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Saskatchewan in January is probably not the hot tourist destination most people consider for a trip, but for visitors from warmer climates, the cold can be a pretty cool experience. “I love it, ...

Environment Canada continues to warn people of extreme cold in parts of central and southern Saskatchewan. The warnings are expected to be lifted as the temperature rises Saturday, according to lead f...

MONTREAL - While former Quebec premier Jean Charest mulls a leadership bid for the Conservative Party of Canada, recently unsealed police warrants have given his political opponents plenty o...

RCMP are asking for assistance to locate a suspect in two armed robberies at hotels west of Saskatoon. Officers responded to Elvera's Bar and Hotel on Albert Street in Radisson around 3:35 p.m. Friday...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is reviving his practice of holding periodic cabinet retreats outside the nation's capital - an exercise in regional outreach that his office maintains is w...

OTTAWA - Canada's auditor general is examining how the government manages billions of dollars in the Canada Student Loans program, and whether it's helping students be smarter about their financial de...

The Saskatoon Women's March is back for another year. Kate Lardner, the communications chair for Women's March told 650 CKOM this year's theme is bodily autonomy. "We are focusing on the issue of cons...

TORONTO - A single winning ticket was sold in Ontario for the $50 million jackpot in Friday night's Lotto Max draw. The draw also offered two Maxmillion prizes of $1 million each, but neither were won...

HOUSTON, B.C. - A natural gas pipeline project has polarized many communities across northern British Columbia in a dispute a Wet'suwet'en elder says he hopes will be res...

A spectacular swath of mountains, glaciers and forests once proposed for a ski resort is being turned over to the First Nations people who have lived there for centuries. After decades of controv...