Murray Wood: Elbows down, taxpayer subsidies for U.S. flights up
Murray Wood wonders why it's OK for Saskatchewan to prop up air travel to the U.S. with taxpayer dollars, but it was wro...
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Sask. feature film Die Alone just one of 13 headed to big screens
More investments in the Saskatchewan film industry mean 13 new productions recently filmed in the province are heading to the big screen. Enhancements to Regina's IMAX theater are also slated to take ...
Sep 23, 2024 A scene from Die Alone, which opens in theatres across Canada on Friday and was filmed in Saskatchewan. (Die Alone/Supplied)
Concealed machete found during arrest, Saskatoon police say
Saskatoon police found a concealed machete when they arrested a man after a report of an assault in Pleasant Hill on Saturday. Saskatoon Police Service said in a news release officers received a call ...
Sep 23, 2024 (650 CKOM files)
Man wanted: Robberies in Melfort, Wadena, Foam Lake, Yorkton
On Sunday, Yorkton RCMP responded to a robbery around 2 a.m. at a business on Smith Street. Police said a "male entered the business, threatened an employee with a firearm, then stole cash, cigarettes...
Sep 23, 2024 Wadena RCMP are looking for 34-year-old Joseph “Joey” Desjarlais from Fishing Lake First Nation. Desjarlais is described as about 5-foot-7 and 130 lbs with brown eyes, short brown hair, and a short beard. He was last seen wearing a light brown hoodie and a fanny pack. He has tattoos of the words "public" and "enemy" with flames on his hands, and "Bonnie and Clyde" tattooed on the right side of his neck. (Saskatchewan RCMP/Submitted)
Saturday Saskatoon police chase ended with man, 24, in custody
On Saturday, a police chase ended with backed-up traffic on Warman Road near the Circle Drive overpass. According to the news release, Saskatoon Police Service located around 9:30 a.m. a vehicle that ...
Sep 23, 2024 According to police, the driver fled at a high rate of speed throughout Saskatoon, tire deflation device was deployed on Warman Road near Cavers Street. After crashing into another vehicle near the Circle Drive overpass, the driver fled on foot. (SPS Air Support Unit/Twitter)
Human Trafficking Summit receives funding from Gov. of Sask.
The Government of Saskatchewan announced $100,000 toward The Maddison Sessions, hosted by #NotInMyCity in Saskatoon in the spring of 2025. "Awareness, combined with a 'no borders' approach to law enfo...
Sep 23, 2024 Canadian country star Paul Brandt said his organization works to raise awareness around human trafficking. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
Radar search for unmarked graves at Sturgeon Landing begins
A Saskatchewan First Nation launched a week-long project on Monday, which will see ground-penetrating radar used in a search for unmarked graves. The Sturgeon Landing search, conducted by the Peter Ba...
Sep 23, 2024 Dr. Abdul Raouf, with Saskatchewan Polytechnic, speaks at a truth and reconciliation event at the Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation on Sept. 20. (Tina Pelletier/Submitted)
Sask. Gov't touts progress on health hiring plan at two-year mark
Two years ago, the Government of Saskatchewan introduced its ambitious Health Human Resources Action Plan in order to help alleviate serious shortages of doctors and other health-care professionals in...
Sep 23, 2024 The provincial government says it has made good progress since the plan was first launched in September of 2022. (650 CKOM file photo)
Police in Moose Jaw discover body after vehicle fire
Police in Moose Jaw are investigating after a body was found inside a burning vehicle on Sunday evening. Officers were called to the scene in the 700 block of Ominica Street East at approximately 8:30...
Sep 23, 2024 Police said the cause of the death and the cause of the fire are both being investigated. (650 CKOM file photo)
Riders to wear Indigenous-designed logo during Saturday's game
The Saskatchewan Roughriders are debuting a new, Indigenous-designed logo ahead of the team's home game on Saturday. The logo was designed by Chris Chipak, a member of the Red Pheasant Cree Nation who...
Sep 23, 2024 The logo will be worn at the Roughriders' home game on Saturday. (Saskatchewan Roughriders/Submitted)
Garden Talk: Plant tulips now for spectacular spring colour
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 some questions and answers from the Sept. 2...
Sep 22, 2024 (Alex Brown/650 CKOM)
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