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Pedestrian dies in crash on Big River First Nation
A 24-year-old man has died after being hit by a vehicle on Big River First Nation Friday afternoon. RCMP were called to the scene around 2:30 p.m. The man was taken to a hospital in Shellbrook, west o...
Jul 21, 2017
15-year-old girls last seen on Waskesiu Lake beach found
Two teenage girls are safe after last being seen on a beach at Waskesiu Lake on July 16. In a media release July 30 RCMP said Sunshine Thomas and Matilda Keenatch-Yellowhead, both 15, were found safe....
Jul 21, 2017
Ed Sheeran contest nets 8,000 lbs of donations for food bank
All Austin Spence wants for his tenth birthday is to meet Ed Sheeran. As it turns out, the pop musician is playing SaskTel Centre on Spence's big day Sunday night. Spence's mom Latara, along with sibl...
Jul 21, 2017 Latara and Austin Spence collected $1,000 in food for C95's Fed by Ed contest in support of the Saskatoon Food Bank and Learning Centre on July 20, 2017. (JT Marshall/650 CKOM)
Missing swimmer found dead in South Saskatchewan River
A 17-year-old boy who went missing while swimming last weekend has been found dead. RCMP said searchers recovered a body Friday from the South Saskatchewan River, about 1.5 kilometres north of Fred He...
Jul 21, 2017 RCMP stationed at Fred Heal Canoe Launch on July 21, 2017. (JT Marshall/650 CKOM)
Missing La Ronge man found safe walking along highway
RCMP have found a man from La Ronge reported missing last week. Andrew Charles, 51, had not been seen since July 17, and was reportedly last spotted at Sulphide Lake, northeast of La Ronge. On Monday,...
Jul 21, 2017
2 dead after boat capsizes on Lake Diefenbaker
Two men have died after a boat capsized on Lake Diefenbaker Thursday night. Glen Amor, chief of the Elbow Volunteer Fire Department, said 911 dispatch called around 9:30 p.m. From there, Amor said he ...
Jul 21, 2017 Lake Diefenbaker shoreline near Elbow, Sask. on July 21, 2017. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
Strongfield curling rink destroyed in Thursday storm
A gathering place in a small Saskatchewan town was destroyed as a severe storm rolled through the central part of the province on Thursday night. The curling rink in Strongfield, 100 kilometres south ...
Jul 20, 2017 (Jessica April/Submitted)
Husky oil spill recovery enters final phases 1 year later
One year after the Husky oil spill, cleanup of the North Saskatchewan River is almost complete. The province announced Thursday afternoon their monitoring of 717 kilometres of shoreline downstream fro...
Jul 20, 2017 A leaking pipeline owned by Husky Energy spilled 225,000 litres of oil into the North Saskatchewan River on July 20, 2016. (Bryan Eneas/paNOW)
Fire destroys Martensville condo building
A vacant condominium under construction in Martensville was completely destroyed after a fire early Thursday. Fire crews were called to the Lake Vista neighbourhood around 3 a.m. Fire Chief Kurtis Dyc...
Jul 20, 2017 Aftermath of a condominium fire in the Lake Vista neighbourhood in Martensville on July 20, 2017. (Martensville Fire Department)
Sask. jeweller crafts brooch gifted to Queen by Canada
A Regina-based jeweller has added another piece to Queen Elizabeth II's collection. The company also produced a brooch given to Queen Elizabeth II by Saskatchewan's Lieutenant Governor in 2013, as wel...
Jul 20, 2017 Governor General David Johnston presents Queen Elizabeth II with a sapphire brooch made by Regina-based Hillberg and Berk on July 19, 2017. (Royal Family/Facebook)
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