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Photos: Saskatchewan severe storms bring dramatic skies
Severe storms brought ping pong sized hail, landspout tornados and strong winds to much of central Saskatchewan on Friday, and another active thunderstorm day was expected Saturday. Environment Canada...
Jul 04, 2026 The severe storm that delivered a red extreme warning to residents of Saskatoon, Martensville, Langham and Warman on July 3, 2026. Photo taken from Highway 5. (Brittney McAdam/Facebook)
One in hospital after early morning house fire in Saskatoon
A Saskatoon homeowner is recovering in hospital from smoke inhalation after safely escaping an early morning house fire on Hazen Street in the city's North Park neighbourhood. The Saskatoon Fire Depar...
Jul 04, 2026 A Saskatoon homeowner is recovering in hospital from smoke inhalation after safely escaping an early morning house fire on Hazen Street on July 4, 2026. (Сергій Савченко/Facebook)
PHOTOS: Severe thunderstorms, tornado warnings hit Saskatchewan
Severe storm watches and warnings blanketed much of central Saskatchewan on Friday afternoon. The warnings included areas like Biggar, where 980 CJME reporter Gillian Massie spotted at least one funne...
Jul 03, 2026 A possible landspout tornado forming near Springwater, west of Biggar, on July 3, 2026. (Jessie Barber/Submitted)
Saskatoon police officer shoots 'aggressive' dog during gun call
A dog that allegedly broke free from its owner and charged at Saskatoon Police Service (SPS) officers on Friday was shot and wounded during an investigation in the city's Pleasant Hill neighbourhood o...
Jul 03, 2026 (650 CKOM file photo)
Containment order issued for Lake of the Prairies after invasive mussels detected
Saskatchewan's environment ministry has issued a containment order for Lake of the Prairies after invasive mussels were found in the lake, which straddles the Saskatchewan-Manitoba border. The ministr...
Jul 03, 2026 “The recent detection in Lake of the Prairies highlights the importance of ensuring all watercraft and water related equipment are cleaned, drained and dried after every use, no matter which waterbody you were last using,” Darlene Rowden, Saskatchewan’s environment minister, said in a statement. (Government of Saskatchewan/Submitted)
Two women stabbed in Saskatoon on Thursday: Police
Two women were hospitalized after separate stabbing attacks in Saskatoon on Thursday. According to the Saskatoon Police Service, the first incident saw officers called to the area of Avenue E North an...
Jul 03, 2026 Both women were taken to hospital for treament, with one woman’s injuries described as serious and the other woman’s injuries described as “non life-threatening.” (Taylor MacPherson/650 CKOM)
Body recovered from South Sask. River 'tentatively identified' as missing jet skier
A body recovered from the South Saskatchewan River on Thursday has been tentatively identified as Adan Vargas Salvador, a 32-year-old missing jet skier. According to the Saskatoon Police Service, the ...
Jul 03, 2026 Police said a body found on Thursday has been tentatively identified as 32-year-old Adan Vargas Salvador, who has been missing since June 20 when the jet ski he was riding went over the weir in Saskatoon. (Saskatoon Police Service/Submitted)
Rain, hail and cool conditions slowing down Saskatchewan farmers: Crop report
The triple threats of rain, hail and cool weather are slowing down progress for producers in Saskatchewan. According to the latest crop report from the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture, which cove...
Jul 03, 2026 A rainbow on a farm near Leoville on June 8, 2026. (Brittany Caffet/650 CKOM)
Chris Fahlman challenges bail denial in Tanya Myers murder case
A Regina man accused of killing Weyburn's Tanya Myers is hoping to be granted bail by the Saskatchewan Court of Appeals. Chris Fahlman has filed a bail review application after his bail was denied in ...
Jul 03, 2026 Tanya Myers, 44, was killed in a shooting on Highway 39, near Weyburn, on Sept. 12, 2025. (Saskatchewan RCMP/Submitted)
Tornado spotted near Denzil, Sask. on Thursday
A tornado was spotted in the area of Denzil, Sask., northwest of Kindersley, on Thursday. Nicholas Heffner captured a video of the tornado, which he said formed a few kilometres west of his acreage. K...
Jul 03, 2026 Nicholas Heffner took a video of a tornado in the Denzil, Sask. area on the evening of July 2, 2026. He said it was roughly seven kilometres west of his acreage. (Nicholas Heffner/Submitted)
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