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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'Everything is here now': Wanuskewin elder reflects on bison baby boom
On a rainy afternoon in May, bison manager Craig Thoms checks on a group of bison nestled in the grass at Wanuskewin Heritage Park. Ten calves were born in the spring, the most births recorded since t...
Jul 15, 2024 Wanuskewin's bison herd has grown to 43 since the animals were reintroduced in 2019. (Alex Brown/650 CKOM)
Battlefords RCMP looking for woman reported missing in April
Saskatchewan RCMP are asking for help to locate a woman reported missing in April. In a news release on April 13, Battlefords RCMP said that 32-year-old Courine Sylvester was last heard from by loved ...
Jul 13, 2024 Courine Sylvester, 32, was last heard from by loved ones in April 2024. (Supplied/Saskatchewan RCMP)
Man to be charged with assaulting Saskatoon police officer
A 35-year-old man is facing a number of charges, including assaulting a police officer, after an incident in the city on Friday. Saskatoon Police Service (SPS) said in a news release on Saturday that ...
Jul 13, 2024 Saskatoon's Midtown mall. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatoon cyclist sent to hospital after collision with truck
A Saskatoon cyclist was sent to hospital on Friday night after he collided with a truck. The 46-year-old man was sent to hospital with serious but non-life threatening injuries at 6 p.m. The collision...
Jul 13, 2024 Saskatoon Police say a truck and cyclist collided on Friday night which sent the cyclist to hospital with serious but non-life threatening injuries. (650 CKOM)
From Fairyland to prairieland: war brides recognized in Sask.
When she left her home in 1946 to follow her Canadian soldier back to the Saskatchewan prairies, it was all just one big adventure for Jean Fells. She was one of tens of thousands of war brides who ca...
Jul 12, 2024
Nelson and Boseko Lokombo to face off as Riders meet Lions
It's always a family affair when Nelson Lokombo heads back to B.C. The Saskatchewan Roughriders safety's family will be at the showdown between the green and white and B.C. Lions on Saturday. Kickoff ...
Jul 12, 2024
Flamingos, spin-the-wheel, bean bag toss and more at Country Thunder
Party go-ers will do anything to make their campsite the place to be. The crew at Jenn Lemioer, Terri Johnson and her son JC Johnson's campsite are no exception. "We like our guests to come and play a...
Jul 12, 2024
Sexual Assault at Country Thunder Saskatchewan Campground
On the first official night of the Country Thunder Saskatchewan Music Festival, a woman was sexually assaulted by an unknown male while walking between campsites at around 3 a.m. according to RCMP. Re...
Jul 12, 2024
Man injured by armed home invaders in Richmond Heights
A 22-year-old man was injured in an armed home invasion in Saskatoon's Richmond Heights neighbourhood. According to police, three men armed with a gun and bear spray broke into a home on Rupert Drive ...
Jul 12, 2024 Police say three men broke into the home early on Friday morning and assaulted a man inside. (650 CKOM file photo)
Summer safety on the minds of Blackmore and Sask. RCMP
With summer weather hitting in full force this week, safety is on the mind of the Saskatchewan RCMP. The RCMP has been busy stepping up safety-related enforcement aimed at impaired drivers and water s...
Jul 12, 2024 Assistant Commissioner Rhonda Blackmore, commanding officer of the Saskatchewan RCMP, says police have responded to a number of fatalities on highways and lakes around the province this summer. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
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