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Sask. K-12 cell phone ban aims to help students 'reach their potential'
The Government of Saskatchewan is taking new steps to keep students focused on their studies, rather than their phones. Starting in the 2024-25 school year, cell phones will not be permitted in K-12 c...
Aug 06, 2024 The Government of Saskatchewan says the move to bar cell phones from K-12 classrooms during class time will bring the province into line with other Canadian jurisdictions. (Mactrunk / Depositphotos.com)
Garden Talk: Should weeds in new lawns be removed?
Jill and Rick Van Duyvendyk answer all your gardening questions in Garden Talk on 650 CKOM every Sunday morning from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Here are a selection of questions and answers from our Aug. 4 sho...
Aug 04, 2024 Want to know the best weed control measure for a new lawn? Garden Talk has you covered. (Submitted/Dutch Growers)
Canada wins 5th gold medal at Paris 2024
Hammer thrower Ethan Katzberg was just short of an Olympic record with his first throw of 84.12 metres on Sunday, but his throw was still good enough to earn the B.C. athlete Canada's fifth gold medal...
Aug 04, 2024
Green Zone Game Day shows are on now
An 0-7 Elks team will look for their first win against the 5-2 Riders today at Mosaic Stadium. Kickoff for the game is set for 5 p.m. Elks quarterback Tre Ford will start his first game of the season....
Aug 03, 2024
Canada wins 4th gold medal at Paris 2024
Swimmer Summer McIntosh has won Canada's fourth gold medal at the Paris Olympic games, and set an Olympic record of 2:06.56 s in the 200m Individual Medley. McIntosh also won the country's second and ...
Aug 03, 2024
RCMP hunting for Prince Albert man after high-speed chase
Saskatchewan RCMP is looking for a man after a high-speed chase near Big River earlier this week. RCMP said in a news release on Friday that the RCMP Warrant Enforcement Suppression Team (WEST) was in...
Aug 03, 2024 Saskatchewan RCMP are still looking for 31-year-old Jordan Peterson from Prince Albert for charges of possession of stolen property and fleeing from police. (Submitted/Saskatchewan RCMP)
Saskatoon police to give update on Mackenzie Trottier landfill search
Police will provide an update on Tuesday about the search at a Saskatoon landfill for missing woman Mackenzie Trottier. Trottier was 22 years old when she was last seen leaving her home on Trent Cresc...
Aug 02, 2024 Mackenzie Lee Trottier was last seen on Dec. 21, 2020. (findmackenziet.com)
Knives feature in two Saskatoon arrests
Knives featured in two arrests in Saskatoon on Thursday. Saskatoon Police Service (SPS) said in a news release on Aug. 2 that the first situation involved a report of a robbery in the area of 10th Str...
Aug 02, 2024 (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
Cash, Cocaine and Cars seized by Saskatoon Police, 4 arrested
A five-month drug trafficking investigation into three men has been concluded by the Saskatoon Police Service Drug Unit and Crime Reduction Team. On July 17, according to police they arrest a 20-year-...
Aug 01, 2024 Saskatoon Police Service executed search warrants at 1800 block of Main Street, 200 block of Maningas Bend, 100 block of Spencer Crescent, 300 block of Fleming Crescent, 3800 block of Fairlight Drive and 900 block of 1st Avenue North. (Saskatoon Police Service)
Canada wins third gold medal at Paris 2024
Summer McIntosh is bringing home yet another Olympic medal by winning Gold in the 200-metre butterfly with an Olympic record time of two minutes and 3.03 seconds. The 17-year-old swimmer already won t...
Aug 01, 2024
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