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All hands on deck to clear Saskatoon streets after snowstorm
Dozens of graders operators are working to clear streets in Saskatoon after a late-winter snowstorm hit the city. Cam LeClaire, roadways manager for the City of Saskatoon, said it's all hands on deck....
Mar 28, 2025 Dozens of graders operators are working to clear streets in Saskatoon after a late-winter snowstorm hit the city. (Alex Brown/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon police looking for sedan after man was stabbed
A 52-year-old man was taken to hospital with serious injuries after a stabbing on Thursday. Saskatoon Police Service (SPS) said in a news release on March 28 that its Serious Assault Unit is investiga...
Mar 28, 2025 Saskatoon police say a 52-year-old man was stabbed inside this dark-coloured sedan driving on Queen Street on Thursday afternoon. (Saskatoon Police Service/Submitted)
Sask. bookstore owner concerned about Canadian tariffs on U.S. goods
Canadian retaliatory tariffs on American goods are expected to come into effect on Wednesday, and Canadian bookstore owners are hoping to keep books exempt from the import tax. Peter Garden is the own...
Mar 28, 2025 Peter Garden, owner of Turning the Tide, is worried about how Canadian retaliatory tariffs will affect Canadian bookstores. (Will Mandzuk/650CKOM)
Saskatoon sisters reflect on brother's loss, call for more addiction support
Megan Isbister and Dayna Nippi say their younger brother is more than a statistic - he had a life worth remembering. On the day after 26-year-old Jacob Isbister's funeral, his sisters sat together, sm...
Mar 28, 2025 Megan Isbister (left) and her sister Dayna Nippi are calling for more mental health and addiction support after losing their brother, Jacob Isbister, to an overdose. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
Ongoing police investigation in Saskatoon's City Park neighbourhood
The Saskatoon Police Service are asking the public to avoid the 300 block of Queen Street in the City Park neighbourhood. It's currently conducting an ongoing investigation in the area with a heighten...
Mar 27, 2025 The Saskatoon Police Service blocked off an apartment on the 300 block of Queen Street. (Shane Clausing/650 CKOM)
Union says drug overdoses a daily occurrence on Saskatoon city buses
Public intoxication, bear-spraying incidents and other forms of violence have become an everyday issue for Saskatoon transit drivers and riders. Now, drug overdoses - sometimes several a day - are als...
Mar 27, 2025 "Our members are feeling overwhelmed, they're not feeling safe at work, they're stressed out. They come to work wondering if this is the day that they're going to have to deal with a bear spray or an assault on the buses," said Darcy Pederson, Amalgamated Transit Union Local 615 president. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
City council to discuss wildlife feeding bylaw as coyote sightings rise
On Wednesday, Saskatoon City Council will review the city's approach to managing wildlife after getting a number of reports about coyote sightings. Some of the recommendations council will consider in...
Mar 25, 2025 Saskatoon's Urban Biological Services team received 214 calls regarding coyotes in 2024, a significant jump from the 78 coyote calls fielded in 2023. (Devon/Depositphotos.com)
Woman charged after threatening bus driver with knife: Police
A 20-year-old woman was arrested early on Tuesday morning after allegedly threatening a Saskatoon Transit bus driver with a knife. According to police, officers were called to First Avenue North and 4...
Mar 25, 2025 Police said the driver wasn't injured, and the woman was arrested without incident. (Céline Grimard/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon property assessment appeal deadline is on Friday
Property owners in Saskatoon have until Friday to appeal their 2025 assessments, the City of Saskatoon said on Monday. In Saskatoon, residential property value has gone up by a 13-per-cent average, wh...
Mar 24, 2025 Property owners in Saskatoon have until March 28 to appeal their 2025 assessments. (650 CKOM files)
Car sinks after attempting to cross South Saskatchewan River
April Fools' Day is right around the corner, but don't be fooled by the look of the ice on ponds, lakes and rivers in Saskatchewan right now. That's the message from emergency responders after a vehic...
Mar 24, 2025 A car trying to cross the South Saskatchewan River ended up taking an icy plunge on March 24, 2025. (Warman Fire and Rescue/Submitted)
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