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Bad drug alert: At least 23 more overdoses in Saskatoon in 24 hours
The Saskatoon Fire Department (SFD), already under pressure after a number of overdoses this week, is now dealing with 23 more in the last 24 hours. A Saskatchewan Ministry of Health alert on Saturday...
Mar 02, 2025 Pictured is a package of fentanyl seized by the Regina Police Service in 2023. Testing provided by Prairie Harm Reduction on Feb. 26, 2025, said the recent spike on Saskatoon overdoses involved drugs sold as fentanyl or other drugs that are light pink chunks, or dark purple chunks. (Regina Police Service/Submitted)
City of Saskatoon working on clearing drains with warmer temperatures
As Saskatoon welcomes warmer temperatures, the snow is melting and City of Saskatoon crews are proactively clearing snow and ice from priority drainage routes and known flooding areas. The city said i...
Mar 01, 2025 City of Saskatoon crews are proactively clearing snow and ice from priority drainage routes and known flooding areas. (980 CJME file photo)
Cocaine, magic mushrooms, SUV found after Saskatoon drug trafficking arrests
Saskatoon Police Service (SPS) have laid charges against three people after a drug trafficking investigation in the city this week. SPS said in a news release on Friday that two of those people were a...
Feb 28, 2025 Saskatoon Police said they found cocaine, psilocybin (magic mushrooms), MDMA, Oxycodone, $14,715 in cash, two machetes, .22 calibre ammunition, 12 gauge shotgun ammunition and
various items related to proceeds of crime, including a 2003 Lexus SUV, in the drug trafficking investigation. (Saskatoon Police Service/Supplied)
Saskatoon City Hospital ER hours restricted once again
Saskatoon City Hospital's emergency department has once again extended its adjusted hours, this time until March 9, the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) said in a news release on Friday. On Feb 14,...
Feb 28, 2025 Saskatoon City Hospital’s emergency department will operate with adjusted hours until March 9, 2025. (650 CKOM files)
Outdoor skating begins to wrap up as spring slowly arrives
The birds may not be chirping just yet, but the sun is shining, the ice is melting and Saskatoon is quickly becoming a slushy mess. It's the first real hint of spring for people in Saskatchewan, with ...
Feb 28, 2025 School kids get one final lap in on the speed skating oval before it closes for the season. (Will Mandzuk/650CKOM)
One in a million: Sask. mom reflects on her fight with rare cancer
WARMAN, SASK. - JJ Zimmer is like many other mothers across the province. She spends her days shuttling her two daughters between activities, juggling work as a teacher, managing household chores, and...
Feb 28, 2025 Just over two years ago, JJ Zimmer was diagnosed with an incurable form of cancer. This Rare Disease Day, she is sharing her story in the hope that it will inspire others, showing that survival is possible even in the face of a rare and challenging illness. (Brittany Caffet/650 CKOM)
What do labels like 'Made in Canada' and 'Product of Canada' mean?
How can you know you're buying a made-in-Canada product as a consumer living in Canada? With more Trump tariffs on the horizon, Evan Bray speaks with food label consultant Walter Dullemond with FTC In...
Feb 27, 2025 To some extent, products that are labelled or produced and labelled in Canada have an option of being labelled as products or made in Canada. But it's not required. Products that are imported may or may not be required to have a country of origin listed, which is a bit of a challenge. (Céline Grimard/650 CKOM)
Convicted Saskatoon killer Kenneth David MacKay denied day parole
WARNING - This story contains graphic details that may be disturbing to some readers. The Parole Board of Canada has denied Saskatoon killer Kenneth David MacKay's request for day parole after he was ...
Feb 27, 2025 MacKay’s release from incarceration came 23 years after Paskemin’s death. Typically, a life sentence for an offender like MacKay renders them ineligible for parole for at least 25 years. (Submitted)
City of Saskatoon expecting $12.27M surplus from civic operations budget
The City of Saskatoon says it's expecting a sizable surplus in its civic operations budget. Saskatoon's preliminary year-end financial results for 2024 will be presented to the city's standing committ...
Feb 27, 2025 The city says snow clearing was more costly than expected, but that deficit was offset by other savings. (650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatoon Police respond to two bear spray incidents on city transit buses
Bear spray continues to be a problem for police in Saskatoon. On Tuesday evening, it responded to two different incidents of bear spray being used on City of Saskatoon Transit buses. Read more: Saskat...
Feb 26, 2025 In March 2024, the provincial government announced new regulations aiming to reduce the number of criminal incidents involving bear spray. Anyone charged under the new regulations could face fines of up to $100,000. (Saskatoon Police Service/Submitted)
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