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Riders Duron Carter charged with marijuana possession
Saskatchewan Roughrider receiver Duron Carter has taken to Twitter following news of his arrest for marijuana possession Thursday night. "I know, I know. Life," he tweeted, along with a face palm emoj...
Feb 02, 2018 Duron Carter practices with the Saskatchewan Roughriders during 2017 spring training camp at SMF Field in Saskatoon. (Chris Carr/650 CKOM)
Groundhogs, woodchuck weigh in on upcoming weather
Saskatchewan's weather-predicting woodchuck had some good news for the province on Groundhog Day. Whelan Woodie, who makes his home about 120 kilometres north of Prince Albert near the community of Wh...
Feb 02, 2018
Extreme cold grabs hold of Northern Saskatchewan
An extreme cold weather warning is in effect for many of Saskatchewan's northern and central regions. Uranium City, Fond-du-Lac, Stony Rapids along with the Cree Lake and Key Lake regions are all affe...
Feb 01, 2018
Community sends beloved bus driver to the Super Bowl
Parents from a small community in New Jersey may have given the Philadelphia Eagles just the lucky charm they need to take on the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LII. Gary Kelmer, 66, has been a sc...
Feb 01, 2018 School bus driver Gary Kelmer, 66, of Mount Laurel, N.J. was given tickets to Super Bowl LII following an online fundraiser. (GoFundMe)
Witness says he lied to police during Stanley murder trial
A young man who was in the same SUV as Colten Boushie admitted he lied to police and to court during his testimony at Gerald Stanley's second-degree murder trial on Thursday. Cassidy Cross, 18, was gr...
Feb 01, 2018 A bullet casing with markings matching a bag of ammunition in Gerald Stanley's rests on the dashboard of the SUV Colten Boushie's body was found near. (RCMP)
Cold impacts bus service in Prairie Spirit School Division
Extreme cold caused the Prairie Spirit School Division to reduce bus service Thursday. With windchills pushing -43 C in Prince Albert on Thursday morning, the division cancelled buses for the day at s...
Feb 01, 2018
Friend of Colten Boushie takes stand at Stanley murder trial
After Gerald Stanley's son gave his version of events in the morning, a man who was with Colten Boushie the day he died testified Wednesday afternoon as Stanley's second-degree murder trial continued ...
Jan 31, 2018 A crime scene photo showing the SUV 22-year-old Colten Boushie was in when he was shot and killed on Aug. 9, 2016 on a farm owned by Gerald Stanley. (RCMP Photo)
Gerald Stanley's son testifies about Boushie shooting
For the first time in court, a person who witnessed the shooting of Colten Boushie has detailed what they saw and heard that evening. Sheldon Stanley, the son of Gerald Stanley, took the stand as a Cr...
Jan 31, 2018
Police use taser on man holding knife
Saskatoon police used a taser to bring down a suspect holding a knife and uttering threats at a home Tuesday night. Officers responded to the 300 block of Pohorecky Street around 10:30 p.m. about a ma...
Jan 31, 2018
SaskAlert sends false alert about wildfire and flood in North Battleford
A wrong push of a button caused some brief confusion and panic in North Battleford on Tuesday. Residents mistakenly received SaskAlert notifications just before 12 p.m. warning about a flood and wildf...
Jan 31, 2018
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