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Uber drives into Saskatoon as 1st Sask. ride-share service
Uber has officially launched in Saskatoon, making it the first ride-sharing service to start operating in Saskatchewan. The multinational company's smartphone app went live for the Saskatoon area arou...
Feb 05, 2019 Saskatoon's first Uber car rolled in front of city hall on Feb. 5, 2018. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
Extreme cold warning blankets north, central Sask.
It was a brief break from the extreme cold but it didn't last long. Environment Canada has issued extreme cold warnings for many parts of northern and central Saskatchewan including Saskatoon, Prince ...
Feb 05, 2019
Uber to announce start date for Saskatoon
Saskatoon will be the first Saskatchewan city to welcome the Uber ride-sharing service. "They're launching today. As I understand it, it'll be today or tomorrow that people will now be able to have ri...
Feb 05, 2019
Warnings issued as heavy snow blows into Saskatchewan
Areas in central and southeast Saskatchewan were under snowfall and winter storm warnings Friday. Lead forecaster Brad Vrolijk with Environment Canada told 650 CKOM it was looking like a snowy, cold w...
Feb 01, 2019
Man, 37, charged in Saskatoon's 1st homicide of 2019
A 37-year-old man is facing a charge of second-degree murder following an incident in Saskatoon's River Heights neighbourhood. Police say it is Saskatoon's first homicide of 2019. Officers were called...
Jan 29, 2019
Council votes to phase in curbside organics program
City council is moving ahead with a city-wide composting program. A proposal from Coun. Randy Donauer to put the program on hold and have the city look at a rolling out a pilot project was narrowly de...
Jan 29, 2019
RCMP report brazen robbery at small-town bar
Six people are facing charges after a robbery at a hotel bar and restaurant in the community of Radisson, Sask., located about 45 minutes northwest of Saskatoon. Masked suspects carrying knives report...
Jan 28, 2019 Thieves entered Elvera’s Bar and Hotel wearing masks and brandishing knives but only made off with $90.
Winter Shines encourages Saskatoon to embrace winter
It's around this time of year we start to feel a little cooped up. This weekend, though, the Winter Shines festival offers a cure for cabin fever. Organizer Shad Ali says the igloo fest, pony rides an...
Jan 25, 2019 Ice sculptures at the WinterShines festival at the Saskatoon Farmers' Market. (Tourism Saskatoon)
Saskatoon teen youngest to circle the globe on a bicycle
He's conquered the globe on a bicycle, but he can't legally buy a beer at home. Saskatoon's B'yauling Toni became the youngest person ever to circumnavigate Earth on a bicycle when he arrived back in ...
Jan 24, 2019 Saskatoon cyclist B'Yauling Toni circumnavigated the world in seven months, including a stop along Australia's southern coast. (B'yauling Toni/Submitted)
Kensington Scotiabank robbed, 19-year-old charged
A 19-year-old man faces charges following a robbery at the Scotiabank on Kensington Boulevard. Officers responded to the bank on the 100 block around 3:20 p.m. on Monday. The suspect had run from the ...
Jan 21, 2019 (650 CKOM file photo)
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