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Three arrested after allegedly ramming police vehicle with stolen truck
A man and two women are facing charges after allegedly ramming a police vehicle with a stolen GMC Sierra truck on Monday evening. According to police, the incident started at around 9:30 p.m. when an ...
Dec 03, 2024 Police said a loaded, sawed-off shotgun was found inside the truck. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
16 people arrested, 3 charged in North Battleford drug investigation
An RCMP drug investigation in North Battleford led to 16 arrests, and three people are now facing charges. According to the RCMP, officers executed search warrants at two homes in North Battleford on ...
Dec 03, 2024 The RCMP said officers seized methamphetamine and weapons after searching two North Battleford homes last month. (Saskatchewan RCMP/Submitted)
La Ronge RCMP asks public to report sightings of carjacking suspect
RCMP officers in La Ronge have asked the public to be on the lookout for a 24-year-old man accused of stealing a vehicle at gunpoint last month. According to police, officers were called to Studer Str...
Dec 02, 2024 The RCMP asked the public to report any sightings of 24-year-old Wayne McLeod. (Saskatchewan RCMP/Submitted)
Three arrested after copper theft stolen from worksite in Frenchman Butte
Three men have been arrested after hundreds of metres of copper wire was stolen from a worksite in the RM of Frenchman Butte last month. According to the RCMP, the theft of roughly 500 metres of coppe...
Dec 02, 2024 The stolen copper wire was recovered by police after the theft. (Saskatchewan RCMP/Submitted)
Sask. offering new incentives for high-demand medical residents
Saskatchewan is offering some hefty incentives in an effort to retain medical residents training in high-demand specialties. The new incentive offers $30,000 per year to residents in emergency medicin...
Dec 02, 2024 The incentives require residents to sign a two-year return-of-service agreement with the province. (Céline Grimard/650 CKOM)
Director of Humboldt bus crash survivor series shares connection to tragedy
A survivor of the Humboldt Broncos bus crash is at the centre of a new documentary series. The six-part series follows Ryan Straschnitzki as he works toward his goal of making Canada's Paralympic bask...
Dec 02, 2024 The docuseries featuring Ryan Straschnitzki is set to air in May. (Lucas Frison/Submitted)
Rock the River unveils 2025 lineup, festival runs Aug. 15-17
Saskatchewan's classic rock festival will be back and bigger than ever in 2025. Rock the River will take over the Bessborough Gardens in Saskatoon from August 15-17, with big acts every night. The off...
Dec 02, 2024 The 2025 festival takes over the Bessborough Garens in Saskatoon from Aug. 15-17, 2025. (Rock the River, Saskatchewan's Classic Rock Festival/Facebook)
Garden Talk: Christmas trees selling fast in Saskatchewan
Jill and Rick Van Duyvendyk answer all your gardening questions in Garden Talk on 650 CKOM and 980 CJME every Sunday morning from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Here are a selection of questions and answers from t...
Dec 01, 2024 Live Christmas trees in Saskatchewan, like this Fraser fir at Dutch Growers, are usually sold out at garden centres by Dec. 6 or 7. (Dutch Growers/submitted)
U of S wants to demolish vacant former Lutheran seminary building
The University of Saskatchewan has submitted a request for proposal for demolition of two buildings on its Saskatoon campus, one being the former Lutheran Theological Seminary. The building, at 113 Se...
Dec 01, 2024 The Lutheran Theological Seminary on the U of S campus in Saskatoon is a Brutalist modern structure that was completed in 1968. It has been vacant since 2020. (Alex Brown/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon Transit's Jingle Bell Express service begins today
For Christmas shoppers tired of fighting for parking spots, or those without a vehicle who want to hit Saskatoon's five malls during the holiday season, there's a way to do that. For the eighth year i...
Dec 01, 2024 For the eighth year in a row, Saskatoon Transit's Jingle Bell Express begins today as a way to travel between the malls.(City of Saskatoon/submitted)
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