Plaza welcomes new era with opening of food hall
Hungry shoppers at Midtown Plaza celebrated Thursday morning as the mall opened its new food court to the public. Called a food hall rather than a food court, the new Midtown Common grand opening symb...
Jul 25, 2019 Midtown Plaza opened it's new food hall to the public on July 25, 2019. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
Roofs ripped off by latest storm to blow through Sask.
The latest summer storm to hit Saskatchewan is leaving people with some clean-up Thursday. According to Environment Canada, the wind tore off the roof on two homes on the Onion Lake Cree Nation north ...
Jul 25, 2019 Saskatchewan storm clouds east of Saskatoon on July 24, 2019. (Andrea Smeets/Submitted)
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