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SGI: Police charge 330 impaired drivers in February
The latest numbers from SGI show impaired driving remains problematic in the province. In its February edition of the Traffic Safety Spotlight, the Crown insurer said police reported 330 cases of impa...
Mar 19, 2021
2 hurt in crash following chase on the Broadway Bridge
Two people are in hospital following a single-vehicle crash that shut down the Broadway Bridge and snarled the morning commute on Wednesday. At approximately 1:40 a.m., Saskatoon police officers obser...
Mar 10, 2021 Fire crews used hydraulic cutting tools to free two people from a car that crashed near the Broadway Bridge on March 10th, 2021 (Saskatoon Fire)
2 tickets in 20 minutes totalling over $1,300 for Saskatoon driver
Sunday was an expensive day on the road for a Saskatoon driver after being hit with two tickets in the span of 20 minutes. In a social media post, the Saskatoon Police Service Traffic Unit reported pu...
Mar 01, 2021 This vehicle was handed two tickets within a 20-minute span on Feb. 28th, 2021. (SPS Traffic Unit/Twitter)
City seeks feedback on lowering residential speed limit
Speed limits could be changing on residential streets in Saskatoon. The city is launching an online review about lowering the speed limit to improve safety in residential, school and playground areas....
Feb 25, 2021
More than 400 drivers ticketed for disobeying stop signs in January, SGI says
Saskatchewan Government Insurance focused on intersections during its Traffic Safety Spotlight in January. During the month, police wrote 992 tickets for various infractions at intersections. Of those...
Feb 24, 2021
2020 a less-deadly year on the roads, say early numbers from SGI
According to early numbers from Saskatchewan Government Insurance, 87 people died in road collisions last year, making 2020 a less-deadly year than usual. In the last six decades, the total from 2020 ...
Jan 25, 2021
City Hall looking at building 3 overpasses at rail crossings
City of Saskatoon administration is prioritizing planning for overpasses at the Marquis Drive, 11th Street West and Preston Avenue railway crossings. As the next phase of a Grade Separation Feasibilit...
Jan 09, 2021
Police lift traffic restrictions following protest against COVID-19 restrictions
Saskatoon police have lifted all traffic restrictions after a protest marched through downtown Saturday afternoon. "Police were notified about the event earlier this week and have spoken with organize...
Dec 19, 2020 Roughly 100 people gathered at Kiwanis Park to protest government COVID-19 restriction on Dec. 19, 2020. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
Watrous man charged with impaired driving after crash on Circle Drive
A 48-year-old man from Watrous has been charged with impaired driving after a multi-vehicle collision that shut down a section of Circle Drive for nearly seven hours. Police say it happened shortly be...
Dec 15, 2020 (650 CKOM file photo)
673 tickets written for school zone speeding in September, SGI says
SGI is revealing details from its September Traffic Safety Spotlight. Last month, the focus was on school zone safety and SGI found police wrote 673 tickets for drivers speeding through school zones. ...
Oct 29, 2020
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