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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Facebook page restored after hacker targets 650 CKOM
650 CKOM regained control of its official Facebook page Tuesday morning after it was taken over by a hacker. The account was compromised early Monday morning, at which point staff notified the social ...
Aug 22, 2017
Early hours fire guts Avenue K South home
An early morning fire in the King George neighbourhood has gutted a two-storey home with extensive damage. Saskatoon Fire said they received multiple 9-1-1 calls from residents about the Avenue K Sout...
Aug 22, 2017 A fire ripped through a home on Avenue K South in the early morning hours of Aug. 22, 2017. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
4 Barcelona attack suspects appear for court interrogations
MADRID - Four alleged members of a terror cell accused of killing 15 people in attacks in Barcelona and a nearby resort appeared in court Tuesday, a day after the last missing member of the cell was g...
Aug 22, 2017
Jansen mine won't be approved in 2018: BHP Billiton
The company building a potash mine southeast of Saskatoon is looking for a partner to dilute their interest in the project. BHP Billiton released their 2017 financial results Tuesday morning, which in...
Aug 22, 2017
Sask. residents travel to watch total solar eclipse in U.S.
While many people in Saskatchewan settled for viewing a partial eclipse at home, others travelled south to experience being plunged into darkness. Bryce Holcomb drove for 12 hours to Casper, Wyo., fro...
Aug 21, 2017 A solar eclipse as seen in an open area in the U.S. state of Wyoming on Aug. 21, 2017 (Bryce Holcomb/Facebook)
Thousands stop to watch partial solar eclipse in Sask.
It was a rare and spectacular sight to behold - if you knew how to look for it. A partial solar eclipse was visible Monday morning in Saskatchewan, with its peak occurring around 11:43 a.m. Down in th...
Aug 21, 2017 Ethan Holben looks through the University of Saskatchewan observatory telescope during a partial solar eclipse on Aug. 21, 2017. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
2 charged in theft of stolen sports equipment
Two people have been charged after Saskatoon police recovered thousands of dollars worth of stolen sports equipment. Police said officers responded to a report of suspicious activity in the 200 block ...
Aug 21, 2017 (650 CKOM)
2 dead in 3-vehicle highway crash near Prince Albert
Two people are dead and three others injured after a crash near Prince Albert Sunday night. Big River RCMP said a three-vehicle collision took place around 9 p.m. on Highway 55, nearly eight kilometre...
Aug 21, 2017
2 dead in crash on Hwy 16 near Langham
Two people are dead after a head-on crash on Highway 16 in the early morning hours Monday. Warman RCMP said police, fire and EMS responded to a crash between a truck and a car on the highway near Lang...
Aug 21, 2017
650 CKOM Facebook page hacked
650 CKOM's Facebook page was taken over by a hacker early Monday morning. The news organization's profile and cover photos were compromised, and a couple of posts were added to the page by the party r...
Aug 21, 2017
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