Murray Wood: Signs of spring appearing in Saskatchewan
Murray Wood says signs of spring were all over the place on the weekend, even though the forecast remains wintery for th...
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Red Cross provides aid as fire forces dozens from apartments
The Red Cross is helping dozens of people forced from their homes following a weekend apartment fire. "We do assessments based on need and see how we can help folks. (We) generally do it for the first...
Feb 11, 2019 A pot left on a stove reportedly caused a Feb. 10, 2019 blaze that caused an estimated $200,000 in damage to an apartment building at 115 Avenue O South. (Jay Thomas/650 CKOM)
Northern Sask. stabbing results in attempted murder charge
A 21-year-old man is being treated in a Saskatoon hospital for multiple stab wounds after he was attacked on the Waterhen Lake First Nation. According to RCMP, the victim was stabbed in the back sever...
Feb 10, 2019 (File photo/650 CKOM)
Opening day for Optimist Hill
The record cold this week has kept many people indoors, but a new winter attraction in Saskatoon will help draw many out of hibernation. Optimist Hill in Diefenbaker Park welcomes its first winter war...
Feb 10, 2019 (Facebook)
Minor injuries after assault in Saskatoon
Residents on Bowman Crescent awoke to a heavy police presence outside their doors Saturday morning. Police were called just before 9 a.m. that someone had been shot in the Dundonald neighborhood. Upon...
Feb 09, 2019 (650 CKOM file photo)
Extreme cold warnings continue to blanket Sask.
Extreme cold warnings continue to blanket Saskatchewan Saturday, with the exception of the southwest corner. Environment Canada expects the warnings to taper off by Monday, though the temperatures wil...
Feb 09, 2019
Swift Current to host Hockey Day in Canada
It's shaping up to be a very special day in Swift Current. Hockey Day in Canada gets underway on Saturday. Legends like Darcy Tucker, Wendel Clark, Bryan Trottier, Lanny McDonald, Ron MacLean and Don ...
Feb 08, 2019 (File Photo/Chris Carr)
Saskatoon-born player owns up to causing N.S. hockey brawl
A Saskatoon-born player's comments may have started a massive hockey brawl in Nova Scotia last week. The bench-clearing melee between the St. Francis Xavier X-Men and Acadia Axemen on Saturday saw pla...
Feb 08, 2019 Rodney Southam, a former Saskatoon Contact, now plays for the Acadia Axemen in Nova Scotia. (Acadia Athletics)
Memorial service to mark 1 year since Broncos bus tragedy
One year after a bus tragedy devastated their team, the Humboldt Broncos will remember their fallen brothers and sister with a memorial service in their home arena. The City of Humboldt said in a Face...
Feb 08, 2019 Memorial for Humboldt Broncos bus tragedy, April 2018. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
Leader hospital evacuated after flooding, power loss
Anyone seeking emergency healthcare in the Leader, Sask. area will have to drive a longer distance for the foreseeable future. The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) announced on Twitter Thursday eve...
Feb 08, 2019
RCMP responding to incident on Lac La Ronge First Nation
RCMP officers are responding to an incident on the Lac La Ronge First Nation. An RCMP media release issued Friday morning said officers had set up a perimeter in the area of Mikisiw Drive in the north...
Feb 08, 2019 (File photo/650 CKOM)
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