Murray Wood: The day Canada Became a nation
April 9, 1917 was Easter Monday. On that date, 109 years ago, Canadian soldiers made history at Vimy Ridge. Murray Wood ...
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Green Zone Game Day on now
The Saskatchewan Roughriders and Winnipeg will add another entry into their historic Labour Day Classic rivalry today in the 60th edition of the showdown. Kickoff for the game at Mosaic Stadium is set...
Sep 01, 2024
Garden Talk: Why are my cucumbers bitter?
Jill and Rick Van Duyvendyk answer all your gardening questions in Garden Talk on 650 CKOM and 980 CJME every Sunday morning from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Here are a selection of questions and answers from t...
Sep 01, 2024 Bitterness in cucumbersusually comes from two things — the weather or a nutrient deficiency. (Anna Shvets/pexels.com)
What's open in Saskatoon on Labour Day 2024
The City of Saskatoon has released the following schedule for Labour Day in 2024. Here's what is open and closed: City Hall: Closed. Reopening on Tuesday at 8 a.m. Remai Modern: Closed. All Saskatoon ...
Sep 01, 2024 Labour Day 2024 is the last day of operation for Riversdale Pool this year. (Kateryna_Mostova/Depositphotos.com)
SHA says around 500 Sask. health-care workers paid late
Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) head Andrew Will apologized on Friday to health-care workers affected by the second rollout of a new pay system. Will said that out of the almost 50,000 SHA employe...
Aug 31, 2024 CEO of the Saskatchewan Health Authority Andrew Will addressed concerns about the AIMS pay sytem on Friday in Saskatoon. (Will Mandzuk/650CKOM)
Police discover second gun crime while dealing with firearm complaint
Police investigating a report of a gun pointed at someone discovered a second firearms offence in Saskatoon on Friday. Saskatoon Police Service (SPS) said in a news release that officers were called t...
Aug 30, 2024 Alex_Schmidt / Depositphotos.com
Pedestrian dies after being hit by RCMP vehicle near Turnor Lake
Saskatchewan's Serious Incident Response Team (SIRT) is investigating after a fatal collision involving an RCMP vehicle. SIRT said in a news release on Friday the 31-year-old man from Clearwater River...
Aug 30, 2024 (650 CKOM files)
RCMP: Suspicious man approached child at playground near Lloydminster
Police say a suspicious man approached a child at the Sandy Beach Regional Park playground on Wednesday afternoon. The man ran away when a parent arrived. According to the RCMP, officers from the Maid...
Aug 29, 2024 Police say the suspicious man was speaking with a child at a playground at Sandy Beach Regional Park on Wednesday afternoon, and ran away when he was approached by a parent. (Tourism Saskatchewan)
Sask. harvest 25 per cent complete, above 5-year average
Saskatchewan's harvest is a quarter complete. That's according to the latest crop report from the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture, which covered the week ending on Monday. "Some producers in the ...
Aug 29, 2024 Harvest is above the 5-year average and is continuing to yield greater crops for some, while dry hail damaged crops are seeing less. (Céline Grimard/650 CKOM)
Man found dead in sewage lagoon near Langham after fleeing police
Saskatchewan's Serious Incident Response Team has launched an investigation after an 18-year-old man's body was recovered from a sewage lagoon the day after police made two attempts to stop his truck ...
Aug 29, 2024 (Alex_Schmidt/Depositphotos.com)
'Incredibly difficult': Wildfire evacuation order issued for Southend
For the second time in two weeks, the Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation has ordered the evacuation of one of its communities due to a wildfire. An evacuation order for Southend was issued on Wednesday afte...
Aug 29, 2024 An evacuation order for Southend was issued on Wednesday due to an uncontained wildfire. (Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency/Facebook)
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