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'We're going to fight for Canada,' Chrystia Freeland tells Evan Bray
As news comes daily out of Ottawa and the U.S. concerning tariffs on Canadian goods, the "51st State" and the state of Canadian parliament, Liberal Party leadership candidate and former deputy prime m...
Feb 14, 2025 Liberal Party leadership candidate Chrystia Freeland was on The Evan Bray Show on Feb. 14, 2024. (Abby Zieverink/980CJME)
City of Melville workers vote overwhelmingly in favour of job action
Workers at the City of Melville have voted in favour of job action. According to the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), which represents 32 employees with the city, the overwhelming majority v...
Feb 14, 2025 The union said additional bargaining with a mediator is expected to begin later this month. (City of Melville/Facebook)
Love is on the air: 650 CKOM's Valentine's Day coverage
It's Valentine's Day, and love is on the air at 650 CKOM. While dating in the digital age often involves swiping left and right on Tinder or other dating apps, many people still prefer a face-to-face ...
Feb 14, 2025 Take a look through all of our Valentine's Day coverage below. (IgorTishenko / Depositphotos.com)
'Layers, layers, layers': Letter carrier braces extreme cold
Extreme cold continues to send a chill through most of Saskatchewan. But while most people cozy up in their homes, one man bundles up to go to work. Marko Jopp, a letter carrier with Canada Post, said...
Feb 13, 2025
Border guards can cancel temporary visas and turn people away
OTTAWA - A notice published Wednesday by Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada gives border guards the "explicit" authority to revoke temporary resident visas and electronic travel documents in ...
Feb 13, 2025 The border crossing between Canada and the U.S.A. at the Emerson Port of Entry, in Emerson, Man., Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025. (David Lipnowski/The Canadian Press)
Todd Lewis, former APAS president, named to Canadian Senate
The Canadian Senate will gain a new member this spring with a little soil on his boots. Todd Lewis was recently announced as one of three new appointments to the upper house. He's a well-known figure ...
Feb 13, 2025
Man suffers serious injuries in Humboldt machete assault: RCMP
A 48-year-old Humboldt man is facing charges after allegedly assaulting another man with a machete last week, leaving him seriously hurt. According to the Saskatchewan RCMP, officers were called to th...
Feb 13, 2025 Police said the alleged attacker was arrested on Friday at a rural property near Humboldt. (650 CKOM file photo)
Continuity at the core of Riders' 2025 roster-building approach
The Saskatchewan Roughriders focused on bringing most of their players back rather than bringing in a bunch of new faces in free agency. "We had a good core of players here and took a lot of growth la...
Feb 12, 2025
Funerals held for Carry the Kettle homicide victims
Two fathers have been laid to rest after being killed on Carry the Kettle First Nation last week. The victims, Terry Jack and Sheldon Quewezance had their funeral services on Febuary 11, according to ...
Feb 11, 2025 Saskatchewan RCMP have confirmed the identity of the four adult homicide victims from Carry the Kettle First Nation, no suspect has been apprehended. The victims are 34-year-old Tracey Hotomani of Carry the Kettle Nakoda Nation, 44-year-old Sheldon Quewezance of Zagime Anishinabek, 47-year-old Shauna Fay of Indian Head and 51-year-old Terry Jack of Carry the Kettle Nakoda Nation. (Saskatchewan RCMP)
Gas station pit stop ends with firearm charges for two in Saskatoon
A traffic stop conducted by the Saskatoon Police Service on Tuesday morning resulted in a man and woman being arrested. Around 2:30 a.m. in a gas station parking lot at Cumberland Avenue South and 8th...
Feb 11, 2025 A traffic stop conducted by the Saskatoon Police Service on Feb. 11 at around 2:30 a.m. resulted in a man and woman being arrested on firearm charges. (Alex Brown/650 CKOM)
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