Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
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Work begins on Rose Valley wind project, with largest share of Indigenous ownership in Sask.
A new 200-megawatt power facility is now under construction about 30 kilometres east of Assiniboia. The Rose Valley wind project, which was first announced in 2025, will run under a 30-year power purc...
Jun 15, 2026 Stakeholders in the 200-MW wind project east of Assiniboia and a 100-MW solar project south of Coronach on May 1, 2025. (L to R) Chief Daryl Watson of Mistawasis Nêhiyawak, SaskPower CEO Rupen Pandya, Crowns Minister Jeremy Harrison, Potentia Renewables CEO Ben Greenhouse, Meadow Lake Tribal Council Tribal Chief Jeremy Nelson. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Saskatoon police briefs: Alleged robbery and fight lead to charges, police find bear spray
Three people are facing charges after an alleged robbery and assault on Saturday at a Saskatoon business. An injured person in the 3300 block of Eighth Street East was reported to police around 5:20 p...
Jun 15, 2026 Saskatoon police responded to a robbery and fight on Saturday that led to three people arrested, and a weapons call triggered a "high-risk traffic stop" early Monday morning. (Libby Gray/650 CKOM)
Mounties investigate shooting that left two people injured on Waterhen Lake First Nation
RCMP officers are investigating a shooting that left two people injured on the Waterhen Lake First Nation on Saturday morning. According to the Mounties, officers got a report of the shooting at a hom...
Jun 15, 2026 Police asked anyone who may have information on the shooting, or video surveillance footage of any suspicious activity on the First Nation, to get in touch with the RCMP or make a report anonymously through Saskatchewan Crime Stoppers. (650 CKOM file photo)
'Dog Days of Summer' returning to Saskatoon's Mayfair Pool in August
Mayfair Pool is going to the dogs in August. The city's annual Dog Days of Summer event is set for Aug. 18, when dogs are welcomed to the pool for a day of swimming and summer fun. Read more: Universi...
Jun 15, 2026 Pups make a splash in Mayfair Pool during the city's Dog Day of Summer event. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
Suspect arrested in Yellow Quill shooting, arson case: RCMP
A man wanted by police in connection with a shooting and arson on the Yellow Quill First Nation has been arrested. According to the Saskatchewan RCMP, officers were called to the First Nation east of ...
Jun 15, 2026
Company fined $8,000 in Saskatoon after worker injured by fall into open stairwell
A Saskatoon company has been fined a total of $8,000 in connection with a serious worker injury caused by a fall in June of 2024. According to the Saskatchewan Ministry of Labour Relations and Workpla...
Jun 15, 2026 The charges stemmed from an incident on Jun 4, 2025, when a worker suffered a serious injury after falling from the second floor of a construction site to the basement through an open stairwell. (twixx/Depositphotos.com)
Saskatchewan's VIDO signs partnership agreement with European research network
The Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO), based at the University of Saskatchewan, has signed a new partnership agreement with a European pathogen research network. The agreement between...
Jun 15, 2026 A VIDO scientist working in a lab in Saskatoon. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Murray Wood: Lots of empty seats in the stands during Roughriders' home opener
Murray Wood says he saw plenty of empty seats at Mosaic Stadium during the Saskatchewan Roughriders' home opener against B.C. on Saturday, which turned out to be a really exciting game. Murray Wood de...
Jun 15, 2026
Sarah Mills: Canadians are experiencing the World Cup like true soccer fans
Canada's first game at the World Cup had highs, lows, frustration, desperation and thrills. Sarah Mills says Canada may be a hockey nation, but now it knows what it feels like to watch the beautiful g...
Jun 15, 2026
Saskatoon's University Bridge set to reopen week of June 29
Repair work on the University Bridge is expected to wrap up soon, with the bridge expected to reopen to traffic in the coming weeks. The City of Saskatoon said both the bridge and College Drive at Cla...
Jun 15, 2026 The City of Saskatoon said both the bridge and College Drive at Clarence Avenue have been scheduled to reopen “during the week of June 29.” (650 CKOM file photo)
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