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Man threatens police with stick, gets hit with taser
Saskatoon police used a taser on a man early Thursday morning after finding him sleeping in bushes off a roadway on the western edge of the city. According to a release, the police airplane spo...
Aug 31, 2017
No charges over premier's dinner protest in Saskatoon
No one will face criminal charges in relation to a large protest outside a Saskatchewan Party fundraiser in April. Hundreds of people blocked entrances to Prairieland Park ahead of the premier's dinne...
Aug 31, 2017 Protesters against the 2017 provincial budget blocked entrances at Saskatoon's Prairieland Park ahead of a a Saskatchewan Party fundraiser on April 27, 2017. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
Pelican Narrows evacuees hunker down in Saskatoon
Evacuees from Pelican Narrows were in Saskatoon Wednesday, preparing to wait out the forest fire situation threatening their homes. Earlier this week, community leaders urged Pelican Narrows residents...
Aug 31, 2017 Ken Custer stands in front of the Henk Ruys Soccer Centre in Saskatoon on Aug. 30, 2017 after evacuating from his home in Pelican Narrows, Sask. due to nearby wildfires. (Chris Carr/650 CKOM)
École Dundonald School to offer French immersion program
Back-to-school means new beginnings - and for some, a new language. cole Dundonald School is now the seventh public elementary school in Saskatoon to offer a dual-track French immersion program. The c...
Aug 30, 2017 École Dundonald School is the seventh public elementary school in Saskatoon to offer a dual-track French immersion program starting fall 2017. (Daniella Ponticelli/650 CKOM)
Advance polls set to open in Saskatoon Fairview byelection
People in Saskatoon-Fairview can begin casting ballots as a provincial byelection campaign for the riding comes into its final week. Voters can head to advance polling stations at Confederation Mall s...
Aug 30, 2017 Advance voting for the Saskatoon Fairview byelection will be held at Confederation Mall in Saskatoon. (Daniella Ponticelli/650 CKOM)
Sneak peek of exhibit coming to new children's museum
A major feature coming to the new PotashCorp Children's Museum was revealed on Wednesday. The new museum is slated to take over the former Mendel Art Gallery building in downtown Saskatoon in the spri...
Aug 30, 2017 Toshiko Horiuchi MacAdam's Harmonic Motion (2013) at Museum d’Arte Contemporanea Roma (Roberto Boccaccio/Enel Contemporanea)
Monthly bill or property taxes? Garbage debate continues
Saskatoon city council is continuing to explore the possibility of turning waste collection into a utility. Councillors voted 7-4 on Monday in favour of asking administration to collect more informati...
Aug 30, 2017
Intoxicated man handed theft charge after river rescue
A 37-year-old man may not be entirely thankful after Saskatoon firefighters pulled him from the South Saskatchewan River. Saskatoon police said they were called out to the Train Bridge, northeast of d...
Aug 30, 2017
Van de Vorst memorial erected at site of drunk driving crash
Tears were shed by many attendees Tuesday afternoon as highway memorials to the Van de Vorst family were unveiled at the edge of Highway 11. Large white boards listing the names of the family - Jordan...
Aug 29, 2017 Memorial plaques to the Van de Vorsts were unveiled by family at the corner of Highway 11 and Wanuskewin Road on Aug. 29, 2017. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
Last splash: Sask. outdoor pools ready to close for summer
Your last days to enjoy outdoor swimming pools will also be among the hottest of the summer. Outdoor facilities in Saskatoon are set to close Wednesday and Thursday, when Environment Canada is calling...
Aug 29, 2017 (650 CKOM file photo)
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