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Safety expert says incidents like Saskatoon crane collapse are 'preventable'
Following a deadly crane collapse in Saskatoon, an occupational health and safety expert says such events are "always preventable." The collapse, at work site on Webster Street in the Forest Grove nei...
Jul 08, 2025 The collapsed crane lying on the roof of a building under construction on Webster Street in Saskatoon's Forest Grove neighbourhood on July 5, 2025. (Will Mandzuk/650CKOM)
One taken to hospital after crane collapses at construction site in Saskatoon
One person has been taken to hospital after a crane collapsed at a construction site in Saskatoon's Forest Grove neighbourhood on Saturday morning. The construction site, on Webster Street, is next to...
Jul 05, 2025 The collapsed crane lying on the roof of a building under construction on Webster Street in Saskatoon's Forest Grove neighbourhood on July 5, 2025. (Will Mandzuk/650CKOM)
Canada Day festivities in Saskatoon drew big crowds despite new location
Canada Day festivities in Saskatoon were a big success this year. The weather was perfect, and an estimated 55,000 people showed up to celebrate the country's birthday. Read More: Saskatoon's Canada D...
Jul 02, 2025 An estimated 55,000 people showed up to Saskatoon's Canada Day celebrations on Tuesday. (Shane Clausing/650 CKOM)
Moose are moving in: Saskatoon wildlife cameras show growing urban population
Over the past three years, a network of 29 trail cameras set up in and around Saskatoon has captured 249 photos of moose, including females with calves, juvenile bulls and even large males. "They're n...
Jun 29, 2025 Dr. Ryan Brook says data from trail cameras around Saskatoon indicates a growing population of moose in and around the city. (Ryan Brook/Submitted)
One dead after West Industrial fire in Saskatoon
One person is dead after a fire in the 600 block of Avenue N South in the West Industrial neighbourhood of Saskatoon on Saturday. Saskatoon Fire Department (SFD) said in a news release on June 28 that...
Jun 28, 2025 One person is dead after a fire in the 600 block of Avenue N South in the West Industrial neighbourhood of Saskatoon on Saturday. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon man arrested, charged with child exploitation
A Saskatoon man has been arrested and charged after child porn was found in his possession, according to police. At the beginning of this year, the Saskatchewan Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) Unit ...
Jun 27, 2025 The Saskatchewan Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) Unit began its investigation in Janurary of this year. On Thursday, it arrested and charged a 25-year-old Saskatoon man. (650 CKOM file photo)
Cops seize cash, cocaine, meth, fentanyl and GHB during search of apartment
Police in Saskatoon seized cash, cell phones, vehicles and several different types of drugs after a search at an apartment complex. According to police, an investigation by the police force's Crime Re...
Jun 27, 2025 The Saskatoon Police Service said officers seized $4,410 in cash, 44.5 grams of cocaine, 76.8 grams of methamphetamine, 3.9 grams of fentanyl, a litre of GHB, 23 100mg tablets of gabapentin, an electric moped, an electric bicycle and an electric scooter, along with cell phones and “assorted paraphernalia consistent with drug trafficking.” (Saskatoon Police Service/Submitted)
Saskatoon Chamber says local businesses absorbing costs of rising crime and vandalism
Businesses throughout Saskatoon are forced to shoulder the costs of rising crime and vandalism, according to a letter sent to city council by the Greater Saskatoon Chamber of Commerce. The letter, sen...
Jun 27, 2025 The Purrfect Cup Cat Cafe, a small business in downtown Saskatoon, had it's window smashed twice in just a few weeks. Once on Dec. 18, 2024 (left) and again on Jan. 6, 2025. (Sydney Sylvester/Submitted)
Saskatoon secures federal funds for city-owned organics facility
The City of Saskatoon says it will receive up to $8.4 million from Ottawa to help build a long-term organics processing facility through the Canada Housing Infrastructure Fund. According to the city, ...
Jun 26, 2025 “Since the city-wide green cart program launched in 2023, more than 40,000 tonnes of organic waste have successfully been diverted from the landfill, exceeding the lower range of annual projections,” the city noted in a statement. (Libby Gray/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon police arrest woman allegedly attempting to steal Prairie Lily riverboat
A woman has been arrested and charged with breaking and entering with "intent to commit theft of a vessel." Saskatoon police say they found the woman on the deck of a "river cruise ship" on Wednesday ...
Jun 26, 2025 2025 is expected to be the last year of operations for the Prairie Lily, with the Steckhans hoping to retire after the end of the season. (650 CKOM file photo)
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