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Tag Archives: Saskatoon
Final preparations underway for new Saskatoon emergency shelter
In less than two weeks, a new Saskatoon temporary emergency homeless shelter run by The Mustard Seed will begin taking in clients. The shelter, located at 210 Pacific Avenue, has been extensively reno...
Mar 21, 2025 Outside of the new Saskatoon emergency shelter on Pacific Avenue (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon City Hospital ER to close at 4 p.m. until end of June
For the fourth time since mid-February Saskatoon City Hospital's emergency department has reduced its hours of operation, this time until June 27, the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) said in a new...
Mar 14, 2025 For the fourth time since mid-February, Saskatoon City Hospital’s emergency department has reduced its hours of operation, and will now close at 4 p.m. until June 27. (650 CKOM files)
Provincial government offers help to Saskatoon amid 'toxic drug crisis'
The Government of Saskatchewan is offering help to Saskatoon as the city deals with a high number of overdoses. The Bridge City has seen a spike in overdoses over the past two months, with more than o...
Mar 13, 2025 A kit containing two doses of naloxone and supplies for performing CPR. (650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatoon GPS car tracker case: 70 charges and 17 victims so far
The man facing several charges after Saskatoon Police found GPS trackers on people's vehicles has nearly doubled. According to police, 34 additional charges were laid against 46-year-old Marty Schira ...
Mar 12, 2025 The Saskatoon man now faces 70 charges that include harassment, mischief, intimidation, fraudulent concealment of a computer system, and fraudulent use of a computer system. (Céline Grimard/650 CKOM)
Huskies men's hockey, women's volleyball advance to Canada West finals
A Game 3 victory over the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds by the University of Saskatchewan Huskies men's hockey team on Sunday night means Saskatchewan will host the Canada West final nex...
Mar 03, 2025 The Saskatchewan Huskies will host the Canada West men's hockey final next week after defeating the UBC Thunderbirds 4-2 in Game 3 of the semi-final on Sunday night. (Huskies Athletics/Electric Umbrella)
2025 TeleMiracle telethon raises $5.7 million
TeleMiracle 49 has raised $5,709,306 in 2025. The 20-hour telethon - held at Saskatoon's Prairieland Park on March 1 and 2 - raises money for the Kinsmen Foundation to help people get special needs eq...
Mar 02, 2025 TeleMiracle 49 raised $5,709,306 for the Kinsmen Foundation. (Alex Brown/650 CKOM)
Sask. cheerleading teams safe after active shooter threat in Dallas
A scary moment in Dallas, Texas, delivered a trip three Saskatchewan cheer teams will never forget. A series of loud bangs rang out at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center around 1 pm on March 1...
Mar 02, 2025 Saskatoon Prairie Fire Cheerleading squad at the NCA competition in Dallas, Texas. (Taylor Dea/ Submitted)
Bad drug alert: At least 23 more overdoses in Saskatoon in 24 hours
The Saskatoon Fire Department (SFD), already under pressure after a number of overdoses this week, is now dealing with 23 more in the last 24 hours. A Saskatchewan Ministry of Health alert on Saturday...
Mar 02, 2025 Pictured is a package of fentanyl seized by the Regina Police Service in 2023. Testing provided by Prairie Harm Reduction on Feb. 26, 2025, said the recent spike on Saskatoon overdoses involved drugs sold as fentanyl or other drugs that are light pink chunks, or dark purple chunks. (Regina Police Service/Submitted)
Huskies' Ryker Frank off to CFL invitational combine
Ryker Frank is hoping to inch a bit closer to playing in the CFL. The University of Saskatchewan Huskies running back received an invite to the CFL invitational combine in Waterloo, Ont., on Friday. T...
Feb 28, 2025
Water damage crews in Saskatoon seeing business increase with warm-up
The increase in temperatures across Saskatchewan this past weekend is keeping water damage crews in Saskatoon busy as they deal with all the extra water from the melting snow. Saskatoon Fire and Flood...
Feb 25, 2025 Saskatoon Fire and Flood's Carey Knihniski says his crews have been working overtime dealing with calls for flooded basements and leaky roof because of the warm weather we've seen in the city over the last several days. (980 CJME News files)
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