Sarah Mills: Does this Canada Day feel different due to 'elbows up' attitude?
Does Canada Day feel different this year? Sarah Mills says we should be cheering harder for Canada than ever due to our ...
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Saskatoon gas bar offers New Year's Day discount after price mishap
A Saskatoon business wants people to know a gas price hike wasn't the work of the Grinch. The 7-Eleven gas bar in Hampton Village took some heat on social media from customers who wondered why they we...
Dec 31, 2019 Hampton Village sign (google)
Saskatoon mayor shares Christmas truce story from First World War
Saskatoon Mayor Charlie Clark stopped by 650 CKOM Tuesday to share a story about how the Christmas Spirit prevailed during one of the most violent events in human history. During the First World War, ...
Dec 24, 2019 Mayor Charlie Clark reads from a book that tracked the movements of his great grandfather's battalion during the first World War. (Brent Bosker/650 CKOM)
PHOTOS: Closer look at Guernsey train derailment
The fire is out, but clean-up continues at the site of Monday's CP Railway train derailment and fire west of Guernsey, Sask. Here is a compilation of images and video taken from the scene by 650 CKOM ...
Dec 11, 2019 Burned-out oil tankers from a CPR train that derailed near Guernsey on Dec. 9th, 2019. (Brent Bosker/650 CKOM)
WATCH: Giant wild pig chases cattle on Sask. pasture
Despite a distinct size advantage, a group of cattle northwest of Prince Albert wanted nothing to do with a wild pig that wandered onto their pasture. Retired teacher Ron Craswell was driving kids hom...
Nov 29, 2019 Wild pig on a pasture northwest of Prince Albert on November 13th, 2019 (Ron Carswell)
U of S prof predicts wild pigs will show up in Sask. cities
The death of a woman who was killed by wild pigs in Texas should be a warning for Saskatchewan residents. That's the word from University of Saskatchewan researcher Ryan Brook, who spent a decade trac...
Nov 28, 2019 A mature adult wild pig in Saskatchewan. (Klint Brownridge)
WestJet cancels Saskatoon flights over approaching Alberta storm
WestJet cancelled flights out Saskatoon Wednesday due to a nasty storm system in the U.S. that is expected to touch southwestern Alberta. The airline told 650 CKOM three cancelled flights out of the c...
Nov 27, 2019 A pilot taxis a Westjet Boeing 737-700 plane to a gate after arriving at Vancouver International Airport in Richmond, B.C., on February 3, 2014. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Whitecap's Darcy Bear marks 25 years as chief
For nearly three decades Darcy Bear has helped make Whitecap Dakota First Nation an economic success story in the country. Taking over as chief 25 years ago, he helped lead the community from having n...
Nov 22, 2019 Chief Darcy Bear
(whitecapdakota.com)
Truckers, passengers feel the impact of the CN Rail strike in Saskatoon
The CN Rail strike resulted in delays for truck drivers in Saskatoon. Tuesday morning striking workers set up picket lines and were blocking the main access roads into the rail yard behind Montgomery ...
Nov 19, 2019 CN Rail workers in Saskatoon march along a picket line outside the company's yards on Nov. 19, 2019. (Brent Bosker/650 CKOM)
BHP Enchanted Forest returns for 21st year
A Saskatoon Christmas tradition is back for another year. The BHP Enchanted Forest opens Friday at the Forestry Farm Park with a walking tour from 5:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. People can enjoy the light dis...
Nov 15, 2019 The Enchanted Forest at Saskatoon Forestry Farm Park and Zoo turned its lights on for the holiday season on Nov. 16, 2017. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
Multiple crashes causes morning gridlock on Circle Drive
Parts of Circle Drive were gridlocked Friday morning after freezing rain made roads extremely icy. "It's like a complete skating rink," said Brock Bosker who drove up on a multi-vehicle crash on Circl...
Nov 08, 2019 Freezing rain caused a multi vehicle pile up on Circle Drive and 33rd Street (Submitted)
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