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Police unimpressed with 2 excessive speeders
Saskatchewan police removed two dangerous drivers from the roads this weekend. The Saskatoon Police Traffic Unit tweeted on Friday it clocked a vehicle at 212 km/h on Circle Drive near Lorne Avenue. T...
Feb 17, 2019 Saskatoon police caught a 19-year-old man driving 100 km/h over the speed limit on Circle Drive on Feb.15, 2019.
(SPS Traffic Unit/Twitter)
Derailment clean-up restricts traffic north of Saskatoon
Clean-up efforts continued Wednesday morning following a train derailment just north of Saskatoon. A 52-car long CN Rail train carrying grain derailed around 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, with some 30 rail cars ...
Jan 23, 2019 A CN tain derailed near the intersection of Highway 11 and Wanuskewin Road on Jan. 22, 2019. (SPS Air Support Unit/Twitter)
Drivers warned of blowing snow in southern, central Sask.
Most of central and southern Saskatchewan remained under blowing snow advisories Monday morning. As of 4:30 a.m. Monday, Environment Canada had issued advisories for parts of the province ranging from...
Jan 07, 2019 (650 CKOM file photo)
Police catch driver going over double the speed limit
Saskatoon police reported catching a driver with a seriously heavy foot Sunday evening. The Saskatoon Police Service traffic unit took to its Twitter account with a post saying they caught a speeding ...
Oct 22, 2018 A Saskatoon Police Service radar gun photographed on Sept. 4, 2018. (SPSTraffic/Twitter)
New interchange to open at McOrmond Dr. and College Dr.
Commutes will be changing for many in the city's northeast starting Wednesday. The City of Saskatoon announced Tuesday that traffic will begin flowing on Oct. 17 on the new interchange at McOrmond Dri...
Oct 16, 2018 Construction on the McOrmond Drive overpass at College Drive on Oct. 3, 2018. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
Police nab racers on Chief Mistawasis Bridge
The only place a pair of young men will be racing for the next month is to their nearest bus stop. Saskatoon police reportedly caught the two, described as men in their late teens, street racing Satur...
Oct 15, 2018 A pair of young men allegedly caught street racing on the Chief Mistawasis Bridge were fined and had their vehicles impounded for 30 days. (SPS Traffic Unit/Twitter)
House fire causes morning lane closures on 8th Street East
An early morning house fire caused traffic tie-ups Friday morning on 8th Street East. The Saskatoon Fire Department sent three fire engines, a ladder truck and a rescue truck to 528 8th St. E. around ...
Oct 12, 2018 Saskatoon firefighters working on a blaze at 528 8th St. E. on Oct. 12 2018. (Saskatoon Fire Department)
City report suggests cutting residential speeds to 30 km/h
A Saskatoon city hall report is advocating for lowering speed limits on neighbourhood streets to 30 km/h. The report cites speeding concerns from residents expressed in over 40 neighbourhood traffic s...
Oct 04, 2018
McOrmond Drive overpass to open within 10 days: councillor
Commuters travelling in and out of Saskatoon's northeast corner could soon see yet another improvement aimed at easing the area's chronic traffic woes. Just one day after the Chief Mistawasis Bridge g...
Oct 03, 2018 Construction on the McOrmond Drive overpass at College Drive on Oct. 3, 2018. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon drivers get first morning commute on new bridges
Wednesday marked the first time drivers in Saskatoon had the option of using two new bridges for their morning commutes. Opening ceremonies were held Tuesday for the Chief Mistawasis Bridge and the Tr...
Oct 03, 2018 Arial view of the city of Saskatoon. (Jay Thomas/650 CKOM)
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