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It's road trip season, and Sarah Mills is thinking about the best foods to snack on while on the road. Mills enjoys an A...
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Man shot in arm by RCMP officer after police chase in Canwood area
Saskatchewan's Serious Incident Response Team is investigating after a suspect was shot in the arm by an RCMP officer during his arrest. According to a statement from the Saskatchewan Ministry of Just...
May 30, 2025 The Ministry of Justice said the Mountie fired two shots, striking the man in the arm, following a police pursuit. (650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatoon police briefs: Security guard assaulted, man charged after cane attack
A stabbing in Saskatoon left a victim in hospital on Thursday. According to police, officers were called to the 3300 block of 33rd Street West, in the city's Dundonald neighbourhood, shortly before 2 ...
May 30, 2025 Police said a 59-year-old man is facing charges after allegedly assaulting a victim with a cane. (650 CKOM file photo)
Air quality drops in central, northern Sask. due to wildfire smoke
Wildfire smoke is lowering the air quality across much of Saskatchewan on Friday. Environment Canada has issued a special air quality statement across all of central and northern Saskatchewan, warning...
May 30, 2025 Wildfire smoke is affecting the air quality across the majority of the province. (Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency/Submitted)
Sarah Mills: Early wildfire season raises questions about prevention
Wildfires have forced thousands of people in Saskatchewan to leave their homes, and the summer hasn't even started yet. But what can be done to keep wildfires from starting in the first place? Sarah M...
May 30, 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 "not" list includes the cyclists who ride slowly in traffic and those helping wildfires sprea...
May 30, 2025
Saskatoon's shared e-scooters roll back into town
E-scooters returned to the Bridge City on Thursday. The shared e-scooter program between Bird and Neuron is back for its third year, but it's no longer a pilot project. The City of Saskatoon announced...
May 30, 2025 The shared e-scooter program has returned for another season in Saskatoon. The two vendors, Bird and Neuron, will provide the service for the next five years. (Céline Grimard/650 CKOM)
Motorcycle driver dead following collision on University Bridge
A 22-year-old woman has died following a collision between a motorcycle and a vehicle on Saskatoon's University Bridge early Thursday morning. Saskatoon Police responded to the call at around 7:30 a.m...
May 29, 2025 According to the Saskatoon Police Service, officers responded to a “serious collision involving a motorcycle and a vehicle” on the bridge on Thursday morning. (Brent Bosker/650 CKOM)
Crop Report: Grasshoppers are hatching and seeding is at 88% completed
If weather permits - seeding could be done as early as next week, according to most producers. In Saskatchewan, seeding is now at 88 per cent completed. The provincial Crop Report said, "Producers are...
May 29, 2025 If weather permits — seeding could be done as early as next week, according to most producers. In Saskatchewan, seeding is now at 88 per cent completed. (Céline Grimard/650 CKOM)
LISTEN LIVE: Premier Scott Moe, SPSA to share update on Sask. wildfires
Saskatchewan's premier is planning to share an update on wildfires in the province on Thursday afternoon. 650 CKOM will carry the update from Scott Moe and the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency live a...
May 29, 2025 Saskatchewan has seen 206 wildfires so far this year, which is 61 more than the same date in 2024 and well ahead of the five-year average of 125. (Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency/Facebook)
Sarah Mills: Ottawa can help reduce cost of airfare in Canada
WestJet's CEO says treating air travel as a luxury is wrong, but Sarah Mills says even flying economy is overpriced and inconvenient. Is it time for Ottawa to start helping airlines reduce prices? The...
May 29, 2025
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