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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)
Mounties ask public for help after death of Muskowekwan First Nation assault victim
RCMP officers are appealing to the public for information after a 78-year-old assault victim succumbed to his injuries and died. According to the Saskatchewan RCMP, officers got a report of a serious ...
Jun 15, 2026 The RCMP said officers would like to speak with anyone who saw suspicious activity on the First Nation between Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday morning or captured anything suspicious on surveillance cameras. (650 CKOM file photo)
Iran and US reach an initial deal to end the war and open the Strait of Hormuz but challenges remain
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - The United States and Iran reached an initial agreement Monday that would extend their shaky ceasefire and lead to the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, but signifi...
Jun 15, 2026 A man rides a scooter past a giant billboard that shows the late Iranian leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, center, and Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, with Arabic writing that reads: "Thank you Iran", in Dahiyeh, Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon, Monday, June 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
Congo reports a record daily increase in Ebola cases a month after outbreak was declared
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) - Congolese authorities have reported one of the highest daily increases in Ebola cases as the virus spreads quickly and surveillance efforts improve in the month-old outbreak in ...
Jun 15, 2026 Health workers prepare the coffin of Angèle Muyumba Nsimire, a university student who died of Ebola at the Citadelle Clinic in Bunia, Congo, Friday, June 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)
Garden Talk: Why your lush, green lawn is brown at the bottom
Jill and Rick Van Duyvendyk answer all your gardening questions in Garden Talk on 650 CKOM and 980 CJME every Sunday morning at 9 a.m. Here are some questions and answers from the June 14 show: Read m...
Jun 14, 2026 Does your lawn look lush and green from a distance but brown underneath close up? There could be a couple of things causing it. (mallivan/Depositphotos.com)
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