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Murray Wood notes that while we have seen years with "perfect" weather in the province, they aren't that commo...
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Scuba diver drowns at Lake Diefenbaker
A 46-year-old man is dead after he drowned in Lake Diefenbaker while scuba diving. Outlook RCMP said in a release the diver was found dead on Sunday after the people he was diving with reported him mi...
Nov 26, 2018
Wall worries feds' oil plans fueling Western alienation
Brad Wall says he's hearing from more and more Western Canadians who are feeling like they're getting a raw deal from Confederation. Speaking Monday on Gormley, the former Saskatchewan premier said co...
Nov 26, 2018 Premier Brad Wall addresses a crowd of supporters on April 27, 2017. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
Rock the River set to return to Bessborough Gardens
Rock the River will once again be returning to Saskatoon with a three-day lineup of classic rock artists. The festival runs from Aug. 16-18, 2019 at the Hotel Bessborough Gardens in downtown Saskatoon...
Nov 26, 2018
Hulk Happy: Rush fans, players ready for return of NLL
The National Lacrosse League (NLL) season is back on and Saskatchewan Rush fans, players and coaches are looking forward to getting back to SaskTel Centre. "I am more than excited. I'm ecstatic, as we...
Nov 26, 2018 Kelvin Ooms, known as the "Rush Hulk" to fans of the Saskatchewan Rush lacrosse team. (Rush Hulk/Twitter)
Fire place damper causes house fire in Saskatoon
Fire investigators say a malfunctioning fire place damper caused a house fire on Taylor Street Saturday evening. Saskatoon fire crews called just after 8 p.m. to 3615 Taylor Street where they arrived ...
Nov 25, 2018 Saskatoon fire crews responded to a house fire in 3600 block of Taylor Street on Nov. 24, 2018. (Saskatoon Fire Department)
RCMP searching for low risk inmate last seen in Saskatoon
A Saskatchewan inmate is at large after walking away from a treatment centre. Spencer Norris Bear, 47, walked away from the Mtis Addictions Council of Saskatchewan Inc. (MACSI) Treatment Centre in Sas...
Nov 25, 2018
Regina-born NHL referee Mick McGeough dead at 62
Hours after being taken off life support in Regina, Michael "Mick" McGeough died Friday. In a tweet posted by his son Luke, he said McGeough died peacefully at 11:39 p.m. "He was larger than life but ...
Nov 24, 2018 Michael "Mick" McGeough (back centre) refereed over 1,000 NHL games in the span of 21 years and was inducted into the Saskatchewan Hockey Hall of Fame in 2013. (GoFundMe)
Fire crews respond to pair of rollovers, no serious injuries
Friday proved busy for Saskatoon fire crews who responded to two rollovers. The first happened around 5:20 p.m. at 20th Street and Avenue B South and involved two vehicles. Fire crews extricated one p...
Nov 24, 2018 A rollover at 20th Street and Avenue B South on Nov. 23, 2018. (Saskatoon Fire Department)
Saskatoon police use traffic spikes in chase of stolen car
Saskatoon Police used traffic spikes to help catch a speeding driver during a car chase Thursday night. Officers noticed a stolen car shortly before 11 p.m. near Idylwyld Drive and 33rd Street. When p...
Nov 23, 2018 (650 CKOM file photo)
Teen loses 'number one fan' in firefighter dad killed on job
A young woman getting ready to graduate from high school is sharing her grief after her father, a volunteer firefighter from Rosetown, was killed on the job Wednesday morning. "Words cannot describe t...
Nov 22, 2018 Darrell Morrison and his daughter Cheyanne stand in their volunteer firefighter uniforms in a photo posted to social media on Nov. 21, 2018. (Cheyanne Morrison/Facebook)
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