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Taste of Sask. sets new Wednesday attendance record
The Taste of Saskatchewan Festival is celebrating after setting a new record for Wednesday attendance this week. Show manager and SaskTel Centre CEO Scott Ford said over 22,000 people came out to Kiwa...
Jul 13, 2017 (File Photo/650 CKOM)
'Distraught' man with gun charged with weapons offences
A man who was reported missing after leaving his rural Saskatchewan home with a handgun is now facing several weapons charges. Preston Croswell, 36, was found safe Tuesday by Melfort RCMP after disapp...
Jul 12, 2017 Preston Croswell, 36, is shown in a photo provided by police on July 10, 2017. (Prince Albert RCMP)
Traffic delays as massive equipment moved to potash mine
If you're heading south towards Bethune over the next few days, it might be a good idea to leave a little early. Saskatchewan's Highway Hotline took to Twitter Wednesday to caution people to expect de...
Jul 12, 2017 SaskPower is helping move a crystallizer to the K+S Potash Canada site near Bethune, northwest of Regina. (SaskPower)
Texas man gets 80 years for child porn involving Sask. girls
A 40-year-old man from the U.S. has been sentenced to 80 years in prison after being charged with child pornography involving young girls from Saskatchewan. Robert Ables from Hutchins, Texas, pleaded ...
Jul 12, 2017
Nominees announced for 2017 CCMAs in Saskatoon
The nominees have been rolling out Wednesday morning for the 2017 Canadian Country Music Association Awards show. It will take place Sunday, Sep. 10 at SaskTel Centre. The awards were last held in Sas...
Jul 12, 2017 The 2017 Canadian Country Music Awards will take place Sept. 10 in Saskatoon. (CCMA.org)
Sask. taxi group calls for 'Flex Fleet' to address high demand
A group representing Saskatoon's cab industry is putting forward a proposal aimed squarely at cutting out ride-sharing services like Uber. The Saskatchewan Taxi Cab Association (STCA) wants city counc...
Jul 12, 2017
SGI sees hail, water damage claims begin following storm
Claims are beginning to roll in at SGI following Monday night's storm in Saskatoon. By late Tuesday afternoon, the company reported getting about 68 property claims with 50 of those for hail damage an...
Jul 12, 2017 People are spotted swimming along Dufferin Avenue in Saskatoon after heavy rain pounded the city July 10, 2017. (Gregory Power/Twitter)
Saskatoon cleans up after heavy storm
Many people in and around Saskatoon spent Tuesday tidying up and assessing damage after Monday's hailstorm and heavy rains. Carol Whitecalf said the siding on her home in the RM of Corman Park was shr...
Jul 11, 2017 The siding on Carol Whitecalf's home just south of Saskatoon saw extensive damage from loonie-sized hailstones during a storm on July 10, 2017. (Carol Whitecalf)
Marilyn Monroe dress goes on display in Luseland
A multi-million dollar piece of Happy Birthday history went on display in the small community of Luseland Monday. The dress worn by Marilyn Monroe during her famous 1962 performance of Happy Birthday ...
Jul 11, 2017 The dress worn by Marilyn Monroe during her famous 1962 performance of Happy Birthday for then-U.S. President John F. Kennedy on display in Luseland, Sask. July 10, 2017. (JT Marshall/650 CKOM)
Poll shows large majority opposed to Omar Khadr settlement
he decision to pay a $10.5 million settlement and issue an apology to Omar Khadr appears to have cost the federal Liberals in the court of public opinion. An Angus Reid poll conducted between July 7-1...
Jul 11, 2017
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