Sarah Mills: Teachers deserve gratitude as school year wraps up
There's a collective sigh coming from Saskatchewan's teachers as the school year ends. Sarah Mills says teachers are ask...
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Rattlers to host NBA Finals viewing party at Saskatoon city hall
Jurassic Park has made its way to Saskatoon. As the Toronto Raptors have marched to the NBA Finals for the first time in franchise history, basketball fans from across the country have begun descendin...
May 31, 2019 The Saskatchewan Rattlers were defeated 99-97 to begin the Canadian Elite Basketball League on May 9, 2019. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
Father of two drowns in Saskatchewan lake
An RCMP dive team has located the body of a father of two who drowned in Madge Lake on Thursday. A rescue team was called out to Pelican Point on the lake, which is near Kamsack. In a media release, t...
May 31, 2019
Saskatoon police investigating 5th murder of 2019
The death of a man found hurt along the Meewasin Trail is now considered murder, according to police. Last Sunday a person walking on the trail near Spadina and 24th Street discovered the man below a ...
May 31, 2019 Saskatoon police have identified Daniel Joseph Morrison, 36, as the fifth murder victim of 2019. (Saskatoon Police Service)
Green Zone Rider Game Day pre-game show underway
A new season of Green Zone Game Day begins on Friday. Pre-Game show starts at 5 p.m. ahead of the Riders pre-season game against the Stampeders. Listen live on 650 CKOM.
May 31, 2019
Organizers ready to welcome sunny children's festival
The Nutrien Children's Festival of Saskatchewan is nearly set for its 31st edition at Rotary Park. Often marred by heavy rainfall, organizers are excited at the prospect of sunshine for the four-day f...
May 30, 2019 Volunteers help set up a display at Rotary Park ahead of the Nutrien Children's Festival of Saskatchewan on May 30, 2019. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
Special air quality statement in effect for Saskatoon
Forest fire smoke from Alberta has made its way into Saskatchewan. Environment Canada says the smoke is reducing visibility and increased air quality health index values in many locations. Saskatoon's...
May 30, 2019 Smoke from wildfires in B.C. and Alberta leaves haze over railroad tracks in Saskatchewan August 9, 2018. (Adriana Christianson/980 CJME)
Inquest dates set for man who died in Saskatoon standoff
Dates have been set for a public inquest into the 2016 death of Joshua Megeney. The 28-year-old Medicine Hat man died Oct. 6 of that year following an eight-hour standoff with Saskatoon police. The in...
May 30, 2019
Saskatoon police investigate after man found shot
The frustration continues to build for people in Pleasant Hill. Residents of the area are adding Thursday morning's shooting to the long, growing list of crimes they see every day on Avenue V South. "...
May 30, 2019 Saskatoon police found a man suffering from a gunshot wound at a home on Avenue V South on May 30, 2019. (Jay Thomas/650 CKOM)
Saskatchewan gets poor grade in education efficiency
The authors of a new study say Saskatchewan is not getting a good return on the money it invests in education. A study by the Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy at the University of Sask...
May 30, 2019 (650 CKOM file photo)
Fire damages four-plex in Saskatoon
Saskatoon firefighters were called out Wednesday evening to a blaze at a four-plex in Riversdale. Crews arrived at 501 Avenue H South to find flames and smoke coming out the side of the building, as w...
May 30, 2019 Saskatoon firefighters responded to a blaze at 501 Avenue H South on May 29, 2019. (Saskatoon Fire Department)
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