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PHOTOS: 'Big explosion' as lightning hits home and truck in Saskatoon
Lightning struck a home in Saskatoon on Thursday and damaged a truck that was sitting in a driveway, knocking over the homeowner at the same time. A significant storm passed through the province on Th...
Jun 20, 2025 Lightning struck a home and a truck in Saskatoon on Thursday, though no significant fires were caused by either strike. Gunjan Sinha captured the moment when lightning struck on his dashcam while he was on Circle Drive on Thursday. (Gunjan Sinha/Submitted)
Deschambault Lake man arrested on murder charge: Saskatchewan RCMP
Mounties in Saskatchewan have arrested a 26-year-old man who's been charged with murder. According to the RCMP, officers got a report of an assault at a home in Deschambault Lake on the afternoon of J...
Jun 20, 2025 An investigation by Saskatchewan RCMP Major Crimes led to a charge of second-degree murder against Maverick Eninew, a resident of Deschambault Lake. (Saskatchewan RCMP/Submitted)
Sarah Mills: Reflections as a daughter leaves elementary school behind
Sarah Mills is celebrating her daughter's Grade 8 graduation, which means high school is right around the corner. Mills says elementary school comes with its ups and downs, but with plenty of successe...
Jun 20, 2025
Murray Wood: Who's hot and who's not
Every Friday, Murray Wood takes a look at the week's news and decides who's hot and who's not. This week's list includes a happy ending to a case of a missing child, and the latest jabs from U.S. Pres...
Jun 20, 2025
Wanuskewin offering a full day of events for National Indigenous Peoples Day
Saturday is National Indigenous Peoples Day, and Wanuskewin Heritage Park is offering admission by donation and a full day of cultural programming. The family-friendly day will include music, art, edu...
Jun 20, 2025 “Wanuskewin is an exceptional testimony to the evolving cultures of Northern Plains Indigenous peoples,” Jenaya Chutskoff, the heritage park’s co-executive director, said in a statement. (Libby Gray/650 CKOM)
Topsoil moisture declines in Sask. despite welcome rainfall: Crop report
Saskatchewan farmers are still struggling with dry conditions despite some welcome rainfall over the past week. According to the weekly crop report from the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture, which...
Jun 19, 2025 “Even with the rainfall over the past week, topsoil moisture conditions continue to decline provincially,” the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture noted in its weekly crop report. (Gerald Bauman/650 CKOM)
Traffic Bridge will be closed Friday morning for reconciliation walk
Saskatoon commuters will have to navigate their way around two bridge closures on Friday morning. In addition to the Broadway Bridge, which is currently closed for construction, the Traffic Bridge con...
Jun 19, 2025 The Traffic Bridge will be closed from 9:30 a.m. until noon on Friday for the Rock Your Roots: Walk for Reconciliation. (650 CKOM file photo)
Sarah Mills: Tom Cruise should get an Oscar for his support of movies
Sarah Mills says Tom Cruise should get some recognition for the work he's done to promote movies. She says Cruise should get an honourary Academy Award for supporting big-screen entertainment. The Mil...
Jun 19, 2025
Murray Wood: Why Canada's senate should be abolished
After a Saskatchewan senator thanked a Trudeau-appointed senator for crossing the floor, Murray Wood wonders what purpose the senate actually serves, although there is one thing that could bring him a...
Jun 19, 2025
Saskatoon police officers responded to two calls involving machetes on Tuesday
Police in Saskatoon responded to two calls separate involving machetes on Tuesday. In the first incident, officers were called to Avenue V South at around 9:30 a.m. after getting a report that two men...
Jun 18, 2025 Police in Saskatoon responded to a pair of calls involving machetes on Tuesday, leading to three arrests. (Konstantin1985 / Depositphotos.com)
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