Murray Wood: Saskatchewan is winning the race to the bottom on minimum wage
An increase is coming for Saskatchewan's minimum-wage earners this fall, but Murray Wood says it will ensure they contin...
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FMG Dragon Boat Festival draws hundreds to Rotary Park
The South Saskatchewan River was a busy place Saturday for the 22nd annual FMG Dragon Boat Festival at Rotary Park. Over 40 teams were being cheered on by over 1000 people. "FMG put's on such an amazi...
Jul 22, 2017 Dragon Boat racing is the fastest-growing team building event activity in the world, with every major city in North America able to boast a Dragon Boat Festival. (JT Marshall/650 CKOM)
Man suffers serious injuries in Westview shooting
A shooting on the 2300 block of 33rd Street West near Avenue W North Saturday morning left a 27-year-old man with serious injuries. Saskatoon police were called at 9:49 a.m. and found the man with a g...
Jul 22, 2017 Saskatoon police on scene at 33rd Street and Avenue W after a man was shot on July 22, 2017. (JT Marshall/650 CKOM)
Strongfield hopes to rebuild curling rink destroyed by storm
The community of Strongfield doesn't know if it can rebuild it's curling rink after a storm Thursday night destroyed it. "The plan is to maybe put the curling rink into the skating rink, which is stil...
Jul 22, 2017 What's left of the curling rink in Strongfield, Sask., after it was destroyed by a wind storm on July 20, 2017. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
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)
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