Murray Wood: Signs of spring appearing in Saskatchewan
Murray Wood says signs of spring were all over the place on the weekend, even though the forecast remains wintery for th...
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Multiple structures ablaze as wildfire roars into Jasper, Alta., townsite
By Dean Bennett and Lisa Johnson, The Canadian Press One of two raging, wind-whipped fires menacing Jasper, Alta., roared into town Wednesday night and began burning buildings. Pictures on social medi...
Jul 24, 2024 Wildfire smoke is seen from the main street of the townsite in Jasper National Park on Wed., July 24, 2024. (Parks Canada/Facebook)
Arrest made in 2023 murder in Saskatoon
A 31-year-old man has been arrested and charged with a Saskatoon murder from eight months ago. A 33-year-old man was found early in the morning on December 14th on the 2700 block of 21st St. W. Police...
Jul 24, 2024 The Saskatoon police major crimes unit, guns and gans unit, and the RCMP WEST team all helped in finding a man accused of a Saskatoon murder. (CKOM file photo)
Biden to use Oval Office address to explain his decision to quit 2024 race, begin to shape legacy
WASHINGTON (AP) - Insisting that "the defense of democracy is more important than any title," President Joe Biden on Wednesday will explain in an Oval Office address his decision to drop his bid for r...
Jul 24, 2024
'The worst year we've ever seen for Dutch Elm Disease in Regina'
It's turning into the worst year ever for Dutch Elm Disease in Regina. A record thirty-six trees have been confirmed by the city to have Dutch Elm Disease this year, and they expect to find even more ...
Jul 24, 2024
'One final day of extreme heat' says Environment Canada
The province seems to be split in half, with the Northern sections having air quality warnings and the South still blanketed with heat. Heat Warning: Southern Saskatchewan Environment Canada urges peo...
Jul 24, 2024 Environment Canada says "A slow-moving ridge of high pressure is responsible for bringing the extreme heat into Saskatchewan. A reprieve from the heat will arrive on Thursday." (Céline Grimard)
Biden delivers address from the Oval Office
Even though President Joe Biden won't be on the ballot this November, voters still will be weighing his legacy. As Vice President Kamala Harris moves to take his place as the Democratic standard-beare...
Jul 24, 2024
TSB investigating plane crash leaving one dead near Birsay
The Transportation Safety Board is investigating following a plane crash in a field near Birsay, Saskatchewan on Friday, July 19. Outlook RCMP responded at approximately 6:30 a.m. and said the inciden...
Jul 24, 2024
P.A. RCMP traffic stop leads to drug seizure and 4 arrested
In the RM of Garden River, P.A. RCMP responded to a call of a suspicious vehicle on July 21, 2024. Officers attempted to do a traffic stop on Highway #302, however the suspect vehicle fled towards the...
Jul 24, 2024 Officers located the vehicle parked on a service road and arrested three adult women and one adult man. (Libby Giesbrecht/650 CKOM)
Update: GoFundMe for 7-year-old whose lemonade stand was robbed
There is now a GoFundMe for the seven-year-old who was selling lemonade in her front yard and was robbed by two teenage boys on July 22, 2024. "This is super scary for a seven-year-old little girl," M...
Jul 24, 2024 Seven-year-old Maddy Vanden Dungen described the 'scary' robbery at her lemonade stand this week in an interview with 650 CKOM. (Alex Brown/650 CKOM)
Bank of Canada cuts key interest rate to 4.5%
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada cut its key interest rate for a second consecutive time on Wednesday but warned the path back to two per cent inflation may be uneven and would ultimately determine the pac...
Jul 24, 2024 The central bank says its decision to lower its policy rate by a quarter percentage point was motivated by easing price pressures and weakening economic conditions. (The Canadian Press)
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