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City warns March could be a bad month for water main breaks
Repair crews are preparing for what could be a busy month of March. The City of Saskatoon said Friday weather patterns are similar to what was seen in 2014, when extended cold stretches pushed frost d...
Feb 09, 2018 Crews work on a water main break at McKercher and Boychuk drives on Feb. 9, 2018. (Daniella Ponticelli/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon mayor, chief urge calm ahead of Stanley verdict
As a jury in Battleford deliberates the verdict in Gerald Stanley's murder trial, a message from Saskatoon's mayor and the Chief of the Saskatoon Tribal Council calling for unity and reconcilia...
Feb 09, 2018 Mayor Charlie Clark and Saskatoon Tribal Council Chief Mark Arcand sign a memorandum of understanding to build a hydroelectric power station in Saskatoon on Nov. 15, 2017. (Bryn Levy/650 CKOM)
Second Co-Op liquor store coming to Saskatoon
Another Co-Op liquor store is coming to Saskatoon. Federated Co-Operatives Ltd. announced Friday it would open its second Saskatoon location in the Meadows Market development in Rosewood. The 10,000-s...
Feb 09, 2018
Saskatoon's entertainment hub marks 30 years
Saskatoon's SaskTel Centre marked a special milestone Friday. On February 9, 1988, the building formerly named Saskatchewan Place opened its doors to the public with a Western Hockey League game which...
Feb 09, 2018 People lining up to enter Sasktel Centre on Oct. 29, 2017. (Celine Grimard/650CKOM)
City releases detailed plans for Saskatoon bus rapid transit
It's been a long, winding road, but after nearly two years the City of Saskatoon has revealed routes for its upcoming bus rapid transit system. Lesley Anderson, director of planning and development fo...
Feb 08, 2018 An artist's rendering of the upcoming bus shelters along the new bus rapid transit lines. (City of Saskatoon)
Saskatoon house fire prompts arson investigation
Saskatoon Police are treating a fire in the west end as an arson. Late Tuesday afternoon, firefighters responded to a house fire in the 400 block of Avenue I South in the Pleasant Hill neighbourhood. ...
Feb 07, 2018 (650 CKOM file photo)
Police warn of counterfeit cash in Saskatoon
Saskatoon police are seeing a spike in counterfeit money circulating around the city. Police put out an alert late Wednesday morning saying 72 fake bills have been turned in since the beginning of Jan...
Feb 07, 2018 A selection of counterfeit money turned in to Saskatoon police since the start of 2018. (Saskatoon police)
Halfway Mark: Merlis Belsher Place set to open this fall
Construction of the new Merlis Belsher Place has officially reached the halfway mark. On Tuesday, members of the media were given a tour of the $42.9-million multi-sport complex that will become the h...
Feb 07, 2018 Construction for Merlis Belsher Place has reached the halfway mark. Media were guided along for a tour of the building to mark the occasion. (Josh Schaefer/Huskie Athletics)
Extreme cold warning for Saskatoon, Meadow Lake, Estevan
Environment Canada has issued an extreme cold warning for some parts of Saskatchewan. The warning was issued Wednesday morning for Saskatoon, Meadow Lake, Estevan and Weyburn with those areas experien...
Feb 07, 2018 (650 CKOM file photo)
Good Samaritan describes saving woman from South Sask. River
What started out as a normal Sunday stroll along the riverbank quickly turned into a frantic rescue situation for Hayley Hesseln. The University of Saskatchewan professor was walking her dogs near the...
Feb 06, 2018 University of Saskatchewan professor Hayley Hesseln said she pulled a woman out of the South Sask. River in northeast Saskatoon on Feb. 4, 2018. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
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