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Moe brushes off suggestions government ignored warnings about COVID surge
The COVID-19 surge this fall in Saskatchewan that saw record-setting numbers of residents in intensive care is a scenario the provincial government was warned about it months before it came to be. Acc...
Nov 08, 2021 Premier Scott Moe discusses the public health measures the Government of Saskatchewan implemented on Sept. 16, 2021. (Facebook Live)
International flights cleared for takeoff in Saskatoon
Come the end of the November, flights from abroad will be able to land again at John. G. Diefenbaker International Airport in Saskatoon. Transport Canada announced on Tuesday that Saskatoon and Regina...
Nov 03, 2021
Council set to vote on proposed gathering bylaw for Saskatoon
Halloween plans this weekend could be in jeopardy if a proposed bylaw to limit private and public gatherings in Saskatoon gets the OK from city council on Friday. A special council meeting is schedule...
Oct 29, 2021 (650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatoon man claims second-largest lottery jackpot in Sask. history
Matthew Poppel is still having a hard time believing he could be so lucky. The Saskatoon man won the $55-million jackpot on the Oct. 19 Lotto Max draw, the second-largest lottery win in Saskatchewan's...
Oct 28, 2021 Matthew Poppel claimed the second-largest lottery jackpot in Saskatchewan history (Submitted/Sask Lotteries)
Mayor says Saskatoon gathering bylaw could be adopted within days
Saskatchewan's largest city is done waiting for the province to help curb the spread of COVID-19. On Monday, city council voted 8-3 in favour of drafting a bylaw to limit private gatherings in the cit...
Oct 26, 2021 Saskatoon Mayor Charlie Clark. (650 CKOM file photo)
SaskTel Centre defends holding first major concert in Sask. during pandemic
More than 13,000 people sang along with Eric Church at SaskTel Centre on Saturday and the venue's executive director is singing the praises of his 800 staff members who had the challenge of hosting th...
Oct 25, 2021 The Eric Church concert at SaskTel Centre on Oct. 23, 2021. (Submitted)
Wild pig researcher says the 'ecological trainwrecks' will soon move into PA National Park
One of Canada's top experts on wild pigs is predicting the invasive creatures will soon be running amok in Prince Albert National Park (PANP). Wild pigs made headlines recently when they were discover...
Oct 17, 2021 A pack of wild boars. (Ryan Brook/Submitted)
Moe defends government with ICU patients on brink of being sent out of province
Premier Scott Moe says pride is not preventing him from picking up the phone and calling Ottawa to request federal aid to help with the crush of COVID-19 patients in Saskatchewan. On Thursday, Moe def...
Oct 14, 2021 Premier Scott Moe. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Charge laid over PPC event in Saskatoon
A charge has been laid in connection to an election night event in Saskatoon where people were flaunting masking rules. Saskatoon police spokesperson, Alyson Edwards says one person has received a tic...
Oct 13, 2021 The People‘s Party of Canada rally at the Saskatoon Inn on Sept. 20, 2021. (Libby Giesbrecht/650 CKOM)
Air quality expected to improve for some, but smoke to linger: Environment Canada
A break from the wildfire smoke that is lingering over central and west-central Saskatchewan is coming a day later than expected. Air quality statements remained in effect Wednesday morning for commun...
Oct 06, 2021 The Bell fire north of Hudson Bay. (Prince Albert Grand Council/Submitted)
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