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Blue-Green algae confirmed in Briarwood Pond
The Briarwood Pond will remain off-limits for recreation activities for the time being. The City of Saskatoon says test results collected from the pond on July 30 have confirmed the presence of blue-g...
Aug 14, 2024 "The test results indicate that the cyanotoxins present in sampling were found to be thirty times lower than the provincial safety guideline establised by the Healthy Beaches Program," the City of Saskatoon said. (KleinerMann82 / Depositphotos.com)
Berries season ends as Moose Jaw crowned WCBL East Division champs
The Saskatoon Berries' season came to end on Tuesday, but the baseball club's inaugural season was nothing short of a success. The Berries came one win short of reaching the Western Canadian Baseball ...
Aug 14, 2024 The Saskatoon Berries WCBL season ended in a 5-3 loss to the Moose Jaw Miller Express at Cairns Field Tuesday. (Saskatoon Berries)
First Nation slams public safety agency as Sandy Bay evacuated due to fire
A wildfire has forced the evacuation of the community of Sandy Bay, and leaders with the Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation say the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency should be doing more to help, calling th...
Aug 14, 2024 A nearby wildfire has forced the evacuation of the community of Sandy Bay, a northern community home to which is home to approximately 1,800 people. (650 CKOM file photo)
Massive meth, cocaine, heroin bust in Saskatoon
A raid in Saskatoon earlier this month netted massive amounts of drugs and cash for police. Saskatoon Police Service (SPS) said in a news release on Tuesday that the operation on Aug. 1 saw around 26 ...
Aug 13, 2024 Around 26 kg of meth, 1 kg of heroin, 9 kg of cocaine as well as around $43,000 in cash were seized in Saskatoon on Aug. 1 2024. (Saskatoon Police Service/submitted)
The Evan Bray Show Segments - Tuesday, August 13th
8:30 - Saskatchewan producers and stakeholders are getting more uncomfortable and concerned about a rail strike affecting the province after a decision made by the Canada Industrial Relations Board (C...
Aug 13, 2024
The Evan Bray Show Segments - Monday, August 12th
8:30 - Monday Morning Coffee - Greg Morgan, host of the Greg Morgan Morning Show on 980 CJME, joins Evan to discuss the biggest stories making headlines this morning. 9:00 - The U.S. election candidat...
Aug 13, 2024
Child seriously injured after collision in Melville
A young boy was taken to hospital by a STARS helicopter after a collision in Melville on Monday evening. According to the RCMP, the collision between a vehicle and a pedestrian happened in the area of...
Aug 13, 2024 Police say the child was transported to hospital in Saskatoon by STARS helicopter. (650 CKOM file photo)
Sask. Gov. calls Ottawa to prevent 'devastating' rail work stoppage
As the harvest season continues, Saskatchewan's highways minister is calling on the federal labour and transport ministers to step in and prevent work stoppages on the Canadian National and Canadian P...
Aug 13, 2024 Premier Scott Moe and Highways Minister Lori Carr are calling on the federal government to intervene in order to prevent a railway work stoppage which could create a major backlog. (PixelsAway/Depositphotos.com)
How a deathbed confession helped a Sask. man find out his father's secret
Not with a bang, but a whisper Retired University of Regina journalism instructor and filmmaker Layton Burton vividly remembers visiting his father in the hospital during his final days in 1993. "He m...
Aug 13, 2024 'Was it AIDS?' Layton Burton was asked by a neighbour after his father passed. This coupled with the seven words his father last spoke to him led him on a whole new journey to discover his father's most guarded secret, being queer. (Alex Brown/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon police arrest man after alleged golf club assault
A 39-year-old man is facing assault charges after allegedly swinging a golf club during a confrontation on Sunday morning in Saskatoon, then using the club to intimidate other victims. According to po...
Aug 13, 2024 Police say the 39-year-old man was arrested after a short foot chase and struggle. (IgorVetushko/Depositphotos.com)
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