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Australia's unprecedented wildfires season has so far charred 40,000 square miles (104,000 square kilometers) of brushland, rainforests, and national parks - killing by one estimate more than a billio...

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran will send the black box flight recorders from the Ukrainian jetliner that it accidentally shot down last week to Ukraine for further analysis, an Iranian official said Saturda...

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...