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Saskatoon residents get first look at bus rapid transit system on College Drive
It's still three years away, but Saskatoon residents are getting a better idea of how the city's expanded Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system will work on traffic hot-spot College Drive this week. The city...
Mar 17, 2025 Renderings of what College Drive will look like once the bus rapid transit lanes are added in 2026. (Will Mandzuk/650CKOM)
Saskatoon police plane used to make two arrests after chase
Saskatoon Police Service (SPS) used its plane to follow a vehicle from Pleasant Hill to south of Blaine Lake and make two arrests on Friday night. SPS said in a news release on March 17 that the two m...
Mar 17, 2025 Saskatoon Police Air Support Unit (@SPSAir1/Twitter)
Three men, two women face 26 drug, weapon charges in Saskatoon
Saskatoon Police Crime Reduction Team have charged five people with drug- and weapons-related offences. On March 14, after a traffic stop, a man and woman were taken into custody in the 10 block of St...
Mar 17, 2025 The two women, ages 24 and 27, and the three men, ages 35, 37, and 41, face a total of 26 charges. (Saskatoon Police)
Two kids, ages seven and eight, bear sprayed in Saskatoon: Police
Two young children and a bus passenger were among the victims in the latest string of bear spray incidents in Saskatoon. According to police, three people were arrested and charged over the weekend as...
Mar 17, 2025 Police said officers responded to three separate incidents involving bear spray over the weekend, and three people are facing charges as a result. (Saskatoon Police Service/Submitted)
Police remind public of drug risks after seizing fentanyl, meth, cocaine
Police in Saskatoon are reminding the public about the dangers of illegal drugs, as the city finds itself in the midst of an overdose crisis. According to the Saskatoon Police Service, officers arrest...
Mar 17, 2025 "SPS would like to remind the public that any drug not prescribed by a doctor and dispensed by a pharmacist can result in serious injury or death." (Saskatoon Police Service/Submitted)
VIDEO: Tesla Cybertruck owner believes anger at Elon Musk led to vandalism
In early March, Josh MacGowan's Tesla Cybertruck was parked outside his Saskatoon condo, when a man walked up to the vehicle, pulled out a knife and scratched the side. MacGowan said he didn't notice ...
Mar 16, 2025 Josh MacGowan's Cybertruck was vandalized after someone scratched a knife along the driver's side of the truck. (Will Mandzuk/650CKOM)
Hudson's Bay to liquidate entire business, hopes to avoid full shutdown
TORONTO - Despite holding out hope it can avoid a full shutdown, Hudson's Bay says it is planning an "immediate" liquidation that would begin next week and wrap up in June. In a late Friday announceme...
Mar 15, 2025 Hudson Bay Company towes more than $950 million to 26 pages' worth of listed creditors: landlords, suppliers and other partners, including fashion heavyweights Ralph Lauren, Chanel, Columbia Sportswear, Diesel and Estee Lauder. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette)
Stolen hockey sticks worth $15,000 found after Saskatoon trafficking arrests
Hockey sticks stolen in 2019 from Extreme Sports Regina have been recovered by Saskatoon Police Service (SPS) in a fentanyl and cocaine trafficking investigation investigation. SPS said in a news rele...
Mar 14, 2025 (Alex_Schmidt/Depositphotos.com)
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)
Driver arrested after hitting three vehicles in oncoming traffic: Police
A 38-year-old man is facing charges after allegedly hitting three vehicles in oncoming traffic while he was impaired. According to police, the crash happened just before 7 a.m. at the intersection of ...
Mar 14, 2025 “A 38-year-old man is charged with Impaired Driving, Refusal, and Possession of Cocaine and Methamphetamine,” the Saskatoon Police Service said in a statement. (650 CKOM file photo)
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